Lea Castle, England

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Lea Castle
Lea Castle Gatehouse - geograph.org.uk - 2122747.jpg
Surviving gatehouse in 2010
Lea Castle, England
General information
Architectural style Neo Gothic
Town or city Wolverley, England
CountryUnited Kingdom
Completed1762
DemolishedPartly in 1945 [1]
Design and construction
Architect(s)
  • Edward Knight

Lea Castle is a ruined Grade II listed Neo Gothic mock castle mansion near Wolverley, England.

History

Lea Castle was built by Edward Knight in 1762. [2] John Brown bought the house in 1823. [1] By 1848 it was owned by the Brown-Westhead family. [1]

The house was auctioned in 1933 but by 1939 it was dilapidated. Lea Castle was then partially demolished in 1945. It was designated as a Scheduled Monument on June 15, 2003. [3] Today, only the north lodges and gateway survive, dating to the 19th and 20th centuries. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lea Castle". Lost Heritage. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, (1968), 124
  3. ↑ Historic England. "NORTH LODGES AND GATEWAY OF LEA CASTLE (1296589)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  4. ↑ BoE, p 124; Reid, P: Burke's and Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume II, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcester- shire, 1980, p 215

52°24′43″N2°14′04″W / 52.41191°N 2.23455°W / 52.41191; -2.23455

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