Sockburn Hall
Encyclopedia
Sockburn Hall is privately owned 19th century country house at Sockburn
, near Darlington
, County Durham
, England
. It is a listed building. As at 2008, both the Hall and adjoining Grade II coach house are listed by English Heritage
on the Buildings at Risk Register, as is the adjacent ruined Grade I Church of All Saints.
The Manor of Sockburn was for many years in antiquity the home of the Conyers family
, known, inter alia, for the legend of the Sockburn Worm
. In the late 17th century the estate was purchased by the Blackett family
.
The present house was built to replace the old manor for the occupation of Henry Collingwood Blackett (third son of Sir William Blackett, 5th Baronet
) in about 1834 in a neo Jacobean architecture, with three bays, two storeys and attics above and shaped gables. Following the death of Blackett's widow in 1877 the house was let out. It deteriorated during the 20th century and in recent times the current owners have begun a restoration project.
Sockburn
Sockburn is a village and civil parish in County Durham, in England. It is situated at the bottom of a loop of the River Tees, south of Darlington, known locally as the Sockburn Peninsula. Today, there is not much there apart from an early nineteenth-century mansion, a ruined church and a farmhouse...
, near Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a listed building. As at 2008, both the Hall and adjoining Grade II coach house are listed by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
on the Buildings at Risk Register, as is the adjacent ruined Grade I Church of All Saints.
The Manor of Sockburn was for many years in antiquity the home of the Conyers family
Conyers Baronets
The Baronetcy of Conyers of Horden was created in the Baronetage of England on 14 July 1628 for John Conyers of Horden, County Durham.Between 1099 and 1133 the then Bishop of Durham, Ralph Flambard, granted lands at Sockburn, in County Durham and Hutton, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, to a Roger...
, known, inter alia, for the legend of the Sockburn Worm
Sockburn Worm
In the folklore of Northumbria, the Sockburn Worm was a ferocious wyvern that laid waste to the village of Sockburn in Durham. It was said that the beast was finally slain by John Conyers....
. In the late 17th century the estate was purchased by the Blackett family
Blackett Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Blackett family, both in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2008...
.
The present house was built to replace the old manor for the occupation of Henry Collingwood Blackett (third son of Sir William Blackett, 5th Baronet
Blackett Baronets
There have been two Baronetcies created for members of the Blackett family, both in the Baronetage of England. One creation is extant as of 2008...
) in about 1834 in a neo Jacobean architecture, with three bays, two storeys and attics above and shaped gables. Following the death of Blackett's widow in 1877 the house was let out. It deteriorated during the 20th century and in recent times the current owners have begun a restoration project.