- Seaham Hall
Seaham Hall is now a spa Hotel in
County Durham . It was once the home of George Henry Robert Charles William Vane-Tempest, 5th Marquess of LondonderryHistory
Seaham Hall was one of the many properties acquired by Charles William Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry through his second marriage to Frances-Anne Vane-Tempest. She was one of the greatest heiress's of the time. She stood to inherit nearly convert|65000|acre|km2. The family did not spend much time at this residence but used their Irish house -
Mount Stewart , which was more impressive. In 1815 the poet Lord Byron marriedAnne Isabella Milbanke at Seaham Hall.The Londonderrys developed one of the County Durham estates into what is now the modern harbour town of
Seaham . This town was designed to rival nearbySunderland .The house was named after this town. The house is now no longer in the family's hands as it was sold but is now a Health Spa housed in the same building.
ee also
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Londonderry House
*Mount Stewart
*Plas Machynlleth
*Wynyard Park
*Loring Hall External links
* [http://www.seaham-hall.com/ Seaham Hall hotel and spa]
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