Naworth Castle
Naworth Castle , also Naward Castle , is a castle about three kilometers east of the city of Brampton on the A69 in the English county of Cumbria . On the other side of the River Irthing , the Lanercost Priory is within sight . The castle was the seat of the Barons Dacre and is now the family seat of their descendants, the Earls of Carlisle . English Heritage has listed the castle as a Grade I Historic Building.
history
It is believed that the castle was built in the late 13th century. A donjon with a square floor plan and a moth come from this period . The castle was first mentioned in 1323 and in 1335 Ralph Dacre received royal permission to fortify the castle. Living quarters were added by Thomas Dacre at the beginning of the 16th century and in 1602 there were additional extensions for his successor, Lord William Howard . The enclosed garden from the 18th century is believed to be within the boundaries of the old moat .
Howard bought the Dacres family estate back from King James I and lodged himself, his children and his grandchildren in Naworth Castle. He had the castle restored, the property expanded and brought order to this part of the country. His family was big; his elder son and heir Philip was the grandfather of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Carlisle , and his younger son Francis was the ancestor of the Howards of Corby .
William Morris , the artist and socialist, stayed at the castle in August 1874. In a letter to Aglaia Coronio he wrote: “(...) everything is very pleasant. Ned and I spend our mornings in a very delightful room in one of the towers, which has not changed since William Howard from the time of Elizabeth I lived here: the whole place here is certainly the most poetic in England. "
From 1939 to 1940 the Rossall School was quartered in Naworth Castle, as it had to make its own buildings available to various government agencies. Philip Howard , brother and presumed heir of the 13th Earl of Carlisle, currently resides there.
various
- There is a well-preserved priest's hole in the castle .
- Francis Galton is believed to have invented the concept of correlation at Naworth Castle.
Individual evidence
- ^ Naworth Castle . Historic England. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
- ^ P. Henderson (Editor): The Letters of William Morris to His Family and Friends . Longmans, London 1950.
- ^ Karl Pearson: Life of Francis Galton . Volume 2. p. 393. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
Web links
- Priest Hole - Special Feature . medieval-castle.com.
- Naworth Castle . Historic Houses in Cumbria.
- Photos of Naworth Castle
Coordinates: 54 ° 57 ′ 20.2 " N , 2 ° 41 ′ 20" W.