Windlestone Hall
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Windlestone Hall is a 19th-century country house situated near Rushyford, County Durham, England. It is a Listed building.The Eden family who held the manor of Windlestone in the 17th century were Royalists during the English Civil War and Colonel Robert Eden who had served in the King's army was obliged to compound for the return of his confiscated estate. Following the Restoration of the Monarchy in 1660, his grandson, also Robert Eden, was created a baronet in 1672, (see Eden baronets).In 1835, the fifth Baronet, Robert Johnson Eden, replaced the 16th-century manor house with a new mansion designed by architect Ignatius Bonomi. The two-storey house presents a twelve-bay balustraded frontage to the east. A balustraded Doric order colonnade extends across nine bays of the ground floor. The north ends in a large apse. A billiard room was attached to the north east in the mid-19th century.On the death of the fifth Baronet in 1844, the estate and Baronetcy passed to his first cousin once removed, Sir William Eden, who was already the fourth Eden of Maryland Baronet. He was High Sheriff of Durham in 1848.The house was the birthplace in 1897 of Anthony Eden, who entered parliament as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament in 1923, later serving as a cabinet minister before serving as prime minister from 1955 to 1957. At the time of his death in 1977, he was living in Wiltshire.
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Really starting to enjoy this urban exploration stuff 🙃 photo creds to @callum9123 I didn't take any for some stupid reason 😂 #exploration #abandoned #mates #chills #creepy #mansion
Looks out of place
Abandoned school 💀 Was a quality day @jacob197 @calcain_
Good day out @lou_morland17 @patricktempl3_ @ryvnsutton_
One of the more ornate bits of architecture that survives at Windlestone Hall, the garden water fountain. #waterfountain #gardenfeature #waterfeature #ornate #longforgotten #overgrowngarden #reclaimedbynature #countryside #nature #abandoned #decaying #neglectedgarden #decrepit #abandonedhouse #formerprimeminister #siranthonyeden #victorian #historicarchitecture #windlestonehall #countydurham #rushyford #photography #canon70d #canonphoto #blackandwhite #monochrome #mono
Windlestone Hall from the rear of the property. Not the most outwardly attractive building I'd say or particularly ornate. More functional but still a beautiful old building in its own right. #windlestonehall #rushyford #northeastengland #countydurham #countryside #countryhouse #mansion #countrypile #statelyhome #abandoned #derelict #decaying #decrepit #ruinous #abandonedhouse #october2016 #photography #canon70d #siranthonyeden #elizabethan #victorian #wealthyfamily #upforsale
Windlestone Hall from another angle. The fields in the background are part of the 25 acre estate included in the sale. #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #abandonedhouse #abandoned #delapidated #decaying #derelict #rundown #restorationjob #rushyford #countydurham #northeastengland #windlestonehall #statelyhome #mansion #countryhouse #siranthonyeden #formerprimeminister #localhistory #englishhistory #elizabethan #victorian #upforsale #history #historicarchitecture #drone #quadcopter #phantom3pro #iamdji
The old clock tower of windlestone hall. Sadly the clocks long since been removed. #clocktower #timekeeping #decrepit #derelict #abandoned #decaying #windlestonehall #countryhouse #rushyford #countydurham #siranthonyeden #formerprimeminister #localhistory #historicarchitecture #architecture #victorian #victorianwealth #abandoned #restorationjob #upforsale #photography #canon70d #canonphoto #mansion #historichome #englishhistory #elizabethan
Reasonably well preserved fountain in the overgrown gardens of Windlestone Hall from today. Quite amazed it's not been trashed or stolen to be honest. Not sure if it's original to the house or not but it's an attractive feature all the same. #waterfountain #fountain #gardenfeature #cherubs #architecture #architecturallyinteresting #countryside #overgrowngarden #windlestonehall #rushyford #countydurham #england #forsale #siranthonyeden #formerprimeminister #localhistory #historicarchitecture #october2016
One of many old rusty and decrepit doors that make up windlestone hall. The place is only semi derelict and would make an incredible restoration project for the right person with the right amount of capital. Sadly beyond my reach. #olddoorhandle #rusty #decaying #rottenwood #windlestonehall #countryhouse #mansion #countydurham #rushyford #england #upforsale #abandoned #derelict #forgotten #photography #canon70d #october2016 #restorationjob #upforsale #forsale #siranthonyeden #historichome #localhistory #formerprimeminister
Lovely chestnut brown young horse enjoying some quality grazing in today's sunshine at windlestone hall. Stopped to say hello. #chestnutbrown #horse #grazing #handsomebeast #equine #windlestonehall #countryhouse #rushyford #countydurham #england #enjoyingthesun #friendlyhorse #photography #canon70d #canonphoto
The main entrance to Windlestone Hall where I had a quick mooch about today. Luckily nobody challenged me like they did last time ;) #windlestonehall #rushyford #countydurham #mansion #countryhouse #oldbuilding #localhistory #anthonyeden #formerprimeminister #englishhistory #derelict #abandoned #historichome #upforsale #mono #monochrome #blackandwhite #victorianwealth #photography #canon70d #stonepillars #entranceway #history #historical #architecturalstonework #historicarchitecture #october2016
Lovely old ivy covered stone sphere adorning the wall at the entrance to Windlestone Hall. #photography #canonphoto #canon70d #countydurham #derelict #overgrown #mansion #countryhouse #upforsale #naturetakingoveragain #reclaimedbynature #ivy #architecturalstonework #architecture #englishhistory #siranthonyeden #formerprimeminister #theedenfamily #october2016 #stonemason #stonemasonry #formalgardens #oldstonewall #localhistory
This is the country mansion called Windlestone Hall which currently lies empty and derelict just a few miles away from where I Iive. Set in 25 acres of beautiful countryside it was once the childhood home of former British Prime minister Sir Anthony Eden. His ancestors commissioned what you can see today in the early 1800's and they demolished the original 16th century manor house that originally stood here and which also belonged to the Eden family. Unbelievably this place was sold by Durham County Council for a meagre £240k a couple of years ago. However it was a fraudulent deal masterminded by a well dodgy fella who's just been jailed for 6yrs. Now back on the market.. an absolute steal! #windlestonehall #countryhouse #rushyford #countydurham #northeast #england #countryside #mansion #historichome #history #derelict #abandoned #architecture #historicarchitecture #fraudulentdeal #october2016 #photography #djiphantom3pro #drone #quadcopter #aerialphoto #phantom3pro #siranthonyeden...
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