More information : [ST 79995149] BECKINGTON CASTLE [G.T.]. (1)
The Castle, Beckington, now known as Ravenscroft School, is early
17th cent. - though many windows have four-centred lights of
pre-Elizabethan style. (2)
The Castle, Beckington, is a large, late 16th cent. mansion. (3)
Beckington Castle is of some architectural interest and merit. It is
almost unaltered externally. See AO/64/267/4. (4)
ST8051 BECKINSTON CP CASTLE CORNER (East side)
15/24 The Castle (previously listed as Ravenscroft School
(Beckington Castle))
11.3.68
GV II*
House. Early C17, late C19 restoration. Rendered, stone slate roof, 3
tall gables with copings and finials, 2 similar gables to each
return, ashlar stacks, moulded around caps. Tall rectangular
structure. 3 storeys and attics, 2 windows to first floor, 6-light
moulded stone-mullioned windows, 3 4-light openings to second floor,
2-light openings to attic; each window hollow moulded, each light
with a segmental head; C19 6-light reproduction windows to ground
floor; contiguous weathered strings above window heads; C19 leaded
lights to all openings. Door opening to left return in a 3-storey
flat roofed porch; 3-light hollow moulded stone-mullioned window
to each of first and second floors; door opening in a chamfered
4-centred stone surround, plank door, strap hinges. Interior with
plaster strapwork ceiling to left ground floor room; dogleg
staircase, splat balusters. Rubble wall to forecourt 2 metres high;
to left pair of rubble and ashlar gate piers in a mock military
style; to right gateway with a reused chamfered ashlar 4-centred
head incorporating 4 foiled niches. (Country Life, April 4, 1908). (5)
Additional reference (6)
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