This metal chair records John Burdon, the creator of Hardwick Park in the 1750s
It notes that his fortune was due his fathers mining interests.
Quarrington, Durham: leasehold coal mines
Sedgefield, Durham: 2 copyholds
Bishop Middleham, Durham: 7 copyhold pitmen’s houses in Cornforth
Coxhoe, Durham: lead and coal mines, lands
Tynemouth, Northumberland: 1/16 share in freehold coal mine at Chirton