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Ravensworth Castle is a ruined building at Lamesley near Gateshead in County Durham. The building has been destroyed and rebuilt a number of times and at one time it was the oldest fortified house in County Durham, but now all that remains of the Castle are the two towers. The castle may have started as a solar tower, which could have been added to an existing manor house in approximately 1315. Further towers appear to have been added incrementally throughout the course of the fourteenth century. Early owners included Fitz-Marmaduke, Viscount Lumley and Gascoigne. In 1607, the castle was purchased by Thomas Liddell, a wealthy Newcastle-upon-Tyne merchant. Liddell and his family would hold onto the estate for the following 300 years, much of their fortune would come from coal mining on the land beginning in the early 17th century. It is within the council area of Gateshead. More...
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1016975.
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.926133,-1.6391516
Grid Reference: NZ 2322 5910
Civil Parish: Lamesley CP
Council Area: Gateshead CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 304048
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Ravensworth_Castle,_Durham_304048
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In 1724 Sir Henry Liddell built a substantial mansion within the curtilage of the castle but this was demolished in 1808 by Sir Thomas Liddell, and replaced by a grand house designed in the Gothic Revival style by architect John Nash. The Duke of Wellington was entertained there in October 1827.
Around 1935, the family began mining for coal directly under the house, with demolition of the building starting around the same time. The intention was to use the wreckage to build a model village, but with the interruption of World War II, only three houses were created. The majority of the house had been demolished by 1953. It is a grade II listed building and was featured in the BBC's television programme 'Restoration'.
Historic England Scheduled Monument 1016975.
Place Type: Mediæval Castle
Historic County: Durham
Lat, Long: 54.926133,-1.6391516
Grid Reference: NZ 2322 5910
Civil Parish: Lamesley CP
Council Area: Gateshead CA
Strategic Authority Area: North East SA
Police Area: Northumbria PA
GBPN ID: 304048
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Ravensworth_Castle,_Durham_304048
Peruse Durham on WikishireIn 1724 Sir Henry Liddell built a substantial mansion within the curtilage of the castle but this was demolished in 1808 by Sir Thomas Liddell, and replaced by a grand house designed in the Gothic Revival style by architect John Nash. The Duke of Wellington was entertained there in October 1827.
Around 1935, the family began mining for coal directly under the house, with demolition of the building starting around the same time. The intention was to use the wreckage to build a model village, but with the interruption of World War II, only three houses were created. The majority of the house had been demolished by 1953. It is a grade II listed building and was featured in the BBC's television programme 'Restoration'.