[1] The manor of Eggleston was forfeited to the Crown by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland as a consequence of his part in the Rising of the North in 1569.

[2] It was granted by the Crown to the City of London and thereafter passed through several hands until it was acquired by the Hutchinson family early in the 18th century.

The two-storey house has a recessed two-bayed central block flanked by projecting end bays connected by a Doric order colonnade.

[3] He was the son of Timothy Hutchinson (1732-1810) who owned the Manor of Eggleston and an existing house on the same site as the present Hall.

[5] They had no children so when William died in 1826 his younger brother George Peter Hutchinson (1767-1833) inherited the Hall.

His eldest son Captain William Regis Claude Hutchinson (1875-1961) became the owner of the property in 1917 when Cecil died.

The walled gardens and a café / gift shop in the former coach house are open to the public.