TODAY'S From the Archive picks up on the theme of lost Darlington mansions. Four of today's pictures are from the late 1880s and come from the Maddison archive – a collection that we introduced last week.

It has been lent to us by Doreen and Geoff Spence, of Darlington, and it comes from the Maddison family of quarry-owners who worked in Weardale and Teesdale until their business was sold to Tarmac in 1962. One of the pictures here shows The Lindens, the Darlington villa of the business founder.

To complete the story from over the page, we have a couple more lost Blackwell mansions. It is incredible to think that in this tiny place there was Blackwell Grange, Blackwell Hall, Blackwell Hill and Blackwell Manor – only the Grange survives.

And finally, next to Red Hall in The Northern Echo archive, there was a picture of Red House, a property of which we had never heard before. If you have any thoughts, information or memories on this or any of today's lost mansions, please email chris.lloyd@nne.co.uk

The Northern Echo: CHARLATAN'S HOME: Uplands was the twin of Hummersknott, built about 1864 by Joseph Pease for his daughter, Rachael, but she, with her husband Charles Leatham, moved to Gunnergate Hall at Marton, Middlesbrough, so Jonathan Edmund Backhouse took it over

CHARLATAN’S HOME: Uplands was the twin of Hummersknott, built about 1864 by Joseph Pease for his daughter, Rachael, but she, with her husband Charles Leatham, moved to Gunnergate Hall at Marton, Middlesbrough, so Jonathan Edmund Backhouse took it over.

His son, Sir Edmund, was born here in 1873, and he became one of the greatest scoundrels of the 20th Century.

He became a Chinese scholar, moved to Peking, struck up a sexual relationship with the Empress and became a dealer in ancient Chinese manuscripts.

He was involved in the Bodleian library at Oxford University spending thousands of pounds on 1,000-year-old documents which turned out to be forged.

His birthplace was demolished in the 1970s as the Hummersknott estate expanded.

The Northern Echo: PEASES' PLACES: Hummersknott, in the foreground, with Uplands behind were both built around 1864 by Joseph Pease (whose statue stands in Darlington's High Row) for his children. Son Arthur lived in Hummersknott which, since 1930, as been a Roman C

PEASES’ PLACES: Hummersknott, in the foreground, with Uplands behind were both built around 1864 by Joseph Pease (whose statue stands in Darlington’s High Row) for his children.

Son Arthur lived in Hummersknott which, since 1930, as been a Roman Catholic school.

Although it still stands, it had been engulfed by Carmel College.

The Northern Echo: VILLA RESIDENCE: The Lindens, on Coniscliffe Road, was built in 1865 for Henry Maddison, who founded the mineral business of Ord & Maddison. Behind it is The Knoll. Both properties survive, although in the 1890s Linden Avenue was built on their substantia

VILLA RESIDENCE: The Lindens, on Coniscliffe Road, was built in 1865 for Henry Maddison, who founded the mineral business of Ord & Maddison. Behind it is The Knoll.

Both properties survive, although in the 1890s Linden Avenue was built on their substantial gardens.

The Northern Echo: LOST TWIN: Woodburn was built in 1866 by John Pease (brother of Joseph the statue) as a wedding present for his daughter Sophia. John also built Elm Ridge nearby for himself to live in. Elm Ridge survives as a Methodist church, but Woodburn was demolished

LOST TWIN: Woodburn was built in 1866 by John Pease (brother of Joseph the statue) as a wedding present for his daughter Sophia.

John also built Elm Ridge nearby for himself to live in.

Elm Ridge survives as a Methodist church, but Woodburn was demolished in 1935, and Woodburn Drive was built on top of it.

Most of the 1930s houses have bits of its fancy stonework built into them as features.

The Northern Echo: ANCIENT SEAT: Blackwell Hill was built in 1875 on the site of Blackwell Manor, a centuries old house which had fallen down by 1850. Eliza Barclay built it, but never lived there as she made it into a school for working-class girls to learn to become serva

ANCIENT SEAT: Blackwell Hill was built in 1875 on the site of Blackwell Manor, a centuries old house which had fallen down by 1850.

Eliza Barclay built it, but never lived there as she made it into a school for working-class girls to learn to become servants and so escape from grinding poverty.

This picture was taken in 1972 and presumably shows the developers who were about to knock it down and build the houses of Farr Holme on its spot.

Its lodge house, a lonely, curious building halfway up Blackwell hill on the A66, survives.

The Northern Echo: FAMOUS BIRTHPLACE: Blackwell Manor – originally known as Blackwell Cottage – was a surprisingly large property given that the Allan family also owned the even larger properties of Blackwell Grange and Blackwell Hall. Here, in 1904, film director Sir A

FAMOUS BIRTHPLACE: Blackwell Manor – originally known as Blackwell Cottage – was a surprisingly large property given that the Allan family also owned the even larger properties of Blackwell Grange and Blackwell Hall.

Here, in 1904, film director Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan was born.

It was demolished in the mid-1960s and replaced with a Mormon church.

The Northern Echo: DEMOLITION DAY: While pulling together these articles, this picture fell out of the Echo archive. A typewritten note on the back says it was taken on November 17, 1973. It says: "The gaunt outline of Red House, at the junction of Carmel Road and Stai

DEMOLITION DAY: While pulling together these articles, this picture fell out of the Echo archive.

A typewritten note on the back says it was taken on November 17, 1973.

It says: “The gaunt outline of Red House, at the junction of Carmel Road and Staindrop Road, which is being demolished to make way for 14 executive type houses on the three acres site.

Red House was built about 1890 and in 1894 Henry Backhouse was recorded as living there.

Until fairly recently, it was occupied by the Doggart family.”

It must have been where Compton Grove is today and, of course, the Doggarts had many famous department stores across south Durham.

The Northern Echo: FILM STAR: Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan was born in Blackwell Manor in 1904 and, after seeing a panto at Darlington Hippodrome, fell in love with showbiz. His career started helping Ravel and Stravinsky make records. He drew up the first recording contract

FILM STAR: Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan was born in Blackwell Manor in 1904 and, after seeing a panto at Darlington Hippodrome, fell in love with showbiz.

His career started helping Ravel and Stravinsky make records. He drew up the first recording contract for Gracie Fields, and then moved into film directing.

He is best known for Brief Encounter (1945) and his his final film was Ryan’s Daughter (1970), starring Robert Mitchum.

He married superstar Valerie Hobson, and is pictured in 1997 returning to unveil a plaque near his birthplace – Blackwell Manor, of course, had been replaced by a Mormon church. Sir Anthony died in 2003, aged 98.