History in Structure

Tattershall Castle

A Grade I Listed Building in Tattershall, Lincolnshire

  • Tattershall Castle

  • 3 tall circular stacks with embattled tops

  • The Roof of Tattershall Castle

  • Chimney piece in ground floor parlour

  • Stone stairs

  • Chimney piece in the principal state room

  • Passage

  • Chimney piece in the Privy Chamber

  • Tattershall Castle: detail from the Great Hall chimneypiece; the Treasurer’s Purse relating to Cromwell's position as Lord Treasurer & Tateshale (chequy, or and gules, a chief ermine)

  • Tattershall Castle: detail from the Great Hall chimneypiece; Albini (gules, a lion rampant, or) & Treasurer's Purse

  • Tattershall Castle: chimneypiece in the Private Chamber (third floor)

  • Tattershall Castle: detail from the Private Chamber (third floor) chimneypiece; arms of Ralph Cromwell (or a chief gules, over all a bend azure)

  • Tattershall Castle: detail from the Private Chamber (third floor) chimneypiece; arms of Deincourt (azure a fess dancetty between billets or)

  • Tattershall Castle: one of several windows with respect to former owners commissioned by Lord Curzon in 1918; Fortescue (azure, a bend engrailed, argent cotised or)

  • Great Tower from W

  • Possible stable block in outer "bailey"

  • Detail of fireplace on first floor. Cromwell's badge as Treasurer and his motto "N'ai je droit".

  • Guardhouse at bridge to inner "bailey"

  • Castle

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Entry Name: Tattershall Castle

Listing Date: 14 September 1966

Last Amended: 23 April 1987

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1215317

English Heritage Legacy ID: 400478

ID on this website: 101215317

Location: Tattershall, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, LN4

County: Lincolnshire

District: East Lindsey

Civil Parish: Tattershall

Built-Up Area: Coningsby Airfield

Traditional County: Lincolnshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lincolnshire

Church of England Parish: Tattershall Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Lincoln

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