Patrington

[warkworth]

Can anyone identify a building in Patrington, perhaps no longer in existence?  I have a scan of an official photograph of soldiers of the Cameron Highlanders, captioned Whitehills (Patrington) after Dunkirk 1940, taken in front of an old, brick-built manor house.  I'm not an expert in architecture, but I'd guess Georgian, early 19th century. Unfortunately, the scan of the photo is too large to attach to this message.

There are two pairs of fluted columns on either side of the portico, three windows on the first floor and two windows, set in shallow arches to each side of the entrance.  You can just see other parts of the house to the sides.  The part to the right seems to have a curving roof, indicating a rounded bay or tower. I no longer have the original picture, as I donated it with other photos and items to the Highlanders' Museum at Fort George. 

I don't know Patrington and my efforts to trace a place of this name, or locate a picture of anything similar, in online sources have been unsuccessful.

I'd be very grateful for any help.
Many thanks
Joyce

[Bee]

Hi
Could it be Whitehall instead of Whitehills?
There is a White Hall at Winestead which is a stones throw from Patrington, just a possibility.

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-166573-the-white-hall-patrington-#.VoeyibaLRkg

Bee
 

[Treetotal]

Nice one Bee...and here is an image for comparison to yours Warkworth:

http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=166573

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-528000-423000/picture/3

Carol

[warkworth]

Thank you both - I think this could well be the house.  The photograph on the Images of England site would have been taken from the right side of the house on my picture.  It looks as though the photographer must have got the name wrong. Although I no longer have the original, it was printed along the bottom of the frame.

Having glanced through some other scans, I think I may have another taken there, but there's not enough of the building visible to be sure.

If anyone would like to see the main photo, please send me a PM with an email address and I'll attempt to send it as an attachment.

Thanks again to Bee and Carol
All the best
Joyce