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Embleton Hall55°18′18″N 1°47′49″W / 55.305°N 1.797°W  Embleton Hall is a country manor house in the small ex-mining village of Longframlington, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II listed building. The house was originally built in 1730 but has been extended several times since then. From the 1990s until 2013 it was used a small hotel and is now a private residence again. The two-storey stone building is set in 5 acres (2.0 ha) of grounds including woodland. HistoryBuilt in 1730 by Thomas Embleton, it was later bought by the Fenwick family in 1780.[1] An extension to the east of the building is also from the 18th century as is a further extension which was added in 1893.[clarification needed][2] It remained in the Fenwick Family until it was acquired by Trevor Thorne, a former banker, and his wife in 1986,[3] who turned it into a small hotel.[3][4] There was also a restaurant serving lunchtime food.[5] It was then bought by a couple from Tynemouth in 2013 for £875,000, with the Thornes continuing to live in the stable block.[6] The building was listed as a Grade II listed building in October 1953.[2] ArchitectureThe two-storey stone building has slate roofs. The five-bay old house which now forms the west wing has rusticated quoins and pilasters and a frieze at the doorway. There are sash windows. The west front, which now forms the entrance, has a projecting porch with a pediment.[2] The interior includes panelling in some of the rooms and stone or marble fireplaces.[2] The house stands within 5 acres (2.0 ha) of grounds including deciduous woodland. It also has a tennis court.[7] References
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