Callaly Castle
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Callaly Castle is a Grade I listed building and a substantial country house to the north of the village of Callaly
, which is some 9 miles (14 km) to the west of Alnwick
, Northumberland
, England.
It is situated near the site of a 12th century motte
castle. A pele tower
was built in the 14th or 15th century and this was subsequently incorporated, as the west wing, of a new house built by John Clavering in 1619. The first major additions were made in 1676 by architect Robert Trollope
. In 1707 further alterations were made which more or less concealed all the earlier features.
The castle was for many years the home of the Clavering family
and incorporated a Roman Catholic chapel which was deconsecrated when the Claverings sold the property in 1877.
Alterations were made in the 18th and 19th centuries followed by major restoration work by the new owner Alexander Browne in the 1890s.
In 1987 it was divided into residential wings by the architect Kit Martin
.
Callaly
Callaly is a village in Northumberland, England. It is about to the west of Alnwick. The main A697 road is away.- Governance :Callaly is in the parliamentary constituency of Berwick-upon-Tweed.- Landmarks :...
, which is some 9 miles (14 km) to the west of Alnwick
Alnwick
Alnwick is a small market town in north Northumberland, England. The town's population was just over 8000 at the time of the 2001 census and Alnwick's district population was 31,029....
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
, England.
It is situated near the site of a 12th century motte
Motte-and-bailey
A motte-and-bailey is a form of castle, with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade...
castle. A pele tower
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
was built in the 14th or 15th century and this was subsequently incorporated, as the west wing, of a new house built by John Clavering in 1619. The first major additions were made in 1676 by architect Robert Trollope
Robert Trollope
Robert Trollope was a 17th century English architect, born in Yorkshire, who worked mainly in Northumberland and Durham.His work includes:-* Eshott Hall about 1660* Capheaton Hall 1667-8* Cliffords Fort, North Shields 1672* Callaly Castle 1676...
. In 1707 further alterations were made which more or less concealed all the earlier features.
The castle was for many years the home of the Clavering family
Clavering Baronets
The Baronetcy of Clavering of Axwell was created in the Baronetage of England on 5 June 1661 for James Clavering, the grandson of James Clavering , a merchant adventurer of Newcastle upon Tyne, who was mayor of that city and who bought the estate of Axwell Park, near Blaydon, Northumberland in...
and incorporated a Roman Catholic chapel which was deconsecrated when the Claverings sold the property in 1877.
Alterations were made in the 18th and 19th centuries followed by major restoration work by the new owner Alexander Browne in the 1890s.
In 1987 it was divided into residential wings by the architect Kit Martin
Kit Martin
Kit Martin is an English architect and country house property developer.-Career:Martin is the son of Sir Leslie Martin, Professor of Architecture at the University of Cambridge. Since the 1970s Martin has specialised in the saving and restoration of country houses, by dividing them into smaller...
.