Lea Castle, England
Listed Neo-Gothic mock castle
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Lea Castle is a ruined Grade II listed Neo Gothic mock castle mansion near Wolverley, England.
Architectural style
Neo GothicLocationWolverley, England, United Kingdom
Completed
1762DemolishedPartly in 1945[1]
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Surviving gatehouse in 2010 | |
 Interactive map of the Lea Castle area | |
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Architectural style | Neo Gothic |
| Location | Wolverley, England, United Kingdom |
Completed | 1762 |
| Demolished | Partly in 1945[1] |
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History
Lea Castle was built by Edward Knight in 1762.[2] John Brown bought the house in 1823.[1] By 1848 it was owned by the Brown-Westhead family.[1]
The house was auctioned in 1933 but by 1939 it was dilapidated. Lea Castle was then partially demolished in 1945. It was designated as a Scheduled Monument on June 15, 2003.[3] Today, only the north lodges and gateway survive, dating to the 19th and 20th centuries.[4]