St. Clare Castle

Last updated February 23, 2019

St. Clare Castle was a castellated mansion in Appley on the Isle of Wight. It was the family seat of St Clare, Appley. Her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Prince Consort visited several times, while Princess Alice and Prince Louis honeymooned at St. Clare in 1862.^[1] St. Clare Castle is situated on the coast, about a mile east of Ryde. It was the seat of Colonel Francis Vernon-Harcourt. The grounds and gardens are extensive.^[2]

Appley is an area of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.. Until the early 1960s, it was largely based on the former English country house of Appley Towers and neighbouring Appley Farm. The area's character changed with the construction of the Appley housing estate - a development of mainly detached houses and bungalows, built on either side of the B3330 Ryde to St Helens road. The names of the roads on the estate relate mostly either to proximity of the sea or refer to Cumbrian lakes. The area to the north of the Appley housing estate is now a public park, with the Solent beyond. The stone-built tower by the sea wall dates from the days this land was the property of the Hutt family, as does the parkland itself, the latter being laid out to a design by Humphry Repton in 1798. In 2008, Appley Park became the first open space on the Isle of Wight to be awarded a Green Flag. The large villa just off the B3330 road, known previously as "Little Appley" at one time accommodated a school, as shown by the remaining sports field which adjoins it. This field is the home of archery club Wight Bowmen. The former school building now operates as a hotel and restaurant under the name Appley Manor. Appley House was the residence of Mr. Clayton.

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References

↑ "Augustus George Vernon-Harcourt 1834 - 1919". Ryde Social Heritage Group. October 9, 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
↑ White, William (1878). History, gazetteer, and directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Now in the public domain. ed.). pp. 485–. Retrieved 7 July 2011.

Coordinates: 50°43′29″N1°08′04″W / 50.7246659°N 1.1344886°W / 50.7246659; -1.1344886

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[rshg.org.uk2007-1] "Augustus George Vernon-Harcourt 1834 - 1919". Ryde Social Heritage Group. October 9, 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2011.

[White1878-2] White, William (1878). History, gazetteer, and directory of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (Now in the public domain. ed.). pp. 485–. Retrieved 7 July 2011.