Late 14th-century quadrangular castle in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
All that remains of the building is the south range
Wressle Castle is a ruined palace-fortress in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, built for Thomas Percy in the 1390s.[1] It is privately owned and it is usually open to the public for a few days each year.[2][3] Wressle Castle originally consisted of four ranges built around a central courtyard; there was a tower at each corner, and the structure was entered through a gatehouse in the east wall, facing the village.
After Thomas Percy was executed for rebelling against Henry IV, Wressle Castle was confiscated by the Crown.[4] With occasional periods when it was granted to other people, the castle was mostly under royal control until 1471 when it was returned to the Percy family. Henry Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland, refurbished the castle and gardens, bringing them to the standard of royal properties.
The castle was embedded within an ornamental landscape, with two gardens laid out at the same time as the castle was founded and a third created later. Wressle was intended as a high-status residence rather than a fortress and was never besieged. However, it was held by Parliament during the English Civil War and partly demolished in 1646–50, leaving the south range still standing. Nearly 150 years later, it was further damaged by a fire that struck the house. In the 21st century, Historic England, Natural England and the Country Houses Foundation funded repairs to the castle ruins.
^Emery 1996, p. 417
^"Wressle Castle". www.wresslecastle.org. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^https://www.facebook.com/Wressle-Castle-618710304943730/. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
WressleCastle is a ruined palace-fortress in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, built for Thomas Percy in the 1390s. It is privately owned and it...
of WressleCastle. Wressle railway station is located within the village. The parish includes the hamlets of Brind, Newsholme and Loftshome. Wressle lies...
Earthworks, South of WressleCastle, Wressle, East Yorkshire: Archaeological Survey (PDF), Ed Dennison Archaeological Services and the Castle Studies Trust Szczupak...
done better to ask others for help. Margaret wrote to her father from WressleCastle in March 1549, complaining that he had avoided meeting her husband....
A quadrangular castle or courtyard castle is a type of castle characterised by ranges of buildings which are integral with the curtain walls, enclosing...
duke of Northumberland Alnwick Castle Warkworth Castle Sheriff Hutton Castle Middleham CastleWressleCastle Topcliffe Castle, Yorkshire, recorded in the...
Parliamentarians used it as a stable during their stay on the way to lay siege to WressleCastle. The troops damaged the interior extensively, destroying the organ,...
John the Baptist) 1162096 More images Ruins of WressleCastleWressle, East Riding of Yorkshire Castle c. 1380 16 December 1966 SE7066031547 53°46′32″N...
Council of the North from 1536 to his death and the Constableship of WressleCastle (1513) and was knighted in 1547. He also served as the Custos Rotulorum...
/kəm/. When stand-alone: always /kuːm/ (including in place names such as Castle Combe and Coombe Bissett) -ford – /fərd/ -gh – silent (usually as 'f' in...
the station, although it did not actually open until April 2018. Corfe Castle and Maghull North later became stations numbers 2,565 and 2,566. The pair...
Global Information