Northborough Manor House

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Northborough Castle Farmhouse
Cambridgeshire, England
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The gatehouse to Northborough Castle
Coordinates grid reference TF151078
Type Fortified manor house
Site history
Materials Rubble masonry and dressed masonry[1]

Northborough Manor House, also known as Northborough Hall or Northborough Castle Farmhouse, is a medieval fortified manor house, and Grade I listed building in the village of Northborough in Cambridgeshire, England.[1]

History

Northborough Castle was built between 1333 and 1336 by Roger Northburgh, the Bishop of Lichfield; of the original manor, only the gatehouse and the hall still survive.[2] The result, according to historian Anthony Emery, was "one of the finest" fortified manors in Cambridgeshire.[3] The gatehouse is dominated by a huge gateway, which, whilst it did not have a drawbridge or portcullis, provided considerable protection to the manor behind it.[4] The hall typified the 14th century fashion for improved lighting, with bay windows placed regularly along the line of the hall, and was decorated with wall paintings.[5] Some 16th and 17th-century extensions to the castle were made.[6] Today, the castle is a Grade I listed building.[6]

See also

References

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  2. Astley, p.130: Emery (2006), p.174.
  3. Emery (2006), p.174.
  4. Emery (2006), p.185.
  5. Emery (2007), pp.50-1, 84.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Northborough Castle", the Gatehouse webpage, accessed 21 April 2011.

Bibliography

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