Tyne and Wear HER(8183): Ravensworth Castle, nineteenth century house (Nash house) - Details
8183
Gateshead
Ravensworth Castle, nineteenth century house (Nash house)
Ravensworth
NZ25NW
Domestic
House
Country House
Early Modern
C19
Ruined Building
Ruin. Remains of Ravensworth Castle. By Nash 1808, for Sir Thomas Liddell.
Ashlar sandstone; Castle style. 4 storeys with door opening at ground floor,
2-light window opening under label moulds at first and second floor. Ruined third floor window opening. Historical note: some building work designed Sir Thomas' son Thomas Henry Liddell, about 1822. Building completed 1846. LISTED GRADE 2*
2321
5909
NZ23215909
Department of National Heritage, List of Buildings of Special architectural or Historic Interest, 11/67; Gateshead Council, 1999, Conservation Area Policy Guidelines, Strategies and Character Statements, Ravensworth Conservation Area, pp 61-63; Grace McCombie, 2009, Newcastle and Gateshead - Pevsner Architectural Guide, p. 13; North Archaeological Associates, 2006, Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead; North of England Civic Trust, 2008, Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead, Conservation Plan; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2016, Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead - Watching Brief; Northern Archaeological Associates, 2014, Ravensworth Castle, Gateshead - Building Recording