Corby Castle is a Grade I listed building[1] and ancestral home of a cadet branch of the prominent Howard family situated on the southern edge of the village of Great Corby in northern Cumbria, England.
| Corby Castle | |
|---|---|
 Corby Castle with the River Eden in the foreground, 2003 | |
| Type | Tower House, developed into a Country House |
| Location | Great Corby |
| Coordinates | 54°52′47″N 2°49′35″W / 54.87971°N 2.82626°W |
| Area | Cumbria |
| Architect | Peter Nicholson |
| Architectural style(s) | Medieval and Georgian |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Corby Castle |
| Designated | 1 April 1957 |
| Reference no. | 1087717 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Cascade to West of Corby Castle |
| Designated | 1 April 1957 |
| Reference no. | 1335535 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Salmon Coops to South of Corby Castle |
| Designated | 1 April 1957 |
| Reference no. | 1087677 |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Wall and Gatepiers to East of Corby Castle |
| Designated | 1 April 1957 |
| Reference no. | 1087674 |
| Official name | Corby Castle |
| Designated | 1 July 1985 |
| Reference no. | 1000662 |
  Location of Corby Castle in Cumbria | |
History
editIt was originally built in the 13th century,[1] 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 (1563–1640), the third son of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, who added a two-storied L-shaped house onto the peel tower.[3]
Corby Castle has an early-18th century landscape garden.[4]
Henry Howard (1757–1842) inherited the estate from Sir Francis Howard, Lord William Howard's second son. The present façade was built for Henry by Peter Nicholson between April 1812 and September 1817.[5]
Robert Martin and Ian Yeates started a glassworks in the grounds of Corby Castle in 1986. They made a range of glass ornaments such as paperweights, perfume bottles and vases.[6] Their work is signed "Martin Yeates".
Subsequent sale and ownership
editCorby Castle was sold[7] by Sir John Howard-Lawson Bt.[8] and Lady Howard-Lawson in 1994 to Irish businessman and Ulster Unionist Party life peer Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond. The principal contents of the Castle were sold in 1994 through Phillips of Scotland.[9] Lord Ballyedmond carried out a total refurbishment of the castle, using it for both family and corporate entertainment.
It was listed for sale again in 2024, with an asking price of £15 million.[10]
In popular culture
editIn late 1981 Corby Castle was used as one of the main locations for the shooting of a five-part BBC mini-series. The dramatisation of Wilkie Collins' The Woman in White starred Diana Quick as Marian Halcombe.[11]
Nearby buildings
editCorby Bridge, a Grade I listed railway viaduct of 1834, is nearby.
See also
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References
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- ^ a b Historic England. "Corby Castle (1087717)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Britannia (1607) - William Camden
- ^ Charlie Emett "Discovering The Eden Valley" p109 ISBN 0-7509-4184-7
- ^ "Corby Castle".
- ^ Historic England Pastscape Number 11521
- ^ "Glassworks in a Castle (1986)". BBC.
- ^ Knight Frank & Rutley International Estate Agents
- ^ 6th Baronet, Born 6 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 18 May 1994.
- ^ https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/148992092#/?channel=RES_BUY
- ^ "The Woman in White (1982)".