Close House, Northumberland
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Close House is a Grade II* listed former mansion house, now a hotel and country club near Heddon-on-the-Wall
, Northumberland
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A monastic house occupied the site in the 14th century. A later house on the site was sold by the Read family in 1626 to Robert Berwicke (1573–1641) a Merchant Adventurer of Newcastle on Tyne, who was Sheriff of that city in 1615 and Mayor 1628 and 1637.The Berwicke family held the estate for over 300 years.
The house was the home of Calverley Berwicke (1755–1815) who was High Sheriff of Northumberland
in 1782 and Member of Parliament
for Winchelsea
1806-1815. In 1779 he demolished the house and replaced it with an imposing mansion house.
From 1906 the Hall was let out to tenants and the Hall and estate were sold in 1953. In 1960 the Hall and park were acquired by Kings College, Newcastle. The university carried out refurbishments and built a golf course on the park in 1994.
In 2004 the university sold the Hall to the present owner, who opened the property as a hotel in 2005.
Heddon-on-the-Wall
Heddon-on-the-Wall is a village just outside Throckley, Northumberland, England, located on Hadrian's Wall. Heddon-on-the-Wall is roughly nine miles west of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
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A monastic house occupied the site in the 14th century. A later house on the site was sold by the Read family in 1626 to Robert Berwicke (1573–1641) a Merchant Adventurer of Newcastle on Tyne, who was Sheriff of that city in 1615 and Mayor 1628 and 1637.The Berwicke family held the estate for over 300 years.
The house was the home of Calverley Berwicke (1755–1815) who was High Sheriff of Northumberland
High Sheriff of Northumberland
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post...
in 1782 and Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Winchelsea
Winchelsea (UK Parliament constituency)
Winchelsea was a parliamentary constituency in Sussex, which elected two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons from 1366 until 1832, when it was abolished by the Great Reform Act.-Boundaries:...
1806-1815. In 1779 he demolished the house and replaced it with an imposing mansion house.
From 1906 the Hall was let out to tenants and the Hall and estate were sold in 1953. In 1960 the Hall and park were acquired by Kings College, Newcastle. The university carried out refurbishments and built a golf course on the park in 1994.
In 2004 the university sold the Hall to the present owner, who opened the property as a hotel in 2005.