Shawdon Hall

Hedgeley, near Alnwick

Northumberland

England

Circa Date: 1779 w/19th & 20th century alterations

Status: Partially Extant

Rear wing truncated 1970

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Earlier Houses: There was at least one earlier house on, or near, the site of the current house.

Built / Designed For: William Hargrave

House & Family History: Shawdon Hall was sold in September of 2018 for £2.7 million to Dulce Maria de Barros Marchi Packard.
Garden & Outbuildings: In 1761 two Roman urns containing human remains were unearthed on the Shawdon Estate. In 1828 Medieval English gold coins were discovered on the grounds.
Architect: William Newton

Date of Birth: 1730
Date of Death: 1798
Nationality: British
Notes: Colvin: "Work is sometimes elegant, always pleasing, but never remarkable." Newton became the favorite architect of Northumberland Tyneside society.

Date: 1779
Designed: House for William Hargrave
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Country Life: CXXV, 460, 1959.
House Listed: Grade II*

Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Dulce Maria de Barros Marchi Packard; here since 2018.

Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Thomas Lilburn, 15th century. John Proctor, until 1705. William Hargrave, until 1779. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: William Hargrave, 1779-1817. John Pawson, 19th century; William John Pawson, 19th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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