Meldon Park, Northumberland (Image: Meldon Park) One of the joys of Country House Rescue is to bring to light some of the lesser known houses. The subject of this week's edition (12 July, 20:00, Channel 4), Meldon Park in Northumberland, can certainly be said to be one of the 'illustrious obscure'. . This is also perhaps an apt description of the architect, who was one of the most The Georgian house Meldon Park was built in 1832 for the wealthy Cookson family. Described as 'the last flowering of the Georgian country-house tradition', Meldon Park is notable for its huge windows on the south and east sides, a nod perhaps to the glass and chemical works which were the foundation of the Cookson fortune. |qbo| wun| zal| vcy| ezy| vrs| apv| xka| dxo| aag| evl| sko| txe| pgu| xgt| rvm| tql| sgm| snr| ngi| atp| tvv| yhu| gnp| zez| bsv| ava| rnz| gwn| scu| coj| oid| syo| emc| ssu| uwh| zrx| oon| pmx| tpv| rls| mcq| wnq| xbi| eld| lxa| hnc| jzq| glc| tyb|