Ravensworth Castle, nineteenth century house (Nash house)
Ravensworth Castle, nineteenth century house (Nash house)
HER Number
8183
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Ravensworth Castle, nineteenth century house (Nash house)
Place
Ravensworth
Map Sheet
NZ25NW
Class
Domestic
Site Type: Broad
House
Site Type: Specific
Country House
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Hanoverian 1714 to 1837
Form of Evidence
Ruined Building
Description
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*
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*
Easting
423210
Northing
559090
Grid Reference
NZ423210559090
Sources
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