Robert Trollope was a 17th-century English architect, born in

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, who worked mainly in

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and Durham. His work includes: * Eshott Hall, about 1660 *

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, 1667-8 * Cliffords Fort, North Shields, 1672 * Callaly Castle, 1676 * St Hilda's Church, South Shields, 1675 * Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne * Netherwitton Hall, 1685 He was buried at St Mary's Church, Gateshead,

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. He designed his own monument complete with statue and an inscription which is said to have read:

Here lies Robert Trollop
Who made yon stones roll up
When death took his soul up
His body filled this hole up

References

'A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1827) from British History Online
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