Am hating this weather, bloody cold this morning, car wouldn’t start- might need a new battery. Got it going after a while but didn’t dare use heater or radio to make sure the battery got charged up. It was bright and sunny though so got a photo, but now it’s raining and windy and totally horrendous! Got a new client today and his house was so cold- he was wearing 2 sweaters and a fleece and I damned near froze to death- thankfully he made tea and bought some aids so it was worth it.
The photo – one of my clients, a lovely old lady lives in a flat in Whitburn Hall, the original stately home has been raised and converted but it’s history is quite fun and there are still bits of it left in the grounds. I took these shots with my iphone as I folrgot my camera in my panic at getting the car going!!
Whitburn Hall – a manor house dating to at least 1598 – was originally owned by Richard Kitching, who sold it on to Canon Leonard Pilkington, the retired rector of Whitburn Church.
The Williamson family took over the hall in 1719, but it was not until April 1790 that they finally moved to Whitburn – after their main residence, Monkwearmouth Hall, burned down.
The Williamson family settled down happily to life at Whitburn Hall, developing a three-storey extension in 1813 which changed the small manor house into a stately home.
Full history at this link
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/community/nostalgia/retro/wearside_echoes_chronicling_whitburn_s_grand_hall_1_3944179
Herky report: good today.
The photo – one of my clients, a lovely old lady lives in a flat in Whitburn Hall, the original stately home has been raised and converted but it’s history is quite fun and there are still bits of it left in the grounds. I took these shots with my iphone as I folrgot my camera in my panic at getting the car going!!
Whitburn Hall – a manor house dating to at least 1598 – was originally owned by Richard Kitching, who sold it on to Canon Leonard Pilkington, the retired rector of Whitburn Church.
The Williamson family took over the hall in 1719, but it was not until April 1790 that they finally moved to Whitburn – after their main residence, Monkwearmouth Hall, burned down.
The Williamson family settled down happily to life at Whitburn Hall, developing a three-storey extension in 1813 which changed the small manor house into a stately home.
Full history at this link
http://www.sunderlandecho.com/community/nostalgia/retro/wearside_echoes_chronicling_whitburn_s_grand_hall_1_3944179
Herky report: good today.
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