Redworth Hall

The present Redworth Hall was built in 1693 by George and Eleanor Crosier. There is a memorial inscription in nearby Heighington Church in their honour. George Crosier (1637-1717) was the son of a wealthy landowner. He married Eleanor Harrison, daughter of John Harrison of Sunderland and had five daughters who were his co-heirs. Their youngest daughter Jane Crosier (1671-1710) who married Edward Surtees (1663-1744) brought Redworth Hall into the Surtees family. Their eldest son Robert Surtees (1694-1785) was the owner of Redworth Hall for forty years. In 1744 he married Dorothy Lambton, second daughter of Thomas Lambton of Hardwick. In the same year as his marriage Robert made substantial…

Following a period of occupation by a residential school the house was converted to a hotel operated by The Hotel Collection. The building was reputed to be haunted by a child walking along the corridors. Folklore has it that Lord Surtees had his mentally ill child chained to the fireplace whose cries of anguish can still be heard. It also tells the story of the peer's affair with his scullery maid, who committed suicide by throwing herself down the staircase when his wife discovered she was pregnant.