Corby Castle
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Corby Castle is an ancestral home of the Howard family situated on the southern edge of the village of Great Corby in northern Cumbria, England.
It was originally built in the 13th [1] century as a red sandstone tower house by the Salkeld Family, who also owned the nearby Salkeld Hall of similar age. [2]
It was sold in 1611 to Lord William Howard, the third son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, who added a 2 storied L-shaped house onto the peel tower. [3]
The present facade was built for Henry Howard by Peter Nicholson between April 1812 and September 1817. [4]. Henry Howard had inherited the estate from Sir Francis Howard, Lord William Howard's second son.
Corby Castle was sold[5] by Sir John Howard-Lawson Bt.[6] and Lady Howard-Lawson in 1994 to Northern Irish businessman Edward Haughey. The principal contents of the Castle were sold in 1994 through Phillips of Scotland.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ English Heritage Images of England Number 77719
- ^ Britannia (1607) - William Camden
- ^ Charlie Emett "Discovering The Eden Valley" p109 ISBN 0-7509-4184-7
- ^ English Heritage Pastscape Number 11521
- ^ Knight Frank & Rutley International Estate Agents
- ^ 6th Baronet, Born 6th June 1934, educated Ampleforth College, Married 1960 - Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage
- ^ Phillips of Scotland Catalogue - The Principal Contents of Corby Castle, Cumbria. Sale Number 3256. Auction on the premises Wednesday the 18th of May, 1994.
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