Unthank Hall

Unthank Hall is a Grade II listed property now serving as commercial offices, situated on the southern bank of the River South Tyne east of Plenmeller, near Haltwhistle, Northumberland.

[1] In the 16th century the manor was owned by the Ridley family and it is possible that the bishop and martyr Nicholas Ridley was born there.

[1] The house, which was built in the 16th century, incorporating an ancient pele tower, was substantially remodelled and extended in 1815.

His nephew Rev Dixon Dixon Brown [JP, DL, MA] (1826-1901) rebuilt the Hall between 1862 and 1865, in a neo-Tudor style, both times by Newcastle architect John Dobson.

Much of the 1865 house was demolished by further alterations in 1900 and a significant reduction in size in 1965.