CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF CASTLES AND HOUSES.
The list includes those mentioned in the text, together with a few others of note. It is not always possible to date houses accurately; a margin of a few years must usually be allowed. Where dates are given they either appear on the houses, or can be approximately ascertained. The Index to Illustrations shows which buildings are illustrated or referred to.
WILLIAM I.—1066–1087.
- The White Tower, Tower of London
WILLIAM II.—1087–1100.
- Colchester Castle, Essex
- Westminster Hall, early parts
HENRY I.—1100–1135.
- Rochester Castle, Kent, 1130 (cir.)
- Castle Hedingham, Essex, 1130 (cir.)
- Norham Castle, Northumberland
- Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, parts
STEPHEN—1135–1154.
- Many castles subsequently destroyed
HENRY II.—1154–1189.
- Dover Castle, Kent
- Guildford Castle, Surrey
- Jew’s House, Lincoln
- Castle Rising, Norfolk
- Norham Castle, Northumberland, parts
- Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire, keep
- Peak Castle, Derbyshire, keep, 1176
- Oakham Castle, Rutland, 1180 (cir.)
RICHARD I.—1189–1199.
- Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, early parts
- Chacombe Priory, Northamptonshire, window
JOHN—1199–1216.
- Conisborough Castle, Yorkshire
HENRY III.—1216–1272.
- Stokesay, Shropshire, parts
- Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, parts
- Prebendal House, Nassington, Northamptonshire
- Many additions and repairs to royal houses
EDWARD I.—1272–1397.
- Little Wenham Hall, Suffolk
- Longthorpe Tower, Northamptonshire
- Acton Burnell, Shropshire, 1284 (cir.)
- Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, parts; licence to crenellate, 19 Edw. I., 1291
- Aydon Castle, Northumberland, licence, 33 Edw. I., 1305
- Woodcroft Castle, Northamptonshire
- Broughton Castle, Oxfordshire
- Abingdon Abbey, Berkshire, parts
EDWARD II.—1307–1327.
- Prudhoe Castle, Northumberland, oriel
- Markenfield, Yorkshire, licence, 3 Edw. II., 1309
- Yanwath, Westmorland, soon after 1322
- Ightham Mote, Kent, parts
- Leeds Castle, Kent
EDWARD III.—1327–1377.
- Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, licence, 1 Edw. III., 1327; early parts destroyed
- Drayton House, Northamptonshire, licence, 2 Edw. III., 1328
- Abingdon Abbey, Berkshire, parts; licence, 4 Edw. III., 1330
- Lyddington, Rutland, licence, 10 Edw. III., 1336; existing parts, Henry VII.
- Penshurst, Kent, licence, 15 Edw. III., 1341
- Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
- Haddon Hall, parts
- Maxstoke Castle, Warwickshire, licence, 19 Edw. III., 1345
- Northborough, Northamptonshire, licence, 20 Edw. III., 1346
- Mayfield, Sussex, Bishop’s Palace, 1349–66
- Warwick Castle, licence, 45 Edw. III., 1371
RICHARD II.—1377–1399.
- Amberley Castle, Sussex, licence, 1 Rich. II., 1377
- Bodiam Castle, Sussex, licence, 9 Rich. II., 1386
- Raby Castle, Durham
- Baguley Hall, Cheshire
- Kenilworth Castle, hall, &c., 1392 (cir.)
- Westminster Hall, roof, &c.
- Glastonbury Abbey, Somersetshire, kitchen
HENRY IV.—1399–1413.
HENRY V.—1413–1422.
HENRY VI.—1422–1461.
- Hurstmonceux, Sussex, licence, 1 Henry VI., 1423
- South Wingfield Manor House, Derbyshire, 1435–40 (cir.)
- Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, 1440 (cir.)
- Warkworth Castle, Northumberland, keep, 1435–40 (cir.)
- Ewelme, Oxfordshire, almshouse and school, between 1437–48
- Great Chalfield, Wiltshire
- Norrington, Wiltshire
- Little Sodbury, Gloucestershire
- Sherborne Abbey, Dorset, fireplace
- Church House, Salisbury, fireplace
- Harringworth, Northamptonshire, chimney
EDWARD IV.—1461–1483.
- Eltham Palace, Kent
- Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, 1460 (cir.)
