Lea Castle, England

Lea Castle
Lea Castle
	Surviving gatehouse in 2010
General information
Architectural style	Neo Gothic
Town or city	Wolverley, England
Country	United Kingdom
Completed	1762
Demolished	1945
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Edward Knight;

Lea Castle is a ruined Grade II listed Neo Gothic mock castle mansion near Wolverley, England.

History

Lea Castle was built by Edward Knight in 1762.^[1] John Brown bought the house in 1823.^[2] By 1848 it was owned by the Brown-Westhead family.^[2]

The house was auctioned in 1933 but by 1939 it was dilapidated. Lea Castle was demolished in 1945. It was designated as a Scheduled Monument on June 15, 2003.^[3] Today, only the north lodges and gateway survive, dating to the 19th and 20th centuries.^[4]

References

^ Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, (1968), 124
^ ^a ^b "Lea Castle". Lost Heritage. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ Historic England. "NORTH LODGES AND GATEWAY OF LEA CASTLE (1296589)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
^ BoE, p 124; Reid, P: Burke's and Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume II, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcester- shire, 1980, p 215

52°24′43″N 2°14′04″W / 52.41191°N 2.23455°W / 52.41191; -2.23455

[1] Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Worcestershire, (1968), 124

[Lea1-2] "Lea Castle". Lost Heritage. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[Eherit-3] Historic England. "NORTH LODGES AND GATEWAY OF LEA CASTLE (1296589)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 October 2021.

[4] BoE, p 124; Reid, P: Burke's and Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume II, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcester- shire, 1980, p 215

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