Elvaston Castle
Stately home in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elvaston Castle is a stately home in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England. The Gothic Revival castle and surrounding parkland is run and owned by Derbyshire County Council as a country park known as Elvaston Castle Country Park. The country park has 200 acres (0.81 km2) of woodlands, parkland and formal gardens.
Elvaston Castle | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
Location | Elvaston, Derbyshire |
Country | England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52°53′34″N 1°23′43″W |
Construction started | 1815–1829 (Extended and Remodeled) |
Completed | 1836 & then in 1860 further works were undertaken where there were extensive alterations including re-modeling of the east wing to correspond to the south front, whereby the entire wing was to be raised an additional story[1][2] |
Owner | Earl of Harrington Derbyshire County Council |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | James Wyatt, Robert Walker, Lewis Nockalls Cottingham |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Designated | 2 September 1952 - House 4 August 1984 - Park |
Reference no. | 1334604 - Country House 1000404 - Park and Garden |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Number of Listings | 14 including Boat House, Coach House, Grotto and Moorish Temple[3] |
The centrepiece of the estate is the Grade II* Listed Elvaston Castle. The castle has been neglected and is in need of restoration. Due to its condition, the building is not open to the public, and since 2008 has been listed on the Buildings at Risk Register.[4][5] Derbyshire County Council estimates the castle and estate requires significant investment for both restoration and to support its longer-term maintenance. In 2017 The Elvaston Castle and Gardens Trust was created to manage the estate once these works, which are already underway, are completed.