Ravensworth Castle (Tyne and Wear)
Ravensworth Castle is a ruined castle in the village of Lamesley in the English county of Tyne and Wear . It is considered a Scheduled Monument , and English Heritage has it as a Historic Building II *. Grade listed.
history
The previous owners from the 12th century included the FitzMarmaduke , Lumley and Gascoigne families . In 1607 the castle was bought by Thomas Liddell , a wealthy Newcastle-upon-Tyne merchant , and remained in the Liddell family for over 350 years .
In 1724 Sir Henry Liddell had a large mansion built in the courtyard, but Sir Thomas Liddell had it demolished in 1808 and replaced with a grand neo-Gothic house designed by John Nash . The Duke of Wellington was there in October 1827 as a guest.
The Liddell family gave up the castle as their seat around 1910. It was leased to a girls' school for a short time, but slowly fell into disrepair. Large parts were destroyed around 1952 by subsidence caused by mining. Some of the stones were used to expand Hindley Hall . English Heritage has added the ruinous remains to the Heritage at Risk Register .
Restoration Series
The castle appeared on the BBC television series Restoration . All 30 candidates in the series are also summarized in a book that was published after the series ended.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ravensworth Castle . Images of England. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ Phillip Wilkinson: Restoration - Discovering Britain's hidden architectural treasures . Headline Book Publishing, 2003. pp. 114-117.
Web links
- Ravensworth Castle and the Liddells . Sunnyside Local History Society.
- Ravensworth Castle, County Durham . Gatehouse Gazetteer.
- Ravensworth Castle . Images of England.
- Archs, Walls and Towers to West of Ravensworth Castle . Images of England.
- Ravensworth Castle, Nash House . Images of England.
- Stable Block and Gatehouses to East of Ravensworth . Images of England.
- Outer Courtyard Well, Ravensworth Castle . Images of England.
- Ravensworth + Castle . Heritage at Risk Register.
Coordinates: 54 ° 55 ′ 35.1 ″ N , 1 ° 38 ′ 19.5 ″ W.