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Sizergh Castle  England 
SIZE-ur
Kendal, Cumbria, England

Circa Date: 14th century tower w/later additions

Status: Fully Extant

Special Info / Location/ Date

Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
SIZE-ur

Location
Country
England
District Today
Cumbria
 Historic County
Westmorland
 City / Town / Village
Kendal
 Latitude
54.324001
 Longitude
-2.74808

Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
14th century tower w/later additions
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Architects

There are no architects associated with this house.
Extant / Listed / References

Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details

Listed
House Listed As 
Unknown
Gardens Listed As  
Unknown
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. 162, 1852.
Country Life
XIX, 942, 1906. LX, 653 [Furniture], 1926. CVI, 1216, 1949.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
2.S. Vol. I, 1824.
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
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01539-560-070
Fax Number
01539-560-951
Email
Website
Awards

Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
The National Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Visitor Attraction
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
Strickland family; here for over 750 years.
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies

History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
The 14th century Tower was extended during the Tudors and contains some of the finest Elizabethan carved overmantels in England.
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
Chapel & Church

Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography

Author   NA
Year Published   2003
Reference   pg. 429



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