Gosforth House now known as Brandling House is a Grade II listed building built as a mansion house and now serving as a hospitality and conference centre at Gosforth Park Racecourse, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
| Gosforth House | |
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 Gosforth House | |
  Location in Tyne and Wear | |
| General information | |
| Location | Tyne and Wear, England, UK |
| Coordinates | 55°02′06″N 1°36′47″W / 55.035°N 1.613°W |
| OS grid | NZ248712 |
History
editThe Gosforth Park estate of about 2,000 acres (8.1 km2) was owned from about 1509 by the Brandling family. The house was built between 1755 and 1764 for Charles Brandling (1733–1802) to a design by architect James Paine. Brandling also laid out the park and a 50-acre (200,000 m2) lake.
Charles John Brandling (1769–1826) suffered financial problems as a result of which the estate was sold, in 1852, to Thomas Smith. In 1880, the house was sold with 807 acres (3.3 km2) to High Gosforth Park Ltd, a company formed to establish a racecourse on the estate. A fire started by suffragettes in 1914 destroyed the interior of the property.[1] Norah Balls admitted late in life to having been involved in the arson attack.[2] Restoration of the house took place in 1921.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Gosforth Park, Brandling House (Gosforth Hall or House) - sitelines.newcastle.gov.uk". twsitelines.info. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Old Low Light Heritage Centre North Shields (18 January 2021). Norah Balls: A Life Well Led (Captioned). Retrieved 12 August 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Good Stuff IT Services. "Gosforth House, Now Brandling House, Part of High Gosforth Park Club - North Gosforth - Newcastle upon Tyne - England". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
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