Lowther Castle

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Lowther Castle is a ruined country house in Lowther, Cumbria, England. The estate has belonged to the Lowther family, latterly the earls of Lonsdale, since the Middle Ages. The house was largely built between 1806 and 1814 for William Lowther, 1st Earl of Lonsdale and designed by Robert Smirke in his first major commission. It incorporates fragments of the previous house on the site, which was completed in 1685 for John Lowther, 1st Viscount Lonsdale. It is open to the public and is a grade II* listed building.

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Lowther Hall
country house, English country house, castle

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Lowther Castle Jones` Views 1829Lowther Castle Jones' Views 1829
St George 4th Earl of LonsdaleSt George 4th Earl of Lonsdale
Gladys Lady Lonsdale circa 1880Gladys Lady Lonsdale circa 1880
Summerhouse Lowther Castle circa 1900Summerhouse Lowther Castle circa 1900
Quarry Alpine Garden Lowther Castle 1937Quarry Alpine Garden Lowther Castle 1937
CS p2.324 - Lowther Castle, Westmorland - Morris`s County Seats, 1869CS p2.324 - Lowther Castle, Westmorland - Morris's County Seats, 1869
Askham Bridge, River LowtherAskham Bridge, River Lowther
Meyer’s Universum Bd. 11. 1844 (139890282)Meyer’s Universum Bd. 11. 1844 (139890282)
Lowther Castle South View, by T AllenLowther Castle South View, by T Allen
William Lowther 1st Earl of LonsdaleWilliam Lowther 1st Earl of Lonsdale
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
linkpageHistoric England research records page@Wikidata
linkpageGatehouse Gazetteer page@Wikidata
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sitecastleHutton in the Forestcastle, garden, historic house museum, country houseWikidata
sitecastleLowther Castlecastle, English country house, country houseWikidata
sitecastleWray Castlecastle, English country houseWikidata
sitecastle1092Brough CastlecastleWikidata
sitecastle1120Appleby Castlecastle, English country houseWikidata
sitecastle1399Penrith CastlecastleWikidata
sitegardenDalemaingarden, country houseWikidata
sitegardenHolehird Gardensbotanical gardenWikidata
sitegardenMorland Housegarden, country houseWikidata
sitegardenStagshaw Gardenwoodland gardenWikidata
sitemuseumBrougham HallEnglish country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseumDerwent Island Househouse, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseumDove Cottagehistoric house museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseumEden Valley Railway (heritage railway)heritage railwayWikidata
sitemuseumMirehouseEnglish country house, historic house museum, country houseWikidata
sitemuseumRydal Mounthistoric house museumWikidata
sitemuseumTownendarchitectural structure, English country house, historic house museumWikidata
sitemuseum1873Keswick Museum and Art Galleryart museum, natural history museum, local museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1912The Armittlibrary, local museum, independent museumWikidata
sitemuseum1977Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and Storiesmaritime museumWikidata
sitemuseum1981Derwent Pencil MuseummuseumWikidata
sitemuseum1985Penrith and Eden Museummuseum, local authority museumWikidata
sitemuseum1995Threlkeld Quarry And Mining Museummining museumWikidata
sitemuseum2006Wetheriggs Zoo and Animal Sanctuaryzoo, charitable organizationWikidata
commonsimageLowther Castle Jones' Views 1829 Commons
commonsimageSt George 4th Earl of Lonsdale Commons
commonsimageGladys Lady Lonsdale circa 1880 Commons
commonsimageSummerhouse Lowther Castle circa 1900 Commons
commonsimageQuarry Alpine Garden Lowther Castle 1937 Commons
commonsimageCS p2.324 - Lowther Castle, Westmorland - Morris's County Seats, 1869 Commons
commonsimageAskham Bridge, River Lowther Commons
commonsimageMeyer’s Universum Bd. 11. 1844 (139890282) Commons
commonsimageLowther Castle South View, by T Allen Commons
commonsimageWilliam Lowther 1st Earl of Lonsdale Commons