House & Family History: Previous owners include Henry T. Morton of Twizell House and engineer Sir Charles Parsons, inventor of the steam turbine, who lived at Ray House from circa 1910 until his death in 1931.
Garden & Outbuildings: Cottages, the gamekeeper's lodge, and the Stableblock, which has been converted into a house, are all extant.
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: Henry T. Morton. Sir Charles Parsons, circa 1910-31.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No