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Torksey Castle

Hob Uid: 324673
Location :
Lincolnshire
West Lindsey
Torksey
Grid Ref : SK8362078770
Summary : Elizabethan country house, built in 1560, slighted during the Civil War, now a ruin
More information : [SK 8362 7877] Torksey Castle [G.T.] (Remains of). (1)

The so-called Torksey Castle was in fact an unfortified
domestic mansion, known formerly as Torksey House or Torksey Hall.
Enough of the building remains [see AO:61:208: 2&3] to show
that it was an Elizabethan mansion. (2)

Torksey Castle. Scheduled. (3)

As described and illustrated by authority 2. (4)

Torksey Castle. Country house, now a ruin. Built in 1560. It was
slighted during the Civil War. Grade 1. (5)
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Source details : OS 6" 1956
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Source details : Association Archit Soc Rep Vol 28 pp 518-524 photos (R.E.G. Cole)
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Source details : "A Perfect Diurnall," &c. No. 106
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Source details : Gough's Camden's Britannia, V, ii,360-1
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Source details : AM (England & Wales) 1958 p.51 M.O.W
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Source details : F1 FRH 06-FEB-62
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Source details : DOE Listed Buildings Dist of West Lindsey Lincs 11-June-1985 53
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Post Medieval
Monument End Date : 1901
Monument Start Date : 1540
Monument Type : Country House
Evidence : Ruined Building
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Related Records from other datasets:
External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 15
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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : LI 15
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 197040
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SK 87 NW 4
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1962-02-06
End Date : 1962-02-06