The Hall
THE HALL
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1041321
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1950
- List Entry Name:
- The Hall
- Statutory Address:
- THE HALL
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 1999-08-29
- Reference:
- IOE01/01233/35
- Rights:
- © Mr Michael J. Saunders. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1041321
- Date first listed:
- 28-Jul-1950
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 15-Jul-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Hall
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE HALL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE HALL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Seaton Valley
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 32243 76528
Details
SEATON DELAVAL SEATON DELAVAL HALL NZ 3276 13/86 The Hall (formerly listed as 28.7.50 Seaton Delaval Hall) GV I Country house, 1718-29 by Sir John Vanbrugh for Admiral George Delaval. Ashlar with varying rustication; Lakeland slate roofs. Central square main block, with polygonal angle turrets and flanking square stair towers, on south side of grand court. Symmetrical stable and kitchen blocks on east and west linked to main block by arcaded gallery which continues north to end in square pavilions. Palladian plan, individual Baroque style.
Entrance front has broad centrepiece of 3 storeys on basement: open stair up to arched door between 18-pane sashes, under broad lunette, the whole flanked by projecting groups of 3 giant columns carrying metope frieze, stepped back across centre. 2nd floor has 3 windows, the central arched, and richly-carved pediment. On either side 2-storey parts of 2 narrow bays link to the angle turrets, both under balustraded parapet. South front a basically similar composition but with prostyle tetrastyle Ionic portico; set back on each side 3-storey stair towers with Venetian windows in top stage and balustraded parapets. The 3-storey centre has massive flanking stacks pierced by round arches.
Arcaded galleries link to wings; that to west has parallel enclosed corridor behind, with keyed oculi. Each wing has 2-storey, 15-bay facade to court, with pedimented 3-bay centre set slightly forward; to rear of each wing central apsidal projection with Venetian window.
Interiors. Main block: Great Hall stone faced with blank arcading and arched niches above, opposed fireplaces with terms, and gallery on enriched cantilevers. Vaulted corridors link to oval open-well stairs with wrought-iron balustrades, partly restored. Saloon extending full width of south front. Mahogany parlour with moulded cornice, and some original panelling. Extensive vaulted cellarage. West wing: former kitchen groin-vaulted with segmental arch to bow, 1st floor corridor divided into 3 compartments by moulded arches, over-sized door surrounds with keystones and imposts.
Stables spanned by transverse elliptical arches; ashlar stall divisions and mangers, arched niches holding hay racks.
Both Vanbrugh and Admiral Delaval died before the house was completed. The west wing was damaged by fire in 1752 butrestored 1814-15 by John Dobson; the main block was similarly gutted in 1822 and although reroofed remains largely an empty shell.
C. Hussey, 'Seaton Delaval' in Country Life, 54 (1923) 800 ff & 860 ff.
Listing NGR: NZ3224376528
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 236050
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in Country Life, Vol. 54, (1923)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 31 Northumberland,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 09-Jun-2026 at 03:02:37.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.