Northborough Manor House

Northborough Castle Farmhouse
Cambridgeshire, England

The gatehouse to Northborough Castle
Northborough Castle Farmhouse
Coordinates grid reference TF151078
Type Fortified manor house
Site history
Materials Rubble masonry and dressed masonry[1]

Northborough Manor House, also known as Northborough Hall or Northborough Castle Farmhouse, is a medieval fortified manor house, and Grade I listed building in the village of Northborough in Cambridgeshire, England.[1]

History

Northborough Castle was built between 1333 and 1336 by Roger Northburgh, the Bishop of Lichfield; of the original manor, only the gatehouse and the hall still survive.[2] The result, according to historian Anthony Emery, was "one of the finest" fortified manors in Cambridgeshire.[3] The gatehouse is dominated by a huge gateway, which, whilst it did not have a drawbridge or portcullis, provided considerable protection to the manor behind it.[4] The hall typified the 14th century fashion for improved lighting, with bay windows placed regularly along the line of the hall, and was decorated with wall paintings.[5] Some 16th and 17th-century extensions to the castle were made.[6] Today, the castle is a Grade I listed building.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1126697)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. Astley, p.130: Emery (2006), p.174.
  3. Emery (2006), p.174.
  4. Emery (2006), p.185.
  5. Emery (2007), pp.50-1, 84.
  6. 1 2 "Northborough Castle", the Gatehouse webpage, accessed 21 April 2011.

Bibliography

Coordinates: 52°39′21″N 0°17′59″W / 52.6557°N 0.2998°W / 52.6557; -0.2998

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