Robert Trollope was a 17th-century English architect, born in Yorkshire, who worked mainly in Northumberland and Durham.
His work includes:
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: <blockquote> Here lies Robert Trollop <br> Who made yon stones roll up <br> When death took his soul up <br> His body filled this hole up </blockquote>