House & Family History: The Webster family owned Wolviston Hall from the 1880s, purchasing it from Captain Young. The House was used as a prison for German and Italian prisoners of war in 1943. Manor Court, a housing development, replaced Wolviston Hall in 1966.
Comments: House's early history remains unclear. House was possibly Rose Villa, seat of Robert Appleby. House passed from Thomas Appleby to Thomas Skinner.
Garden & Outbuildings: At the rear of the House there was a range of greenhouses.
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: Young family, 19th century. Webster family, 19th century.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No