Biddlestone Hall

Biddlestone Hall was a large country house at Biddlestone in Northumberland.

History

The Georgian style mansion was built for the Selby family about 1796 on the site of an older house, and in about 1820 Walter Selby commissioned architect John Dobson to design various changes to the house including a private family chapel to be incorporated into the Hall. The Selbys left Biddlestone in about 1914 and the Hall deteriorated to such an extent that it was demolished in 1957 leaving only the chapel standing.

References

Coordinates: 55°22′07″N 2°04′20″W / 55.3687°N 2.0723°W / 55.3687; -2.0723

Biddlestone

Coordinates: 55°22′05″N 2°03′32″W / 55.368°N 2.059°W / 55.368; -2.059

Biddlestone is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is about 14 miles (23 km) to the west of Alnwick. In the early 21st Century several of Northumberland's least populated parishes were merged to form slightly larger units. Biddlestone was merged with Alwinton, the enlarged parish having a population of 177 in 2011.

Governance

Biddlestone is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Landmarks

Biddlestone Roman Catholic Chapel is a Grade II* listed building, and is all that now remains of the former mansion Biddlestone Hall.

References

External links

Media related to Biddlestone at Wikimedia Commons