ROBERT TROLLOPE

'Robert Trollope' was a 17th century English architect, born in Yorkshire, who worked mainly in Northumberland and Durham.
His work includes:-

★ Eshott Hall about 1660

★ Capheaton Hall 1667-8

★ Cliffords Fort, North Shields 1672

★ Callaly Castle 1676

★ St Hilda's Church, South Shields 1675

★ Guildhall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

★ Netherwitton Hall 1685
He was buried at St Mary's Church, Gateshead, Co Durham. He designed his own monument complete with statue and an inscription which is said to have read :-
''Here lies Robert Trollop''
''Who made yon stones roll up''
''When death took his soul up''
''His body filled this hole up''

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★ 'A Descriptive and Historical Account of the Town of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1827) from British History Online