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Raby Castle 
RAY-bee
Staindrop, County Durham, England
Circa Date: 14th century w/later alterations
Status: Fully Extant
RAY-bee
Staindrop, County Durham, England
Circa Date: 14th century w/later alterations
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
RAY-bee
Location
Country
England
District Today
County Durham
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Staindrop
Latitude
54.590833
Longitude
-1.801944
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
14th century w/later alterations
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Architects
| Designed | Alterations and additions, including Gothic Entrance Hall, for 2nd Earl of Darlington |
| Date | 1768-88 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Grade I
Gardens Listed As
Grade II*
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
Vol. I, p. 64, 1852.
Country Life
II, 321, 1897. XXXVIII, 760 plan, 804, 1915. CXLVI, 78, 150, 1969. CXLVII, 18, 66, 186, 1970.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Vol. I, 1818.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Yes
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01833-660-202
Fax Number
01833-660-835
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Private Home
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
Lord Barnard; Vane family here for 370 years.
A Past Seat(s) of
Neville family. Earl of Darlington
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
Manor House
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
Neville family
House & Family History
Raby is one of the largest 14th century castles in Britain, although one of the towers may date back to the 11th century. The Castle was originally built by the powerful Neville family, who owned it until the Rising of the North in 1569, when the Castle was seized by the Crown. It remained a property of the Crown until 1626, when it was bought from Charles I by Sir Henry Vane, ancestor of the present Lord Barnard. Raby played important parts in the War of the Roses and the Civil War.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
House is set in a 200 acre Deer Park.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
“Elizabeth” (1998 - the lake was used for the Thames river pageant, showing the grand entrance by Elizabeth in her royal barge at Whitehall Palace). "The Virgin Queen" (2005 - TV mini series).
Bibliography
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Reference |
| Author | Colvin, Howard |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference | pg. 223 |
| Author | Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (Editors) |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Reference | pg. P 93 |
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