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