ruined palace fortress yorkshire england built privately owned open public originally consisted ranges built central courtyard tower corner structure entered gatehouse east wall facing village executed passed royal control occasional periods granted people castle royal control returned family 5th earl northumberland refurbished castle gardens bringing standard royal properties castle embedded ornamental landscape gardens laid time castle founded created later intended high status residence fortress besieged held parliament english civil war demolished nearly years later damaged fire remains ground building south range history later middle ages family major land owning yorkshire 14th century saw properties spread northumberland yorkshire remained important held manor early 14th century granted documented probably built spent nearly years abroad soldier diplomatic active royal sphere friends according archaeologist architectural historian built residence reflecting earl pedigree distinguished state service gave influence south wales relations deteriorated partly delays payment nephew rose armed rebellion july thomas joined rebellion culminated battle captured days later july beheaded property including castle subsequently confiscated crown ownership castle swapped crown reigning monarch chose grant short periods given 4th earl northumberland returning family son 5th earl northumberland undertook extensive programme refurbishment castle interior gardens time richest men england compiled time details day day domestic activities castles historians study late medieval household died succeeded son 6th earl northumberland popular revolt rule henry_viii partly response dissolution monasteries rebels yorkshire led october sought support family travelled castle tried persuade time suffering illness join rebellion initially opposed eventually gave control castle fallen younger brothers died surviving brother inherit imprisoned role crown resumed control henry_viii visited nights antiquarian visited wrote castle proper trent newly castle fair great squared stone gave surviving description castle gardens noting fair moat castle garrisoned english civil war time badly damaged time estimated damaged castle surrounding area repair partially demolished occasions demolition work focused castle contemporary letter noting parliament agents care preserving materials pitched stones ground destruction extensive years later 10th earl northumberland ordered demolish remain south range castle earl allowed use surviving range manor house damage confined castle buildings probably affected ornamental landscape castle remained family century passed lands castle inherited assumed later occupied tenant farmer february caused fire castle remaining wing trying clear chimney report months later gentleman magazine noted loss truly national significance farm continued leased tenants farmhouse stands built castle partially covered ivy castle farm sold family site today grade listed ruin scheduled monument remains include earthworks indicating moat parts castle remains towers south range building fragment thought according site investigated held watching brief state site deteriorated point included heritage risk register natural england invested repairing castle longer considered risk removed register included architectural landscape surveys carried funding landscape survey architecture castle laid ranges square courtyard corner tower centre east storey gatehouse clockwise north east corner towers named constable tower constable ran castle daily basis lived lord tower kitchen tower opposite gatehouse castle west range great hall lord tower south west contained owner accommodation private rooms based architectural similarities castles historian suggested castle built quarter 14th century career designed great tower castle worked properties archaeologist suggests designed difficult believe designed independently landscape village pre dates castle recorded book castle built west end settlement main roads unclear centre castle built entirely new site castle given multiple gardens likely resulted parts village built river flows north south feet west castle gardens castle probably created time castle built documentary evidence indicates century gardens located south castle probably south moat castle moat garden south moat garden new garden laid north castle old covered acre brick wall later enclosed wet moat old garden contained orchard bowling walking popular nobility 16th century onwards contained storey 15th century building known school house 5th earl northumberland read house built inside south west corner moat probably built 16th century dilapidated state base court enclosed area added castle gatehouse main complex built unclear wetland areas south east castle emulate mere type broad shallow lake dating uncertain 16th century quality gardens ornamental landscape paralleled interior renovated buildings possibly gardens royal properties
Wressle Castle