Hylton Castle

Hylton Castle is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally built from wood by the Hilton family shortly after the Norman Conquest in 1066, it was later rebuilt in stone in the late 14th to early 15th century. The castle underwent major changes to its interior and exterior in the 18th century and it remained the principal seat of the Hylton family until the death of the last Baron in 1746. It was then Gothicised but neglected until 1812, when it was revitalised by a new owner. Standing empty again until the 1840s, it was briefly used as a school until it was purchased again in 1862. The site passed to a local coal company in the early 20th century and was taken over by the state in 1950.

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• British Listed Buildings page^@
• Cultural Inventory page^@
• Gatehouse Gazetteer page^@
• Grade II listed building page^@
• Grade II* listed building page^@
• Grade II listed park and garden page^@
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  Siege of Durham ⓘ
  1006 attack on Durham, England

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  Battle of Durham ⓘ
  1069 battle

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  Battle of Neville's Cross ⓘ
  1346 Medieval battle between England and Scotland

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  Battle of Newburn ⓘ
  1640 battle in Newburn, Northumberland, England

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  Siege of Newcastle ⓘ
  1644 siege in the First English Civil War

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  Battle of Boldon Hill ⓘ
  1644 English Civil War battle

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  Newcastle Blitz ⓘ
  bombing raids during WWII

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  Coastal Artillery Battery on Blyth Links ⓘ
  architectural structure in Blyth, Northumberland, England, UK

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  Gloucester Lodge Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery ⓘ
  architectural structure in Seaton Valley, Northumberland, England, UK

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  The Battery In Wharton Park ⓘ
  architectural structure in Durham, England, UK

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  Tyne Turrets ⓘ
  

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  Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier ⓘ
  architectural structure in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  Blyth Area Control ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Northumbria

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  Durham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
  British Cold War command centre in County Durham

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  Gosforth Anti-Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
  British air defence bunker

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  Jesmond Dene ARP Headquarters ⓘ
  civil defence centre in Newcastle, UK

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  Newcastle Regional War Room ⓘ
  Cold war control bunker in Newcastle, UK

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  Brancepeth Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in County Durham, England, UK  

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  Hylton Castle ⓘ
  castle in Sunderland, UK  

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  Prudhoe Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed castle in Prudhoe, Northumberland, England, UK  

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  Tynemouth Castle and Priory ⓘ
  historic coastal site in north-eastern England  

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  Durham Castle ⓘ
  Grade I listed historic house museum in Durham, England, UK  

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  Newcastle upon Tyne Castle ⓘ
  11th-century castle in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK  

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  Clifford's Fort ⓘ
  fort in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  Clifford's Fort South And East Wall Facing River ⓘ
  architectural structure in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  Clifford's Fort West And South West Wall ⓘ
  architectural structure in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

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  Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort ⓘ
  Roman fort and museum in South Shields, United Kingdom  

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  HMS Trincomalee ⓘ
  1817 Leda-class fifth-rate frigate

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  Durham Light Infantry Museum ⓘ
  museum in Aykley Heads, country Durham, England, UK (1969-2016)

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  Military Vehicle Museum ⓘ
  museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, UK

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  National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool ⓘ
  maritime museum in Hartlepool, England

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  HMS Elise ⓘ
  shipwreck off the Scottish coast

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  HMS H41 ⓘ
  1918 H-class submarine

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  HMS Mollusc ⓘ
  1906 steam yacht

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  HMS Unicity ⓘ
  1919 naval trawler

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1006 Siege of Durham

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1069 Battle of Durham

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1346 Battle of Neville's Cross

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1640 Battle of Newburn

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1644 Siege of Newcastle

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1644 Battle of Boldon Hill

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1940 — 1942 Newcastle Blitz

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601 Tynemouth Castle and Priory

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1072 Durham Castle

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1080 Newcastle upon Tyne Castle

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1969 — 2016 Durham Light Infantry Museum

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1983 — 2006 Military Vehicle Museum

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1994 National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool

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Neale(1818) p1.266 - Hilton Castle, Durham

