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WEDDINGTON CASTLE -
An
Online History
PICTURE GALLERY IV -
Buildings of the Castle Estate
This section contains
photographs of a number of significant buildings from the original Castle Estate, some of which have
survived to the present day. Pictures of the Weddington Grove can be found
here.
Click each thumbnail image to see the
full-size picture, and then use your browser's back-arrow to return to this
page.
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The Southern Gatehouse Lodge in the 1950s *
This is now a private residence at Brook Lane |
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The Southern Lodge in the 1970s**
The cottage is said to have been two gardeners cottages on the Weddington Castle estate. |
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The Southern Lodge in 2004
The crosses are approximately 5 feet high and 30 inches wide. |
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The Southern Lodge in 2004
The facing wall points due south. |
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The Southern Lodge in 2004
A modern extension is clearly visible in this picture*** |
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Groundworks to rear of Weddington Social Club, these indicate original location of the Castle Icehouse
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The underground Icehouse was probably destroyed by bombing of Weddington durning World War II
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The Weddington Vicarage in the 1900s *
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The Rectory at Weddington in the 1950s.**
It was demolished in the 1960s and was said to be haunted. |
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Old photograph of Weddington Farm early 1900s, the person in the picture is believed to be the Farm Overseer (Mr. Hammond).
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Church Farm; Dutch Barns, c.1955 (now demolished)**
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Weddington Gardens. Built by the local Pearce business family. This was built on the Castle grounds**
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Weddington Gardens. This house was demolished in 1975. Cleaver Gardens flats now exist on its site**
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Original quartzite posts from Weddington Gardens. These still stand next to the Weddington Post Office
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Weddington Gardens. 1974. The Castle Gateway is visible in this picture**
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Lower Farm during demolition in1988. A C17th roof structure.**
Possibly from Lindley Hall or Weddington's Capital Mansion House |
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Lower Farm during demolition in 1988. A C17th doorway was revealed.**
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Lower Farm during demolition in 1988. A C17th joiner’s marks.**
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Reconstruction of timber frame building at lower Farm.**
This structure was re-erected in the Ashbourne area. |
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*** Incredibly, the owners of the building wanted to
build the extension in materials sympathetic to the original lodge, however the
Council Planners denied planning permission and insisted they used modern
materials to be in keeping with the newly-built Cleaver Gardens flats...
Pictures marked '**' are from the collection of Alan F
Cook for which grateful acknowledgement is given
Pictures marked '*' are © Warwickshire County Council,
2003
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