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Seaham Hall
Seaham Hall was the home of two very important families both locally and nationally, the Millbankes and the Londonderrys Link
The Hall was built by Sir Ralph Milbanke, a Whig MP and Baronet, in 1792. His daughter, Anne Isabella Link married the poet, Lord Byron in the Hall in 1815. Byron is said to have written 'The Siege of Corinth' and part of 'The Hebrew Melodies' there and the village road is still known as 'Lord Byron's Walk' Link. The marriage was not a happy one and ended within a year. His unfortunate wife was later ridiculed in one of Byron's poems as 'Lady Millpond'.
Byron does not seem to have enjoyed his time at Seaham. In a letter to a friend, he complained; 'Upon this dreary coast we have nothing but county meetings and shipwrecks; and I have this day dined upon fish, which probably dined upon the crews of several colliers lost in the late gales' Link
The estates of Seaham and Dalden were sold to Lord Charles Stewart, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. Together with his coal heiress wife, Frances Anne Vane Tempest Link he developed the port at Seaham Harbour with rail connections to the coal mines. It was designed to rival Sunderland.
In 1922, the 7th Marquess of Londonderry deserted the Hall and gave it to Durham County Council who used it as a hospital until 1978. Its later use as a private nursing home ended in 1995.
Seaham Hall along with its 'Serenity Spa' is now a luxury five star hotel Link
For more details see the Seaham history site Link
The Hall was built by Sir Ralph Milbanke, a Whig MP and Baronet, in 1792. His daughter, Anne Isabella Link
married the poet, Lord Byron in the Hall in 1815. Byron is said to have written 'The Siege of Corinth' and part of 'The Hebrew Melodies' there and the village road is still known as 'Lord Byron's Walk' Link. The marriage was not a happy one and ended within a year. His unfortunate wife was later ridiculed in one of Byron's poems as 'Lady Millpond'.Byron does not seem to have enjoyed his time at Seaham. In a letter to a friend, he complained; 'Upon this dreary coast we have nothing but county meetings and shipwrecks; and I have this day dined upon fish, which probably dined upon the crews of several colliers lost in the late gales' Link
The estates of Seaham and Dalden were sold to Lord Charles Stewart, the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry. Together with his coal heiress wife, Frances Anne Vane Tempest Link
he developed the port at Seaham Harbour with rail connections to the coal mines. It was designed to rival Sunderland.In 1922, the 7th Marquess of Londonderry deserted the Hall and gave it to Durham County Council who used it as a hospital until 1978. Its later use as a private nursing home ended in 1995.
Seaham Hall along with its 'Serenity Spa' is now a luxury five star hotel Link
For more details see the Seaham history site Link
Created: Sun, 14 Feb 2010, Updated: Fri, 30 Nov 2018
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