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