Seaham Hall

Seaham Hall

Seaham Hall is now a spa Hotel in County Durham. It was once the home of George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of Londonderry

History

Seaham Hall was one of the many properties acquired by Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry through his second marriage to Frances-Anne Vane-Tempest. She was one of the greatest heiress's of the time. She stood to inherit nearly convert|65000|acre|km2. The family did not spend much time at this residence but used their Irish house - Mount Stewart, which was more impressive. In 1815 the poet Lord Byron married Anne Isabella Milbanke at Seaham Hall.

The Londonderrys developed one of the County Durham estates into what is now the modern harbour town of Seaham. This town was designed to rival nearby Sunderland.

The house was named after this town. The house is now no longer in the family's hands as it was sold but is now a Health Spa housed in the same building.

ee also

*Londonderry House
*Mount Stewart
*Plas Machynlleth
*Wynyard Park
*Loring Hall

External links

* [http://www.seaham-hall.com/ Seaham Hall hotel and spa]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Seaham — For the town of the same name in New South Wales, Australia see Seaham, New South Wales infobox UK place country = England official name= Seaham latitude= 54.84 longitude= 1.34 population = 21,714 (2001)… …   Wikipedia

  • Seaham, New South Wales — Infobox Australian Place type = suburb name = Seaham city = state = nsw imagesize = 270 caption = The Presbyterian Church at Seaham, pictured about 1920. The building was destroyed by fire in 1939 and rebuilt in 1941. pop = 372 pop footnotes =… …   Wikipedia

  • SS Eaglescliffe Hall — The SS Eaglescliffe Hall was a bulk freighter initially built to serve for the Canadians on the Great Lakes. She had an active life, leaving the lakes during the Second World War to transport goods around Britain.Early and wartime careerThe… …   Wikipedia

  • Bishop Auckland Town Hall — is a Grade II* listed buildingcite web |title= Bishop Auckland Town Hall|url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=385723|publisher=Images of England |accessdate=2008 08 27] located in the town of Bishop Auckland, Co Durham,… …   Wikipedia

  • Dawdon — Coordinates: 54°49′44″N 1°19′37″W / 54.829°N 1.327°W / 54.829; 1.327 …   Wikipedia

  • Marquess of Londonderry — Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, British Foreign Secretary, who became the second Marquess of Londonderry in 1821 …   Wikipedia

  • Wynyard Park, County Durham — Wynyard Park, sometimes known as Wynyard Hall is a large country house in County Durham, England. The house used to be the family seat of the Vane Tempest Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry, but it was sold in the 1980s and currently… …   Wikipedia

  • Lord Byron — For other holders of the title, see Baron Byron. For other uses, see Byron (disambiguation), Lord Byron (disambiguation) and George Byron (disambiguation). The Right Honourable The Lord Byron FRS Portrait of Lord Byron by Thomas Phillips …   Wikipedia

  • Mount Stewart — For other uses, see Mount Stewart (disambiguation). Mount Stewart Mount Stewart, April 2011 Coordinates …   Wikipedia

  • Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry — The Most Honourable The Marquess of Londonderry KG, GCB, GCH, PC Minister to Prussia …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”