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| Name: | ODELL CASTLE (site of) |
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| HER No.: | 61 |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Summary
Originally a motte & bailey castle, much altered by later buildings and garden landscaping.
Full Description
The site of Odell Castle, originally a motte and bailey, apparently with a stone keep. It was in ruins by the early 16th century. A manor house was built on the site in the 17th century, together with a chapel and ancillary buildings whilst the grounds were landscaped into gardens, largely removing the motte and bailey. The 17th century house burnt down in 1935 and was demolished in the early 1960s. A new house was built.
Protected Status: None recorded
Monument Types
- CASTLE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MANOR HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)
- CHAPEL (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Sources and Further Reading
| --- | SBD10506 - Photograph: HER Photograph Archive. Vol 11, No 81, p34 1967 |
| --- | SBD10543 - Bibliographic reference: Bedfordshire Magazine. Vol 4, p223-227 |
| --- | SBD10544 - Newspaper Article: Bedfordshire Times. 01/10/1976 |
| --- | SBD10574 - Article in serial: 1908. Victoria County History, Bedfordshire. Vol 1, p 300 |
| --- | SBD10706 - Bibliographic reference: Wadmore. 1920. Earthworks of Bedfordshire. pp 113-115 |
| --- | SBD10708 - Photograph: NMR Photographs. no ref |
| --- | SBD10795 - Unpublished document: NMR Buildings file. Ref BF087510 |
| --- | SBD10834 - Cartographic materials: 1902. OS 6" 1902. SP 9667 5791 |
| --- | SBD10783 - Unpublished document: 1937. Bedfordshire Regional Planning Authority Report. p 187 |
| --- | SBD10849 - Verbal communication: 1980. Hon. A Lawson-Johnson. May 1980 |
| --- | SBD10850 - Unpublished document: OS: SP 95 NE. SP 95 NE 1 |
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