Wallington Hall. Photo Northumberland County Council, 1956.

(NZ 02888419) Wallington Hall. Stone. (1)

A list of 1415 refers to a tower at Wallington, also referred to as a 'castle' in 1538. (2)

Wallington Hall, built in 1688, with 18th century alterations. Of the castle only some cellars remain. (3)

Remains of the tower now form the west cellar of the present Hall, which belongs to the National Trust, but is not outstanding. The stone is at NZ 03078440. See photograph. (4)

Grade I Wallington Hall
Medieval fragments in collars, house rebuilt in 1688, and again in years between 1727 and 1751, possibly by Paine. Again altered 1855 by Dobson, with advice from Ruskin. Sandstone, two storeyed, nine bays with a three-bay pediment. Main south front windows have moulded frames, and the doorway has a pediment, otherwise little enrichment but effect depends on good proportions. Whole south front visible from public road which runs through the park without walls or hedges. Interior. (5)

Wallington Tower or Castle. In list of 1541, a tower and stone walled house are mentioned. Leland recorded that a Tudor house was added to the medieval fortress. (6)

Sandstone building stone, 0.4m x 0.3m, in the wall of a cellar passage. Inscribed in letters of Roman form: IMP C/LEG IX. Inscribed in 1959 by R Dower. (7)

Wallington Hall. Built 1688, altered in 1740s. Fine Italian plasterwork, porcelain and needlework inside. Central hall added in mid-19th century, designed by Dobson, decorated by William Bell Scott, Ruskin, etc. Passed by marriage to Trevelyan family in 1777. Given to National Trust in 1941 by Sir Charles Trevelyan Bt. (8)

Present house built by Sir William Blackett in 1688. Little remains of 14th century medieval castle which was extended in 15th and 16th centuries under the Fenwick family. Castle pulled down by Sir William Blackett along with attached Tudor dwelling. Present building erected on the site. Golden age of Wallington from 1728 under Sir Walter Calverley Blackett. 18th century decoration in interior. (9)

Remnants of potential late medieval features were identified within Trenches 3 and 7.1 and were characterised by a wall and culvert. The wall was located 1.5m west of the western façade of the Hall and did not match the alignments of the current building; it was also unique in its usage of limestone as a building material. It is suggested that the wall pre-dated the current hall and may relate to the 16th century stone house and tower (see (2) above). (10)

Wallington Hall. Grade I. Country house built on site of earlier Fenwick house in 1688, for Sir William Blackett; remodelled 1735-45, probably by Daniel Garrett, for Sir William Calverley Blackett. Further alterations 1853-4 by John Dobson, on advice of Ruskin. Square plan with ranges aound courtyard, roofed over and converted into Central Hall in 1853 & 4; two small service wings to north. Classical style with little external enrichment. See List for full account. (11a)

Listed by Dodds. (11b)

A standing stone in the grounds is from a stone circle on Shaftoe Crags. (No circle is recorded on Shaftoe Crags and the stone appears to be the one removed in the 19th century from "The Poind and his Man" formerly two standing stones at NZ 06598210. See NZ 08 SE 20). (11c)