Historic houses · North East England
Axwell House
Axwell House in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Axwell House is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Axwell House (also Axwell Hall or Axwell Park) is a mansion house and Grade II* listed building, at Axwell Park, Blaydon, Tyne and Wear, England. The house and surrounding estate were constructed in 1758 and owned by the Clavering baronets until 1920. The house became a school, but fell into disrepair in the 1980s. Houses have been built on the former stables and walled garden, and in 2020 there were plans to convert the house into apartments.
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Background
History
An early manor house on the site was acquired by James Clavering, a merchant adventurer of Newcastle upon Tyne in 1629 for £1,700. In 1758 his descendant Sir Thomas Clavering of the Clavering baronets replaced the house with a substantial mansion and assisted architect James Paine (1712–89) in the Palladian design of the new house. The grounds were laid out in the style of Capability Brown. Alterations were around 1818 by John Dobson. The hall and its surrounding 60 acre was converted for use as the Newcastle Ragged School in 1920. It was initially an Industrial School and then an Approved school. It had spaces for 153 children and closed in 1981. Having stood empty, neglected and…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9528, -1.7031
- Address
- Blaydon, Tyne and Wear, England
Sources
- wikidata: Q15195408 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Axwell House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Axwell House?
- Axwell House is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9528°, -1.7031°.
- Who owns Axwell House?
- Axwell House is owned by Clavering baronets (until 1920).