Wynyard Park, County Durham
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Wynyard Park circa 1880
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| OS grid reference | NZ425255 |
| Coordinates | 54°37′31″N 1°21′01″W / 54.6252°N 1.3503°WCoordinates: 54°37′31″N 1°21′01″W / 54.6252°N 1.3503°W |
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Wynyard Park, sometimes known as Wynyard Hall is a large country house in County Durham, England. The house used to be the family seat of the Vane-Tempest-Stewart family, Marquesses of Londonderry, an Anglo-Irish aristocratic dynasty, but it was sold in the 1980s.
Designed by Philip Wyatt and built 1822-28, the entrance front has 13 bays with a 6-column giant Corinthian Portico. The Entrance Hall looked like that of Mount Stewart, the family's estate in Northern Ireland. It has a coffered segmental tunnel vault with apses at both ends and in the middle. There was a large crystal chandelier suspended from the ceiling. The main octagonal centre hall extends the full height of the house and has a dome with caryatids around it and a skylight. There is also a mirrored Drawing Room with a gilded and painted ceiling, and a vast ballroom similar to that of the family's London residence, Londonderry House.
The family wing of the mansion was nicknamed the Dukes Wing as it was named after the Duke of Wellington and his visit. This side of the house also held the Duke's Gallery, where the family housed their famed art collection when not in London.
Many statues adorn the grand entrance court outside the house/hotel and a wide path leading to an obelisk. This, 127 feet (39 m) high, commemorates the arranged visit of the national hero the Duke of Wellington who served as Prime Minister to the house and the area in 1827.
At its height in the 19th century, the Wynyard Estate occupied 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) (28 km²) in Teesside.
The grounds today include a 15-acre (61,000 m2) ornamental lake, a walled garden, two entrance lodges, three cottages, a former racing yard, and productive farmland.
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