Château de Langley

Le château de Langley est un château situé dans le comté de Northumberland au nord-est de l'Angleterre. Il est situé dans la vallée de la Tyne à 5 km au sud de Haydon Bridge.

1. Historique

Il a été construit au milieu du XIVe siècle par Sir Thomas de Lucy. Auparavant, le site était le siège des barons de Tynedale depuis le XIIe siècle, desquels descendent les Tyndall. Il a été attaqué et sévèrement endommagé en 1405 par les forces de Henri IV d'Angleterre contre les barons de Percy. Il n'en restait que des ruines quand il a été acheté par un historien local, Cadwallader Bates, à la fin du XIXe siècle. Celui-ci décéda en 1902, la restauration fut continuée par sa femme Joséphine. À sa mort en 1932, il demeura vide avant de servir de baraquement pendant le Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il fut ensuite transformé en école de filles. Il a été depuis converti en un hôtel de luxe entouré d'un parc boisé de 40 000 m2. Une des parties remarquables du château est sa tour sud qui ne possède pas moins de 12 garde-robes, quatre à chaque étage.

1. Source

(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Langley Castle » (voir la liste des auteurs).

1. Article connexe

Liste des châteaux anglais

1. Notes et références

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Langley Castle

Langley Castle is a restored medieval tower house, in the village of Langley in the valley of the River South Tyne. The castle is 3 miles (5 km) south of Haydon Bridge, in Northumberland, England. Langley Castle is a Grade I listed building. The property switched ownership several times over hundreds of years until Langley Castle was finally built in 1364. The castle was built in an H shape with four floors, and has four towers on each corner. The castle has several other unique architectural features. After being severely damaged by a fire in 1405, Langley Castle was left in ruins for 500 years until it was restored in 1914. In the last 100 years Langley Castle went through many uses, and now operates as a hotel.

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Langley-on-Tyne railway station

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Langley, Northumberland

Langley or Langley-on-Tyne is a small village in Northumberland, England, located to the west of Hexham. The village is on the A686 about 3 miles (5 km) south of Haydon Bridge. The skyline of Langley on Tyne is still dominated by the lead smelting chimney with its underground flue leading to the old smelt works, now a sawmill, where the old tracks for the ore wagons can still be seen. There are currently just over 100 residents in Langley.

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Haydon Bridge

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Haydon Bridge High School

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