Meldon Park is a privately owned country mansion situated at Meldon, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
Meldon Park is a privately owned country mansion situated at Meldon, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building. [1]
In 1832, Isaac Cookson commissioned architect John Dobson to replace the old manor, which stood on the banks of the River Wansbeck, with a new mansion, which was completed in 1835. [1] During the 20th century, extensive internal improvements and embellishments were carried out by Edwin Lutyens. [1]
The Manor of Meldon was anciently held by the Fenwick family from whom it passed by marriage to the Radclyffes. [2] James Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Derwentwater lost the estate to the Crown following his attainder for treason in the 1715 Jacobite rising. [2] The house was put on the market for sale in 2022. [3]
The Crown granted the estate to the Greenwich Hospital, by whom it was sold in 1832 for £55,000 to Isaac Cookson, a wealthy Newcastle upon Tyne merchant. [2] Cookson was Mayor of Newcastle in 1809 and High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1838. In 1881, the Cookson family lived in some style with eighteen servants. [4] The house and grounds were sold in Dec 2022. Meldon Park offers holiday accommodation (known as Meldon Cottage) which is available to book. [5]
The Cookson Family Papers are archived at Durham University Library Archives. [6]
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