Description

WETHERAL GREAT CORBY
NY 4754
15/137 Corby Castle

1. 4.57.
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Castle. C13 tower house encased in later buildings: additions c1630 and c1690,
with present facade built between April 1812 and September 1817, by Peter
Nicholson for Henry Howard. Red sandstone ashlar, slate roofs. 3 storeys, 5
bays to south front, which has tetrastyle Greek Doric porch, flanked by arcaded
loggia above which is a central tripartite window and a Diocletian window on 2nd
floor. West face of 3 storeys, 7 bays, has open Greek Doric loggia connected to
central recessed bays: both facades have cornice surmounted by the Corby lion
(heraldic device of the Howard family). Interior includes; Grecian entrance
hall with moulded plasterwork to ceilings and niches; 1720's main staircase of 3
flights, with twisted balusters and ramped handrail; medieval spiral staircase
in original tower; mural paintings of Alpine scenes by Matthew Nutter of
Carlisle, in bedrooms. Set in grounds laid-out between 1708 and 1729 by Thomas
Howard, incorporating many buildings and features listed separately. See
Country Life, 7 January 1954, p.32-35, 14 January, p.92-95.

Listing NGR: NY4708954201

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Corby Castle at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5169810

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