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
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