The house from a circa 1920 postcard
Earlier Houses: There was at least one earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.
Built / Designed For: Sir John Swinburne, 1st Bt.
Garden & Outbuildings: The the early 20th century the Capheaton Hall Estate stood at 50,000 acres.
Architect: William Newton
Date: 1788-89Architect: Robert Trollope (Trollap)
Date: Circa 1667John Preston (J.P.) Neale, published under the title of Views of the Seats of Noblemen and Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. III, 1820.
Country Life: CXXXVIII, 390, 1965.
Title: Lost Houses of Newcastle and Northumberland
Author: Faulkner, Thomas; Lowery, Phoebe
Year Published: 1996
Publisher: Yorkshire: Jill Raines
ISBN: 0951649426
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Grade II
Current Seat / Home of: Willy and Eliza Browne-Swinburne; Swinburne family here since 1270.
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: William de Swynburne, 13th century; Sir John Swinburne, 1st Bt., until 1669. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Sir John Swinburne, 1st Bt., 1669-1706; Sir William Swinburne, 2nd Bt., 1706-16; Sir John Swinburne, 3rd Bt., 1716-45; Sir John Swinburne, 4th Bt., 1745-63; Sir Edward Swinburne, 5th Bt., 1763-86; Sir John Edward Swinburne, 6th Bt., 1786-1860; Sir John Swinburne, 7th Bt., 1860-1914; Sir Hubert Swinburne, 8th Bt., 1914-34; John Browne-Swinburne, 1966-2004.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
Ownership Details: Available for weddings and events
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 01913-758-152
Website: https://www.capheatonhall.co.uk/
Historic Houses Member: No