More information : (NZ 42753879) The Castle (NAT) (1)
NZ 4238 CASTLE EDEN
CASTLE EDEN DENE (South side)
10/7 The Castle
8.12.67
GV
II*
Country house, c.1765 by William Newton for Rowland Burdon I;
possibly altered and given Gothick details by Sir John Soane
c.1780; later additions included palmhouse of 1863 by F.R. Hicks
and north wing of 1893. Main block ashlar Hesleden limestone with
slate roof; rubble rear. Prefabricated concrete palmhouse.
Classical style with Gothick details. Symmetrical 3-storey,
7-bay front with canted 3-bay centre has single-storey 6-bay
palmhouse with half-bay ends across ground floor. Palmhouse has
central Tudor-arched entrance, flanking 4-light
mullioned-and-transomed windows, embattled parapet with pinnacles
and hipped glass roof. Main block has replaced 12-pane sashes and
replaced 6-pane sashes to third storey; windows have
depressed-pointed heads and hoodmoulds. Embattled parapet with
slightly-projecting square corner turrets; low-pitched hipped
roof with ridge chimneys. 5-bay returns and rear have similar
details. 3-storey, 2-bay north wing has ground-floor bay windows
with embattled parapets, 3-light mullioned windows above; eaves
cornice, parapet and hipped slate roof.
Interior has neo-classical details: central hall, leading
to oval saloon, has second-floor gallery running round 3 sides
and supported on fourth side by screen of Ionic columns and end
pilasters; domed roof light above. Several mid C18 chimneypieces
and other contemporary fittings.
C20 additions not of special interest. (2)
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