 Seaton Delaval Hall, viewed from north-west Delaval is the surname of a family of gentry/aristocracy in Northumberland, England, from the 11th century to the 19th century. Their main estate was the manor of Seaton Delaval. The 18th century Delavals are noteworthy for their colourful lifestyle, for the magnificent Seaton Delaval Hall and for the development of the little seaport of Seaton Sluice and a coal mine at Old Hartley. Northumberland is a traditional, ceremonial and administrative county in northern England. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked...
Seaton Delaval Hall, drawn before completion, as Vanbrugh envisaged the house. ...
Early history The Delaval name derives from Laval, a town in the valley of the Mayenne River, in the département of Mayenne in old Maine, north-western France. An early ancestor, Guy de la Val II, built a castle there in the first half of the eleventh century. One of his descendants fought at the Battle of Hastings in AD 1066 (the event marking the Norman conquest of England), and thereafter the De la Vals settled in Northumberland. At Seaton they built a small fortified dwelling near the existing Saxon church, which in 1100 Hubert de la Val rebuilt bringing into being the present Church of Our Lady near Delaval Hall. Laval is a commune in the Mayenne département of France. ...
Mayenne is a river in western France. ...
Mayenne is a département in northwest France named after the Mayenne River. ...
Maine is one of the traditional provinces of France. ...
Combatants Normans, supported by Bretons,Flemings&French Anglo-Saxons and Danish mercenaries Commanders William of Normandy, Odo of Bayeux Harold Godwinson†Strength 7,000-8,000 7,000-8,000 Casualties Unknown, thought to be around 2,000 killed and wounded Unknown, but significantly more than the Normans The Battle...
Events January 6 - Harold II is crowned September 20 - Battle of Fulford September 25 - Battle of Stamford Bridge September 29 - William of Normandy lands in England at Pevensey. ...
Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to the Battle of Hastings The Norman Conquest of England was the conquest of the Kingdom of England by William the Conqueror (Duke of Normandy), in 1066 at the Battle of Hastings and the subsequent Norman control of England. ...
It would appear that the initial fortified dwelling evolved into the mediaeval Seaton Tower, probably in the fourteenth century. This was extended in Tudor and Jacobean times to form a rambling manor house of considerable size. In the earlier eighteenth century, this was replaced by the present Seaton Delaval Hall (always referred to locally as Delaval Hall), the third and last great mansion designed by architect and playwright Sir John Vanbrugh. This was devastated by a fire in 1822 but later restored — apart from the interior of the main block. Allegory of the Tudor dynasty (detail), attributed to Lucas de Heere, ca 1572: left to right, Philip II of Spain, Mary, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Elizabeth The Tudor period usually refers to the historical period between 1485 and 1558, especially in relation to the history of England. ...
The Jacobean era refers to a period in English history that coincides with the reign of James I (1603 – 1625). ...
Sir John Vanbrugh in Godfrey Knellers Kit-cat portrait, considered one of Knellers finest portraits. ...
1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The Delaval surname died out on at least two occasions in the Middle Ages, but was re-adopted by lords of Seaton presumably because of the prestige attached to its Norman-French sound. The Delaval family played a prominent part in the life of the county of Northumberland; several served as High Sheriff of the county, others became Members of Parliament and some served as Border Commissioner (the northern edge of the county is the Anglo-Scottish border).
The fortunes of the Delavals of Seaton rose to their peak in the eighteenth century. However, with the death of Edward Hussey Delaval in 1814, the Delaval line died out, and the manor of Seaton Delaval and other estates passed to the Astley family of Melton Constable. 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Astley is a dormitory town for the cities of Manchester, Wigan and Bolton. ...
Melton Constable is a village (population 518) in Norfolk, England. ...
The present owner and occupant of Delaval Hall is Edward Delaval Henry Astley, 22nd Baron Hastings, a considerable landowner, who was responsible for the restoration of the Hall around 1960.
Eighteenth Century Delavals The 18th century Delavals of Seaton[1] were: - Admiral George Delaval (1660-1723)
- Captain Francis Blake Delaval (1692-1752)
- Sir Francis Blake Delaval (1727-1771)
- Lord John Hussey Delaval (1728-1808)
- Edward Hussey Delaval (1729-1814)
Sources
References - ^ The Gay Delavals, Francis Askham, 1955, hardback, 256 pages. Concentrates on the 18th century Delavals.
Other sources - Those Delavals, Roger Burgess, 1972, paperback, 55 pages, published by Graham, ASIN 0902833642. Concentrates on the 18th century Delavals. Accompanied a BBC North East TV series.
- Handbook: Seaton Delaval Hall, with introduction by Lord Hastings dated April 1966. Possibly obtainable when visiting the Hall.
- Northumberland County History, vols. 8, 9 and 11. Rich in accurate genealogy.
- Archaeologia Aeliana, 2nd Series, vol. 12, pp. 215-228.
- Delaval Papers. These are mainly Lord John's papers – thousands of documents in 30 boxes These were saved from destruction at the end of the 19th century by a local antiquary, John Robinson, when he heard they were going to be burnt along with other rubbish at the old Hartley colliery office. Robinson published his own collection of the papers at the time. When Askham wrote 'The Gay Delavals' in 1955, the documents were in the vaults of Newcastle upon Tyne City Library and still uncatalogued. In 1972 they were to be found, properly calendared, in the Northumberland County Record Office in Gosforth.
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