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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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WYNYARD, a noble mansion in the SE of Durham; 5 miles NNW of Stockton-upon-Tees. It was founded in 1822, by the Marquis of Londonderry; went on toward completion till 1841; was then destroyed by fire, with loss of £150,000; was, immediately afterwards, begun to be reconstructed; and is a magnificent edifice, in the Grecian style, with a grand Corinthian portico, and with a statue gallery 120 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 60 feet high. An obelisk in the park commemorates a visit of the Duke of Wellington in 1827.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a noble mansion" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | County Durham AncC |
| Place: | Wynyard |
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