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Latitude: 55.6525 / 55°39'9"N
Longitude: -2.006 / 2°0'21"W
OS Eastings: 399720
OS Northings: 639886
OS Grid: NT997398
Mapcode National: GBR G3F2.HK
Mapcode Global: WH9Z4.5601
Plus Code: 9C7VMX3V+2J
Entry Name: Barmoor Castle
Listing Date: 15 May 1986
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1156023
English Heritage Legacy ID: 237794
ID on this website: 101156023
Location: Northumberland, TD15
County: Northumberland
Civil Parish: Lowick
Traditional County: Northumberland
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Northumberland
Church of England Parish: Lowick and Kyloe St John the Baptist
Church of England Diocese: Newcastle
Tagged with: Tower house Gothic Revival English country house Country house
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LOWICK
BARMOOR
Barmoor Castle
GV
II*
Country house. Largely 1801 by Patterson of Edinburgh but incorporating earlier
masonry and with building continuing throughout the C19. Ashlar with Lakeland
slate roof. A building of classical character but in castellated Tudor style.
Entrance front, main block: 3 storeys, 3 bays with a 4-storey central tower porch
projecting and having diagonal corners with a single-storey bow-fronted entrance
between. 2-leaf, 6-panelled door in tripartite doorcase with segmental fanlight.
Mullioned-and-transomed windows under hoodmoulds. Tower has heavy corbel table
under battlements. Flanking bays have moulded cornice beneath battlements.
2 bays to right in similar style, and round corner tower are part of banqueting
wing on right return.
Banqueting wing: 2 storeys, 7 bays with central 3-bay shallow bow window, and
round corner towers.
Rear facade similar but the central bow is 3 storeys high and set in tower-like
projection.
Interior has oval entrance hall with niches. 3-storey cantilevered stair with
wrought-iron balusters; oval glass dome over. Main rooms on 1st floor including
oval room above entrance with anthemion frieze and Chinese wallpaper. Oval
saloon with glass dome and 8 doors, 4 with pediments and 4 with decorative
sopraporte. The room behind this has a swivel fireplace which was shared with
the saloon. Many good fireplaces.
Banqueting wing roofless and decaying at time of survey.
Listing NGR: NT9972039886
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