Brampton Bryan Castle
BRAMPTON BRYAN CASTLE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1082066
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Brampton Bryan Castle
- Statutory Address:
- BRAMPTON BRYAN CASTLE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1082066
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Brampton Bryan Castle
- Statutory Address 1:
- BRAMPTON BRYAN CASTLE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BRAMPTON BRYAN CASTLE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Brampton Bryan
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 37030 72577
Details
SO 37 SE BRAMPTON BRYAN CP -
5/27 Brampton Bryan Castle
11.6.59
GV I
Castle ruins: Early and late C14. Sandstone rubble and sandstone dressings. Irregular plan consisting of round gatehouse towers, aligned east/west, between which is a long north/south passage leading to earlier inner gatehouse. Probably formerly three storeys: South elevation has pair of embattled roughly cylindrical round towers linked by two superimposed moulded arches both two-centred Beneath the springing point of the upper arch is a moulded frieze decorated with ball flowers. Both of the arches die into their jambs. The left tower has moulded label over a moulded lancet, two loops beneath and a square small opening above. Right tower has similar fenestration but with a smaller cinquefoil headed two-centred opening. Octagonal central chimney shaft, possibly C16. North elevation has two trefoil-headed openings, one to each former floor above large two-centred entrance arch. Interior has portcullis slots, ogee-headed entry into west tower and a two-centred entry to east tower. (BoE, p 82; RCHM, Vol III, p 20.) Sched AM County No 135.
Listing NGR: SO3703272579
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 149493
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire III North West, (1934), 20
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, (1963), 82
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 20 Hereford and Worcester,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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