Ripley Castle
Ripley Castle is a
The house is built of coursed squared gritstone and ashlar with grey slate and stone slate roofs. A central two-storey block is flanked by a tower at one end and a three-storey wing at the other.[2] A gatehouse which stands some 260 feet (80 m) to the south of the main buildings is also Grade I listed,[3] whilst the two weirs over Ripley Beck (and the bridges that straddle them) are grade II listed and the grounds and gardens are also listed at grade II.[4][5][6]
The castle has been the seat of the Ingilby baronets for centuries.
History
Sir Thomas Ingleby (c. 1290–1352) married the heiress Edeline Thwenge in 1308/9 and acquired the Ripley Castle estate with its medieval manor house as her dowry. His oldest son, also called Thomas (1310–1369), saved the king from being gored by a wild boar whilst on a hunting expedition and was knighted in return with the boar's head symbol as his crest.
His descendant
Sir William Ingleby (1546–1618) was knighted by
Sir
Sir John undertook a major rebuild of the castle in 1783–86 by William Belwood but got into debt and fled overseas in 1794 for several years. During this time the estate was managed by its long-serving steward, Ralph Robinson,
Henry was created 1st Baronet Ingilby of the third creation in 1866. Ripley then descended to the present 6th Baronet.
The castle is still privately owned, now by the 6th Baronet and his wife, Emma, Lady Ingilby, but open to the public for guided tours.
In October 2021, the castle was one of 142 sites across England to receive part of a £35-million injection from the government's Culture Recovery Fund.[11]
The
It was used in the 1976
The BBC Television series Gunpowder (2017) used the castle as a location.[12]
References
- ^ "Gardens to visit: Ripley Castle". The Telegraph. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Ripley Castle, Ripley (1315370)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
- ^ Historic England. "Gatehouse approximately 80 metres south of Ripley Castle (1174136)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Weir, stone basin and footbridge at lake outlet Ripley Castle (Grade II) (1150405)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Weir and bridge between Ripley Lakes (Grade II) (1150368)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Ripley Castle (Grade II) (1000401)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Ingilby History". Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ^ John Nichols, The Progresses, Processions, and Magnificent Festivities of King James the First, vol. 1 (London, 1828), p. 82.
- ^ HMC Salisbury Hatfield, vol. 15 (London, 1930), pp. 376-7.
- ^ Historic England. "Pair of Table Tombs Approximately 15 Metres West of Church of All Saints (1295915)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Heritage and Craft Workers Across England Given a Helping Hand". Historic England. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- Creative England. Retrieved 29 November 2017.