Seaton Delaval Hall 2023
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Seaton Delaval Hall is a Grade I listed country house in Northumberland, England, near the coast just north of Newcastle upon Tyne. Located between Seaton Sluice and Seaton Delaval, it was designed by Sir John Vanbrugh in 1718 for Admiral George Delaval; it is now owned by the National Trust.
Since completion of the house in 1728, it has had an unfortunate history. Neither architect nor patron lived to see its completion; it then passed through a succession of heirs, being lived in only intermittently. Most damaging of all, in 1822 the central block was gutted by fire, and has remained an empty shell ever since.
The 18th-century gardens of the hall are Grade II listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.
The Delaval family had owned the estate since the time of the Norman Conquest. Admiral George Delaval bought the estate from Sir John Delaval, in 1717. George Delaval had made his fortune from capturing prize ships while in the Navy, and had also served as a British envoy during the reign of Queen Anne. In 1718, he called on architect Sir John Vanbrugh to advise him on how to modernise and enhance the existing mansion. Upon viewing the site, Vanbrugh felt he could do nothing, and advised complete demolition of all except the ancient chapel near to the mansion, which is now the parish church of Our Lady.
His advice was taken and the construction work was completed in 1728, five years after the death of the Admiral. The resulting new mansion was the last country house Vanbrugh designed, and it is regarded as one of his finest works. On completion, the Admiral's nephew Francis Blake Delaval (the elder) inherited the property, and moved in immediately.
In 1822, the central block was gutted by a fire said to have been caused by jackdaws nesting in the chimneys of the section of the south-east wing closest to the main house. This wing was subsequently demolished, and various charred openings can still be seen, now glazed, showing where it joined the central block.
The house was partially restored by the architect John Dobson in 1862-63, when the central block was re-roofed, although it remained a shell internally. The effects of the fire remain clearly visible in the great hall, originally 30 feet (9.1 m) high but now open to the roof, with blackened walls and muse statues.
During the Second World War the Hall was used to house German prisoners-of-war, who worked as labourers on neighbouring farms.
The hall was opened to the public for the first time in 1950. Further restoration was completed in 1959 and the early 1960s, including replacement of windows in the central block, restoration of the upstairs gallery in the main hall, and paving of the floors on the piano nobile.
From 1968 to 1984 "medieval banquets" were held in the original kitchen of the hall.
However, the house was to remain unoccupied until the 1980s when, after a period of 160 years, Edward Delaval Henry Astley, 22nd Baron Hastings moved into the west wing. It became his permanent home until his death in 2007.
Subsequently, the new 23rd Baron Hastings, Delaval Astley, wishing to preserve the future of the Hall and encourage greater public access, began discussions with the National Trust. On 1 September 2008 the National Trust launched an appeal for £6.3m to bring the hall, with its gardens and grounds, into the Trust's custody. In December 2009, the Trust announced that its appeal had been successful, and the purchase having gone through, the Hall opened to visitors again on 1 May 2010.
In October 2021, Seaton Delaval Hall was one of 142 sites across England to receive part of a £35-million injection into the government's Culture Recovery Fund, specifically for its sea-walk walls and corbels.
As with many big old houses, Seaton Delaval Hall is alleged to have a ghost.
There is a first-floor window on the North front of Seaton Delaval where, so it would seem from one particular part of the forecourt, a white-clad figure is standing. This, according to legend, is the White Lady, a girl who fell in love with the Delaval heir and died of a broken heart because the marriage was forbidden.
The story is that the son of the Delaval family had a secret love affair with an ‘unsuitable’ girl, possibly a servant. As heir to the Delaval fortune, he was expected to make an advantageous marriage, so his family took steps to end his liaison with the girl. He was swiftly sent away to the opposite end of the country, never to return. The heart-broken girl pined and died. But her spirit remained, and to this day, can sometimes be seen holding its lonely vigil at the Hall, forever awaiting her lost love’s return.
Another version suggests his advances were not welcome and a kick to the groin hurt more than his pride, and he later died of internal injuries.
Personally, i prefer the first version hahaha.
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Awesome Ray I love that upside down room this place is amazing beautiful inside furniture, painting tell the past interesting to see how people live in the old day, so many rooms I think I get lost in there, must be scare at night too! So many stairs to go up to, I hope you doing well Ray getting cold now keep warm much love ❤👍🏼😄
Hi Suki yes it’s a nice place to visit, I didn’t cover it all in this video but most of it. That upside down room was one of their stunts for those who had too much to drink I think 🤣 There are lots of rooms and everywhere is like a mirror image making it quite tricky to get your bearings 🤣 The “white Lady” ghost is supposed to be there looking out one of the windows … not seen her yet. Doing ok thanks, it’s definitely getting cold. Washed car today and it’s not stopped raining since 🤣 oh well at least I gave the new muck something to stick to 🤣🤣🤣 Hope all is well with you ❤️🥰🤗🙏🏻
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Thank you so much my friend for your kind words ☺️ I’m really happy that you enjoyed this video. Take care and keep safe 🙏🏻👍🏻🤗
Beautiful
Thank you Elaine 🤗 I hope all is well with you 🙏🏻❤️
Brilliant 👏 👏 I was there yesterday 😀. Love the place and the cafe is really good 👍
Thank you Yvonne 🤗. You should have said I could have met you for a scone 🤣🤪❤️
Greetings from Canada Ray! 🍁 So much to love about this place. What a beautiful estate, both the grounds and the house itself, as well as having so much history attached to it. They’ve done an amazing job of restoring and maintaining this grade I listed treasure. Seaton Delaval Hall is definitely a great testament to Sir John Vanbrugh’s talent. His use of light on the inside is striking. Lots of windows and light stone interior. (?? limestone) I thought some of those pranks were a bit odd and disturbing. Some I’d say a definite deterrent to stay overnight there again. Is the diamond patterned floor blue or black and white? I’m guessing blue? It never occurred to me that the stables would be accessible from the house, but, that makes sense. Ah, the lives of the rich and famous. Impressed by the ice house also. A lot of hard work for the servants though. I really do appreciate all the work that you put into every video Ray. As I’ve said before, the detailed background info (got a kick out of the two theories regarding the legend of the White Lady),music and videography bring everything together to provide a complete viewing experience. Thanks for going back there so we could have a real good peek inside. This was a treat. Take care til next time! ❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧🤗👋🙃
Good morning Jill 👋🤗 glad you enjoyed this one ☺️ it is a great place to visit and one of Vanburgh’s finest. I’m not sure about the stone but you could be correct with limestone as it is very light in colour. Sandstone was used a lot so that’s another possibility. The floor is black and white all be it perhaps with a slight hint of blue but I think the daylight/sunlight perhaps creates that. The Stables are quite some size, may have been a bit pongy when used 🤣🤧. First time I’ve seen the Ice House, I don’t recall seeing it last time I was there but probably not open to the public at that time. Lots of people say they have seen the white lady sitting in the window as they passed but they must have good eyesight as it’s a long way from the road 🤣 👻… but, who knows, I guess until you see something like that it’s hard to believe.
Thank you as always for popping in and spending time watching and commenting 🤗 it makes it so worthwhile to receive nice comments from very appreciative subscribers and friends. Until the next one, take care, keep safe and warm. 🤗🙏🏻🥰❤️