Chipchase Castle

Chipchase Castle is a 17th-century Jacobean mansion incorporating a substantial 14th-century pele tower, which stands north of Hadrian's Wall, near Wark on Tyne, between Bellingham and Hexham in Northumberland, England. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building.[1]

Chipchase Castle
Northumberland, England
Chipchase Castle
Location in Northumberland
Coordinates55.0756°N 2.186°W / 55.0756; -2.186
Grid referenceNY882757

History

The Heron family acquired the Manor of Chipchase by the marriage of Walter Heron to the Chipchase heiress. He built a massive four-storey battlemented tower house on the site of an earlier house in the mid-14th century.[2][3]

In 1621, Cuthbert Heron (High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1625) demolished the house and built a fine Jacobean mansion, leaving the tower standing and attached to the new house.[3] His first son George was killed at the Battle of Marston Moor in 1644 in the service of Charles I. His second son Cuthbert was created a Baronet by Charles II (see Heron Baronets), but he experienced financial problems which eventually led to the sale of the estate by the Herons early in the 18th century.

John Reed, a Newcastle upon Tyne banker, bought the estate in 1734 and carried out major alterations to the castle, including a classical façade to the old tower. The failure of Reed's family bank caused his descendants to sell the estate to the Greys of Backworth in 1821 to defray debts.

Today

The castle is privately owned. It is associated with Paul Torday, the author of the novel Salmon Fishing in the Yemen, which was made into a popular film. He lived there with his second wife Penelope (née Taylor), who inherited the estate, and reportedly did much to help manage it.[4]

The grounds are open to the public but the Castle is open to the public only in June.[5]

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References
  1. Historic England. "Chipchase Castle (1155161)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. Keys to the Past Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Structures of the North East Archived 2005-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Langdon, Julia (2013-12-19). "Paul Torday obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-27.
  5. "Chipchase Castle - Weddings - Fishing - Shooting - England, Northumberland". chipchasecastle.com. Retrieved 7 August 2015.


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