Description

NZ 4238 CASTLE EDEN CASTLE EDEN DENE (South side)

10/7 The Castle

8.12.67

GV II*

Country house, c.1765 by William Newton for Rowland Burdon I; possibly altered and given Gothick details by Sir John Soane c.1780; later additions included palmhouse of 1863 by F.R. Hicks and north wing of 1893. Main block ashlar Hesleden limestone with slate roof; rubble rear. Prefabricated concrete palmhouse. Classical style with Gothick details. Symmetrical 3-storey, 7-bay front with canted 3-bay centre has single-storey 6-bay palmhouse with half-bay ends across ground floor. Palmhouse has central Tudor-arched entrance, flanking 4-light mullioned-and-transomed windows, embattled parapet with pinnacles and hipped glass roof. Main block has replaced 12-pane sashes and replaced 6-pane sashes to third storey; windows have depressed-pointed heads and hoodmoulds. Embattled parapet with slightly-projecting square corner turrets; low-pitched hipped roof with ridge chimneys. 5-bay returns and rear have similar details. 3-storey, 2-bay north wing has ground-floor bay windows with embattled parapets, 3-light mullioned windows above; eaves cornice, parapet and hipped slate roof.

Interior has neo-classical details: central hall, leading to oval saloon, has second-floor gallery running round 3 sides and supported on fourth side by screen of Ionic columns and end pilasters; domed roof light above. Several mid C18 chimneypieces and other contemporary fittings.

C20 additions not of special interest.

Listing NGR: NZ4275838792

External Links

• The Castle, Castle Eden at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7721568

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Recommended Books

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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6