Historic houses · Scottish Lowlands
Woolsington Hall
Woolsington Hall — historic site in Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Callerton Parkway · 1.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Woolsington Hall is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "historic site in Woolsington, Newcastle upon Tyne". Coordinates: 55.0321°, -1.6891°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woolsington Hall is a Grade II* listed country house in a 92-acre (37 ha) estate, in the village of Woolsington, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, north-west of the city centre, and immediately south of Newcastle Airport. In addition to the hall, the stables, coach house, orangery, walled garden and east wing are Grade II listed. The hall is not habitable and requires full restoration. It has been on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register since 2002.
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Background
History
Woolsington Hall was the seat of the Bell family, landowners in Dinnington. In 1828 Matthew Bell, MP for Northumberland and Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland was listed as living at the hall. All four battalions of the 103rd (Tyneside Irish) Brigade camped briefly at Woolsington Hall in May 1915. Conditions were so bad at Woolsington Hall that many soldiers who lived locally went home rather than stay there. The brigade trained in trench fighting at nearby Ponteland, and paraded through Newcastle city centre before departing from Woolsington for Salisbury Plain.
Architecture
The hall is built of stone, with painted ashlar dressings and edged by quoins. The roof is made of slate from the Lake district with stone gables. The house is two storeys tall, divided into three bays and a single bay wing.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0321, -1.6891
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Woolsington
- Postcode
- NE13 8DQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Nearest railway station
- Callerton Parkway — 1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q15979617 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woolsington Hall (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Woolsington Hall - geograph.org.uk - 93332.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woolsington Hall?
- Woolsington Hall is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE13 8DQ), in the parish of Woolsington.
- Is Woolsington Hall a listed building?
- Woolsington Hall is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Woolsington Hall a protected site?
- Yes — Woolsington Hall is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Woolsington Hall?
- The nearest railway station is Callerton Parkway, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE13 8DQ.