William Barnfather
William Barnfather was born in 1789, in Northamptonshire. He came to Alnwick around 1825 as architect to the Duke of Northumberland. His first major build was Northumberland Hall, in 1826. Although it is Grade-1 listed it never seems to have been widely admired. George Tate wrote that it “casts a dark shadow over the marketplace“. … Continue reading William Barnfather