Belsay Hall
Belsay Hall is a country house from the 19th century in Belsay in the English county of Northumberland . English Heritage has listed it as a Grade I Historic Building.
history
The house was built from 1810 to 1817 for Sir Charles Monck , who was then living in nearby Belsay Castle , according to the plans of the architect John Dobson . It was built in ashlar and has a Lakeland slate roof in the Doric style.
The house has a floor area of 30 mx 30 m, with a lower kitchen wing being built on the north side. From the outside it looks like a two-story house, but there is another floor hidden in the roof structure that was intended for servants, etc.
In the 1970s, the servants' side of the house was severely affected by brown rot. After the renovation, this part was left as a weatherproof shell to show how the house was built. Belsay Hall was the seat of the Middleton family until 1962.
today
The entire Belsay Hall is unfurnished and is being kept in a state of benign disrepair, with necessary repairs being done only to the building structure. This allows the house to be used for the art installations that take place every summer.
Belsay Hall is managed by English Heritage and is open to the public. The house is surrounded by extensive formal and naturalistic gardens, such as: B. the Quarry Garden and lavishly designed rhododendron plantations.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Images of England: Belsay Hall . English Heritage . Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
- ↑ Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens . English Heritage. Retrieved December 21, 2007.
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Coordinates: 55 ° 5 '58.9 " N , 1 ° 51' 52.2" W.