Built / Designed For: Addison John Baker Cresswell
House & Family History: The design for Cresswell was based on Sir Charles Monck's Belsay Hall, which John Shaw visited while it was under construction in 1811. In 1924, the local council proposed to use the Greek style House as a home for the mentally handicapped; however, due to the proposed expense required to convert the House, as well as the potential for subsidence, the scheme failed. Cresswell passed to the Ashington Coal Company in 1932; flooring and various interior timber from the House was sold by them in 1934; in 1937 the House was demolished. Today all that survives of Cresswell is a Roman Doric Gallery, in a ruinous state, and a curving 16-column arcade that links to pavilions with latticework parapets.
Garden & Outbuildings: The Stableblock, completed in 1829, was built for Addison John Baker Cresswell.
Architect: Unknown (designed by an unknown architect)
Date: Completed 1829
Title: Buildings of England: Northumberland, The
Author: Pevsner, Nikolaus; Richmond, Ian: Grundy, John (Reviser); McCombie, Grace (Reviser); Ryder, Peter (Reviser); Welfare, Humphrey (Reviser)
Year Published: 1999
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0140710.590
Book Type: Hardback
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: Demolished
Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: Addison John Baker Cresswell, 19th century.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No