- Hurstmonceux, parts
- Crosby Hall, London
- Stanton Harcourt, kitchen
- Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk, 1482
EDWARD V.—1483.
RICHARD III.—1483–85.
HENRY VII.—1485–1509.
- Cothele, Cornwall
- Athelhampton, Dorsetshire
- Lytes Carey, Somerset, Manor House
- Lyddington, Bede House
- Stanton Harcourt, parts
- Cowdray House, Sussex
- Ightham Mote, Kent, parts
- Fawsley, Northamptonshire
- Horham Hall, Essex, between 1502–20
- East Barsham Hall, Norfolk
- Brympton d’Evercy, Somerset
- Eastington, Worcestershire
- Abingdon Abbey, Guest-house
- Crowhurst Place, Surrey
- Lenham, Kent, doorway
- Harrietsham, Kent, doorway
- Glastonbury, doorway and windows
HENRY VIII.—1509–1547.
- Layer Marney, Essex, 1500–25
- Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire, 1511–21
- Bramhall Hall, Cheshire, parts, 1521 (cir.)
- Hengrave Hall, Suffolk, 1525–38
- Compton Winyates, Warwickshire, 1525 (cir.)
- Sutton Place, Surrey, 1523–25
- Clifton Maybank, Dorsetshire
- Kirtling, Cambridgeshire, between 1530 and 1564
- Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, parts
- Lacock, Angel Inn
- Haddon Hall, parts, 1542
- Moyns Park, Essex, early parts
- Hampton Court, great hall
- Cocklaw Tower, Northumberland
- Sir Paul Pindar’s House, London
EDWARD VI.—1547–1553.
- Deene Park, Northamptonshire, parts
- Longleat House, Wiltshire, early parts
- Old Somerset House, London, 1546–56
MARY—1553–1558.
- Burghley House, Northamptonshire, kitchen, great hall, &c., 1553 (cir.)
- Park Hall, Oswestry, Shropshire, 1553–58
- Dingley Hall, Northamptonshire, parts, 1558
ELIZABETH—1558–1603.
- Moreton Old Hall, Cheshire, 1559
- Buckhurst House, Sussex, 1560–65
- Loseley, Surrey, 1562–68
- Theobalds, Hertfordshire, 1564–88
- Longleat House, Wiltshire, 1566–78
- Gorhambury, Hertfordshire, 1568
- Kirby, Northamptonshire, 1570–75
- Deene Park, Northamptonshire, chimney-piece, 1571
- Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire, 1576
- Burghley House, courtyard, 1577–87
- Montacute, Somerset (entrance porch earlier), 1580
- Wollaton Hall, Nottinghamshire, 1580–88
- Longford Castle, Wiltshire, 1580
- Moyns Park, brick part, 1580 (cir.)
- Holdenby, Northamptonshire, 1580–85
- Corsham Court, Wiltshire, 1582
- Barlborough Hall, Derbyshire, 1583
- Cobham Hall, Kent, 1584–95
- Wimbledon, Surrey, 1588
- Beaufort House, Chelsea, 1590 (cir.)
- Wakehurst Place, Sussex, 1590
- Westwood Park, Worcestershire, 1590
- Astley Hall, Lancashire
- Powis Castle, Wales
- Bramhall Hall, Cheshire, parts, 1592
- Brome Hall, Suffolk
- Herringstone, Dorsetshire
- Wolveton, Dorsetshire
- Parham, Sussex, 1593
- Rushton Hall, Northamptonshire, 1595, parts
- Doddington, Lincolnshire, 1595
- Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire, 1597, parts
- Condover Hall, Shropshire, 1598
- Marton Hall, Cheshire
- Burton Agnes, Yorkshire, 1602–10
JAMES I.—1603–1625.
- Audley End, Essex, 1603–16
- Chastleton, Oxfordshire, 1603 (cir.)
- Knole, Kent, 1605
- Bramshill, Hampshire, 1605–12
- Charlton House, Wiltshire, 1607
- Fountains Hall, Yorkshire, 1611
- Hatfield House, Hertfordshire, 1612
- Cranborne Manor House, Dorsetshire, parts, 1612
- Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire, 1613
- Crewe Hall, Cheshire, 1615–36
- Aston Hall, Warwickshire, 1618–35
- Blickling, Norfolk, 1619–20
- Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, 1620 (cir.)
