Rose Castle

Coordinates: 54°48′23″N 2°58′49″W / 54.8064°N 2.9802°W / 54.8064; -2.9802
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Rose Castle, Cumbria, England

Rose Castle is a fortified house in the parish of Dalston, Cumbria, England. It was the residence of the bishops of Carlisle from 1230 to 2009, and has been a peace and reconciliation centre since it was sold by the Church Commissioners to the Rose Castle Foundation in 2016.[1] The castle is a grade I listed building.[2][3]

The medieval castle consisted of four irregular ranges around a courtyard, but it has been altered several times. Significant changes took place in approximately 1665, when bishop

pele tower which has been dated to both c. 1300 and c. 1400 and which is attached to the rest of the castle by a short stretch of curtain wall.[4][3]

Samuel Jefferson
, History and Antiquities of Carlisle (1838), placed after p. 376.

Sale

In September 2015, Rose Castle was listed for sale, with a sale price in excess of £2,950,000.[5] It has since been purchased with the aim to turn it into an international centre of reconciliation.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rose Castle sold to be peace and reconciliation centre". Church Times. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Rose Castle, Dalston". British Listed Buildings Online. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  3. ^ a b Historic England. "Rose Castle (Grade I) (1087473)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  4. ISBN 9780300095906
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  5. ^ "Dalston Carlisle, CA5 7BZ". Savills. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Rosee Foundation - Our Story". Rose Foundation. Retrieved 11 April 2022.

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