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Preston Park Museum and Grounds
Preston Hall near Eaglescliffe in Stockton-on-Tees was a stately home built in 1825 for David Burton Fowler. When Fowler purchased the estate it included four farms, a quarry, and a brickworks.[1] In 1882 the Hall became home to the ship builder businessman Robert Ropner and his family. Stockton Corporation purchased the estate after the Second World War and on the 3rd of June 1953, Preston Hall was opened as a public museum. The Hall is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.
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PRESTON HALL MUSEUM - Stockton-on-Tees - List Entry
- "Late C18 or early Cl9 house with large later C19 additions. Original rectangular block with service wing. Pinkish brick with stone plinth and first floor band, cor- nice and blocking …
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Robert Ropner (1838 - 1924)
- Sir (Emil Hugo Oscar) Robert Ropner, 1st Baronet (1838 -1924) was a shipbuilder business man and later Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees. He was born in Magdeburg, Prussia in 1838, …
from https://historicengland.org.u…
PRESTON HALL MUSEUM - Stockton-on-Tees - List Entry
- "Late C18 or early Cl9 house with large later C19 additions. Original rectangular block with service wing. Pinkish brick with stone plinth and first floor band, cor- nice and blocking …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
Co-Curate Page
Robert Ropner (1838 - 1924)
- Sir (Emil Hugo Oscar) Robert Ropner, 1st Baronet (1838 -1924) was a shipbuilder business man and later Member of Parliament for Stockton-on-Tees. He was born in Magdeburg, Prussia in 1838, …