- Quenby Hall, Leicestershire, 1602 (cir.)
- Banqueting Hall, Whitehall, 1622
- Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, parts, 1623–24
- King’s Lynn, chimney-piece at, 1623
- Cark Hall, Lancashire, 1623 (cir.)
- Stibbington Hall, Huntingdonshire, 1625
- Felbrigge Hall, Norfolk
- Heath Hall, Yorkshire
- Derwent Hall, Derbyshire
- Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire
- Calgarth Old Hall, Cumberland
- Pilton Manor House, Northamptonshire
- Lyveden Old Building, Northamptonshire
- Hall of Butchers’ Guild, Hereford
CHARLES I.—1625–1649.
- Rushton Hall, parts, 1627
- Raynham Park, Norfolk, 1630–36
- Stoke Park, Northamptonshire, 1630–36
- Stanway, Gloucestershire, 1630 (cir.)
- Kenyon Peel Old Hall, Lancashire, 1631
- Wilton, Wiltshire
- Swakeleys, Middlesex
COMMONWEALTH—1649–1660.
- Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire
- Coles Farm, Box, Wiltshire, 1649
- Coleshill, Berkshire, 1650
- Ashburnham House, Westminster, 1650–60
- Thorney Hall, Cambridgeshire
- Amesbury House, Wiltshire, 1654
- Tyttenhanger, Hertfordshire, 1654
- Thorpe Hall, Northamptonshire, 1656 (cir.)
- Cold Overton, Leicestershire
CHARLES II.—1660–1684.
- Hampstead Marshall, Berkshire, 1662
- Ashdown House, Berkshire, 1665–66 (cir.)
- The Vicarage, Burford, Oxfordshire, 1672
- House in Buckingham Street, Strand, 1675
- Groombridge Place, Kent
- Chatsworth, Derbyshire, 1681
JAMES II.—1684–1688.
- Newcastle House, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, 1686
- Combe Abbey, Warwickshire, 1686
- Melton Constable, Norfolk, 1687
WILLIAM AND MARY—1688–1702.
- Belton House, Lincolnshire, 1689
- Hampton Court, parts
- “Roppynden,” Burwash, Sussex, 1699
- Boughton House, Northamptonshire, 1700 (cir.)
- Drayton House, parts and ironwork, 1700 (cir.)
- House in Love Lane, London
ANNE—1702–1714.
- House in Austin Friars, London, 1704
- House in Warwick Square, London, 1707 (cir.)
- Apple Dorecombe, Isle of Wight (“Vitruvius Britannicus”), 1710
- Easton Neston, Northamptonshire, 1713
- Kings Weston, Gloucestershire (“Vit. Brit.”), 1713
- Duncomb Park, Yorkshire (“Vit. Brit.”), 1715
- Fenton House, Hampstead
- Castle Howard, Yorkshire, 1714
GEORGE I.—1714–1727.
- Blenheim, Oxfordshire, 1715
- Wanstead, Essex, 1719 (cir.)
- Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, 1720
- Moor Park, Hertfordshire, 1720
- Stoneleigh Abbey, Warwickshire, 1720 (cir.)
- Mereworth, Kent, 1722
- Houghton, Norfolk, 1723
- Glastonbury Hall, 1726
- Villa at Chiswick, 1729
- Rothwell Manor House, Northamptonshire
- Rectory, Burford
- House in Whitehall Gardens
- Heale House, Middle Woodford, Wiltshire
- House at Horsham, Sussex
- Ironwork at Carshalton House, Surrey
- Ironwork at Eaton Hall, Cheshire
GEORGE II.—1727–1760.
- House in Hatton Garden
- Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, 1747
- Prior Park, Bath, 1750 (cir.)
- Holkham Hall, Norfolk, 1754 (cir.)
GEORGE III.—1760–1820.
- Harewood House, Yorkshire, 1760
- Cumberland House, 1760–67
- Kedlestone, Derbyshire, 1761
- Lansdowne House, 1765 (cir.)
- House in Mansfield Street, London, 1770 (cir.)
- House in St James’s Square, London, 1772
- Somerset House, Strand, 1776
- Baddow House, Essex
- House at Faversham, Kent
- House at Colchester