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[[File:Chesters Stud and Chesters Feed Supplies - geograph.org.uk - 779957.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Stable block, across the road (B6318) from the house]] | [[File:Chesters Stud and Chesters Feed Supplies - geograph.org.uk - 779957.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Stable block, across the road (B6318) from the house]] | ||
Of the five wings, three were diagonal, creating suntrap flanks for the south and west fronts.<ref name=HE/> Shaw's remodelling of Chesters kindled the popularity of the Butterfly plan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref name=Beckett> | Of the five wings, three were diagonal, creating suntrap flanks for the south and west fronts.<ref name=HE/> Shaw's remodelling of Chesters kindled the popularity of the Butterfly plan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.<ref name=Beckett>[http://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/country-house-architecture/new-architecture-blog-the-butterfly-house-10206 The Butterfly House] - New architecture blog by Matthew Beckett, 24 October 2012 in ''Country Life''</ref> | ||
The estate was acquired by Nathaniel Clayton<ref name=BEW/> (Town Clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne 1785–1822) in 1796. His son John Clayton who succeeded him as Town Clerk in 1822 was a keen antiquarian and excavated the ruins of the Roman fort of Cilurnam adjacent to the house. He made a large collection of Roman artefacts, which is now displayed at Chesters Museum. | The estate was acquired by Nathaniel Clayton<ref name=BEW/> (Town Clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne 1785–1822) in 1796. His son John Clayton who succeeded him as Town Clerk in 1822 was a keen antiquarian and excavated the ruins of the Roman fort of Cilurnam adjacent to the house. He made a large collection of Roman artefacts, which is now displayed at Chesters Museum. | ||
==Outside links== | ==Outside links== | ||
*Location map: {{wmap|55.027|-2.145|zoom=14}} | |||
*[http://www.keystothepast.info/Pages/pgDetail.aspx?PRN=N9314 Keys to the Past] | *[http://www.keystothepast.info/Pages/pgDetail.aspx?PRN=N9314 Keys to the Past] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Country houses in Northumberland]] | [[Category:Country houses in Northumberland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:48, 27 March 2016
Chesters is an 18th century country mansion situated adjacent to Hadrian's Wall and the Roman fort of Cilurnum at Humshaugh in Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
The house was built for John Errington of Walwick Grange[2] in about 1771 with three storeys and four bays but was much improved and extended by architect Richard Norman Shaw|Norman Shaw in 1891. The 1891 work included five two-storeyed three-bay wings and a stable block. The stable block is separately Grade II* listed.[3]
Of the five wings, three were diagonal, creating suntrap flanks for the south and west fronts.[1] Shaw's remodelling of Chesters kindled the popularity of the Butterfly plan in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[4]
The estate was acquired by Nathaniel Clayton[2] (Town Clerk of Newcastle upon Tyne 1785–1822) in 1796. His son John Clayton who succeeded him as Town Clerk in 1822 was a keen antiquarian and excavated the ruins of the Roman fort of Cilurnam adjacent to the house. He made a large collection of Roman artefacts, which is now displayed at Chesters Museum.
Outside links
- Location map: 55°1’37"N, 2°8’42"W
- Keys to the Past
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 National Heritage List 1155585: Chesters
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Beauties of England and Wales; Delineations Topographical, Historical and Descriptive Vol XII Pt I Rev J Hodgson and FC Laird (1813) p135 Google Books
- ↑ National Heritage List 1370562: Stable Block north of Chesters
- ↑ The Butterfly House - New architecture blog by Matthew Beckett, 24 October 2012 in Country Life