House & Family History: Mainsforth deteriorated after World War II; the House was derelict in the 1950s and was demolished in the 1960s.
House Replaced By: A 20th century house sits on the site of the Georgian house.
Comments: Fordyce called Mainsforth "a good specimen of those peculiarly English mansions in which comfort and elegance are happily united."
Garden & Outbuildings: The gatepiers, rusticated with pineapple finials, are extant.
Title: Lost Houses of County Durham
Author: Meadows, Peter; Waterson, Edward
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Yorkshire: Jill Raines
ISBN: 0951649418
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: Hutton family, until 1708. Robert Surtees, until 1834.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No