More information : Name NZ 1136 6741. Rudchester (T.I.) (1)
The exterior of Rudchester Hall is 18th century but the building still incorporates parts of the late 13th century hall built by Simon of Rudchester. The old parts of the house can only be identified by the great thickness of the walls at the east end. (2)
Rudchester Hall incorporates part of a 13th century tower. The drawing rooms,with walls of great thickness, are a portion of this tower. (3)
Tower at Rudchester. (4)
NZ 1126 6735. The S.E. corner of Rudchester Hall incorporates the remains of the early tower, square in plan, with walls 1.5m thick, preserved intact up to the present roof level, save where modern windows and doors have been inserted. In the east wall is a small - apparently original - window, and within the tower, a stone stairway is preserved. (5)
Condition unchanged and description correct. (6)
Listed Building. (7)
The tower house at Rudchester was built in 1285 by Simon Umfraville. The tower was inhabited throughout the Mediaeval period , and was only altered after 1667. The South wall is origina, although with Georgian fenestration. (8)
Listed by Dodds. (9) |