Northborough Manor House

Northborough Castle Farmhouse
Cambridgeshire, England
The gatehouse to Northborough Castle
Northborough Castle Farmhouse
Coordinates 52°39′21″N 0°17′59″W / 52.6557°N 0.2998°W / 52.6557; -0.2998Coordinates: 52°39′21″N 0°17′59″W / 52.6557°N 0.2998°W / 52.6557; -0.2998
Grid reference 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

  • Astley, H. J. D. (1899) "Northborough church and manor house," in The Journal of the British Archaeological Association Vol. 5 pp. 129–40.
  • Emery, Anthony. (2007) Discovering Medieval Houses. Risborough, UK: Shire Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7478-0655-4.
  • Emery, Anthony. (2006) Greater Medieval Houses of England and Wales, 1300–1500: Southern England. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-58132-5.
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