Hindley Hall
Hindley Hall is a country house in the village of Hindley , south of the River Tyne between the towns of Hexham and Prudhoe in the English county of Northumberland . The country house is now divided into three houses and four apartments.
history
The hamlet of Hindley is first mentioned in a document in 1232. The land has been inherited within various local families. It went through the hands of the Boutflowers , Ridleys, and Surtees . Eventually it came into possession of Edward Montagu (1692–1775), grandson of Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Sandwich . His widow, Elizabeth Montagu , sold it to George Potts on May 12, 1787 , who in turn bequeathed it to his son Matthew Potts in 1797 .
In 1849 the Hindley estate, consisting of 146 hectares of land, including 12 hectares of light forest, was auctioned. The only bidder was John Featherstone Ayton , who paid £ 5050 for it. At first he lived in the farm on the site, but had a country house built for himself. In 1861 the new house was finished and the 43-year-old Ayton moved in with his wife Ann Maria and their seven children (six sons and one daughter). He sent three of his sons to school in Germany .
In 1874 William Foster bought the country house for £ 19,000 and expanded it considerably. In 1881 a census shows his widow Mary Foster , his 17-year-old son Alfred J. Foster and two servants as residents.
In 1947 the country house was sold to the Gateshead Corporation and in 1953 11 acres of land was added. It was to be used as a school for around 60 students. In the 1950s and 1960s, an east wing and a gym were added. The building blocks for this were taken from the ruins of Ravensworth Castle . Apartments for two deputy principals and a bungalow for the headmaster of the school were built in 1958, but no longer exist today. A greenhouse was built and a kitchen garden was created to teach students. A large proportion of the students had behavioral problems and the school's focus was on preventing truancy and reducing the crime rate among students. It soon became clear that the school would be successful and so many visitors came for training and to gain work experience. In 1991 the school closed and in 1993 the company sold the 11 hectares of land.
As a result, four private apartments were built in the east wing and the rest of the buildings were divided into three single-family houses.
Individual evidence
- ^ John Crawford Hodgson: History of Northumberland . Volume VI. Andrew Reid & Cie., London 1893. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
Coordinates: 54 ° 55 '37.2 " N , 1 ° 55' 22.8" W.