Sandhoe Hall
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Sandhoe Hall also once known as Sandhoe House is an 19th century country house, now converted into residential apartments, situated at Sandhoe
, Northumberland
. It is a Grade II listed building.
The Sandhoe estate was owned by the Errington family of nearby Beaufront
but when Henry Errington died childless in 1819, it passed to his great grandnephew Rowland Stanley of Puddington Hall, Cheshire, son of Sir Thomas Stanley Bt. ( See Errington Baronets
). Stanley changed his name to Errington. He was High Sheriff
of Northumberland in 1855 and became the 11th Errington Baronet in 1863.
In 1850 he commissioned architect John Dobson
to rebuild the old house. The south and east fronts are four bayed with two storeys and alternately gabled attics. The north west service wing incorporates some of the fabric of the original house.
Sandhoe
Sandhoe is a hamlet in Northumberland, England. It lies about 3 kilometres northwest of Corbridge and 3 kilometres south of Hadrian's Wall.- Landmarks :Listed buildings in the township include Beaufront Castle and Sandhoe Hall....
, 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...
. It is a Grade II listed building.
The Sandhoe estate was owned by the Errington family of nearby Beaufront
Beaufront Castle
Beaufront Castle is a privately owned 19th century country house near Hexham, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade I listed building.A pele tower was recorded at Beaufront in 1415...
but when Henry Errington died childless in 1819, it passed to his great grandnephew Rowland Stanley of Puddington Hall, Cheshire, son of Sir Thomas Stanley Bt. ( See Errington Baronets
Errington Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for persons with the surname Errington, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom...
). Stanley changed his name to Errington. He was High Sheriff
High Sheriff
A high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
of Northumberland in 1855 and became the 11th Errington Baronet in 1863.
In 1850 he commissioned architect John Dobson
John Dobson (architect)
John Dobson was a 19th-century English architect in the neoclassical tradition. He became the most noted architect in the North of England. Churches and houses by him dot the North East - Nunnykirk Hall, Meldon Park, Mitford Hall, Lilburn Tower, St John the Baptist Church in Otterburn,...
to rebuild the old house. The south and east fronts are four bayed with two storeys and alternately gabled attics. The north west service wing incorporates some of the fabric of the original house.