Blackhall Mill, Milkwell Burn hamlet

HER Number:
5195

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Blackhall Mill, Milkwell Burn hamlet

Place:
Blackhall Mill

Map Sheet:
NZ15NW

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Settlement

Site Type: Specific:
Hamlet

General Period:
Post Medieval

Specific Period:
C17

Form of Evidence:
Documentary Evidence

Description:
Site of Milkwell Burn hamlet. There was a hall here known by various names (Milkwell Burn Hall, Surtees Hall and Black Hall). This was the home of famous writer of country tales R.S. Surtees, who later moved to Hamsterley Hall. The Surtees family had owned the Milkwell Burn estate since the reign of Charles II (1660-85). The hall was demolished in 1956 and its fine oak staircase was sent to the Gort family (Lord Gort of Hamsterley Hall was Surtee's grandson) in Cork, Ireland. Remains of the hall can still be seen in the wood adjoining Black Hall Farm.

Easting:
1138

Northing:
5707

Grid Reference:
NZ11385707

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5195 >> A. H. Reed, 1993, New Sewage Pipe Line Ebchester to Blackhall Mill, Watching Brief report