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Lumley Castle
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Lomley
In the civil parish of Little Lumley.
In the historic county of Durham; County Palatinate of (Modern Authority of Durham, 1974 county of County Durham).
Sir Ralph Lumley obtained licences from Bishop Skirlaw in 1389 and from Richard II in 1392 to crenellate and rebuild his castle at Lumley. In plan, the castle is a quadrangle enclosing a square courtyard with a large tower at each corner. These towers are rectangular with their greatest length east and west. Access to the courtyard is gained by a vaulted passage on the east side. Externally, the outline of the original buildings has changed little, although many of the windows have been replaced by some of C16 and C18 date. The east range of buildings contains the remains of an earlier Manor House. Licence for a chapel was granted in 1432.
A Durham licence
to crenellate was
granted in 1389.
A Confirmation licence
to crenellate was
granted in 1392 Oct 24.
This is a
Grade 1 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 109387)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is NZ28785105
This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is
24697
This site's County Historic Environment Record (formerly
Sites and Monuments Record) number is D11009 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s
is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website.
- Web site links
- Books
- Hislop, M., 2007, John Lewyn of Durham: a medieval mason in practice (Oxford: John and Erica Hedges: BAR British series no438)
Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles and Tower Houses of County Durham (Malvern) p42-5
Jackson, M.J., 1996, Castles of Durham and Cleveland (Carlise) p42-4
Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p117-21, 159
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p30-1
Corfe, Tom (ed), 1992, 'The Visible Middle Ages' in An Historical Atlas of County Durhan p28-9
Jackson-Stops, G. (ed), 1985, The Treasure Houses of Great Britain p60-2, 81, 297, 346
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p136
Pevsner, N., 1983 (Revised by Williamson, Elizabeth), The Buildings of England: Durham (London, Penguin) p357-62
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p258
Hugill, Robert, 1979, The Castles and Towers of the County of Durham (Newcastle; Frank Graham) p68-75
Tipping, H.A., 1928, English Homes, period 4 Vol2 (London) p291-4
Tipping, H.A., 1921, English Homes, period 1 Vol1 (London) p247-57
1919, Antiquities of Sunderland Vol18 p1-10
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Leighton, 1910, in Memories of Old Durham (London) p207-8 [slight]
Milner, E. and Benham, E., 1904, Records of the Lumleys of Lumley Castle
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol2 p346-8
Whellan, F., 1894 (2edn), History, Topography and Directory of the County of Durham p825
Howitt, W., c1850 (new edn 1896), Visits to Remarkable Places p275-83
Boyle, J.R., 1892, Comprehensive Guide to the County of Durham: its Castles, Churches, and Manor-Houses (London) p425-37
Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol3 (London) p304-10
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1859, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol3 pt2 p206-7, 420
Parsons, W. and White, W., 1828, History and Directory of Durham and Northumberland Vol2 p151-2
Surtees, R., 1816-40 [1972 Reprint], History and Antiquities of Durham (London) Vol2 p153-4 [unimportant]
Brayley, E. and Britton, J., 1803, Beauties of England and Wales; Durham Vol5 p189-91
Hutchinson, Wm, 1788, The History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham Vol2 p399-408
Buck, Samuel and Nathenial, 1774, Buck’s Antiquities (London) Vol1 p86
- Journal Articles
- Hislop, M. 1996. 'Lumley Castle, its Antecedents and its Architect' Archaeologia Aeliana [ser5] Vol24 p83-98
Selkirk, R., 1987 Feb, Popular Archaeology p31
Webb, G.F., 1955, 'Lumley Castle' Archaeological Journal Vol111 p212-3
Tipping, H.A., 1910, Country Life Vol27 p896-905 [Reprinted in English Homes]
1910, Archaeologia Aeliana Vol6 p120, 179-81
1905-6, Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Vol2 p134-5
1905, Publications of the Surtees Society Vol111 p262-4
Dodd, J., Journal of the British Archaeological Association Vol22 p45, 46
- Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents
- This section is far from complete and the secondary
sources should be consulted for full references.)
- 1872, Report of Deputy Keeper of Public Records Vol33
Rickard, John, 2002, The Castle Community. The Personnel of English and Welsh Castles, 1272-1422 (Boydell Press) [lists sources for 1272-1422] p188
- Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
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