Shotton Hall

Shotton Hall is a Grade II listed building, formerly a mansion house, now operated by Peterlee Town Council as offices and a conference centre.

Shotton Hall
Shotton Hall is located in County Durham
Shotton Hall
Location in County Durham
General information
LocationCounty Durham, England, UK
Coordinates54.750805°N 1.357037°W / 54.750805; -1.357037
OS gridNZ4148039740

History

The Manor of Shotton, near Peterlee, County Durham, was owned by the Thompson family. In 1756 the Thompson heiress, Elizabeth, married Charles Brandling and they commissioned the building of a new mansion to replace the existing manor house.

The Hall was enlarged and improved in about 1820 but the Shotton estate was sold by the Brandlings in 1850 to Shotton Coal Company. The Hall was occupied by the Burdon family and later by a series of tenants. It fell into a state of neglect and disrepair.

Council ownership

In 1949 the Hall was occupied by the Peterlee Development Corporation and in 1984 was acquired by the Peterlee Town Council who restored the property for their own occupation. This is a Grade II listed building.[1]

References
  1. Historic England. "Shotton Hall (1120948)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

Media related to Shotton Hall, County Durham at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.