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Hylton Turrets

Hylton Castle

HYLTON CASTLE

North face, Hylton Castle

Gothic screen, east face, Hylton Castle

Hylton Castle, c.1800

Hylton Castle south face

• Excavation and Survey at Hylton Castle, Sunderland - article by Beric Morley & Stephen Speak published January 2002 in The Archaeological Journal
• Hylton Castle - guidebook published in 1979
• Hylton Castle, Co. Durham - scientific article published in 1960
• The architectural history of the manor house and tower or Castle of Hilton - scientific article published in 1876
• Hilton Castle, County Durham - scientific article published in 1929
• Hylton Castle - article published in 1976
• Hylton Castle - article published in 2012

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1006	Siege of Durham	siege, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1069	Battle of Durham	Anglo-Saxons, Normans, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1346	Battle of Neville's Cross	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1640	Battle of Newburn	Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Siege of Newcastle	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1644	Battle of Boldon Hill	battle, Kingdom of Scotland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Newcastle Blitz	United Kingdom, Nazi Germany, aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
link	page		Grade I listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		British Listed Buildings page@		Wikidata
link	page		Cultural Inventory page@		Wikidata
link	page		Gatehouse Gazetteer page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II* listed building page@		Wikidata
link	page		Grade II listed park and garden page@		Wikidata
link	page		Historic England research records page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Heritage List for England page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tripadvisor page@		Wikidata
organisation	factory		Charles Mitchell and Company	shipyard	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1793	Sir James Laing and Sons	shipyard, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1840	William Doxford & Sons	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1852	Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company	business, enterprise, vehicle construction, shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1880	Swan Hunter	shipyard, shipbuilding, business, vehicle construction	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1954	Austin & Pickersgill	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1866	Clelands Shipbuilding Company	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1883	Blyth Shipbuilding Company	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1886	R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company	shipbuilding, locomotive manufacturing, business, enterprise	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1847	John Crown & Sons Ltd	shipbuilding company, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1850	A. Leslie and Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Coastal Artillery Battery on Blyth Links	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Gloucester Lodge Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery	anti-aircraft battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		The Battery In Wharton Park	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Tyne Turrets	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Wave Basin Battery Adjacent To Old South Pier	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	bunker		Blyth Area Control	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Durham Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, Royal Observer Corps, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Gosforth Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	Royal Air Force, bunker	Wikidata
site	bunker		Jesmond Dene ARP Headquarters	civil defense center	Wikidata
site	bunker		Newcastle Regional War Room	bunker	Wikidata
site	castle		Brancepeth Castle	castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Hylton Castle	English Heritage, building, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Prudhoe Castle	English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	601	Tynemouth Castle and Priory	military museum, historic house museum, fort, English Heritage, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1072	Durham Castle	historic house museum, university museum, castle	Wikidata
site	castle	1080	Newcastle upon Tyne Castle	historic house museum, archaeological site, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Clifford's Fort	building complex, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Clifford's Fort South And East Wall Facing River	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Clifford's Fort West And South West Wall	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		Arbeia South Shields Roman Fort	local authority museum, military museum, castrum	Wikidata
site	museum		HMS Trincomalee	preserved watercraft, museum ship, Royal Navy, frigate, tripadvisor	Wikidata
site	museum	1969	Durham Light Infantry Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1983	Military Vehicle Museum	transport museum, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1994	National Museum of the Royal Navy, Hartlepool	naval museum, maritime museum	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Elise	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS H41	shipwreck, H-class submarine, submarine	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Mollusc	armed yacht, shipwreck	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		HMS Unicity	naval trawler, shipwreck	Wikidata
commons	image		Hyltoncastleeee55		Commons
commons	image		Neale(1818) p1.266 - Hilton Castle, Durham		Commons
commons	image		Hyltoncastlebbb22		Commons
commons	image		Hylton Turrets		Commons
commons	image		Hylton Castle		Commons
commons	image		HYLTON CASTLE		Commons
commons	image		North face, Hylton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Gothic screen, east face, Hylton Castle		Commons
commons	image		Hylton Castle, c.1800		Commons
commons	image		Hylton Castle south face		Commons