Whorlton Hall

HER Number

6881

District

Newcastle

Site Name

Whorlton Hall

Place

Whorlton

Map Sheet

NZ16NE

Class

Domestic

Site Type: Broad

House

Site Type: Specific

Country House

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Demolished Building

Description

Shown on 1st edition Ordnance Survey map.The home of John Spencer, of Newburn Steelworks (HER 4231) and his family. With cottages for the coachman, gardener, farm steward, dairy maid etc. Set in a circle.

Easting

418600

Northing

568560

Grid Reference

NZ418600568560

Sources

<< HER 6881 >>Whorlton Tithe Map 1847 (Woodhorn NRO DT 509 M); Ordnance Survey first edition map, 1850; St. John's Church, Whorlton - A living history of the church and its people 1866-2004