Brancepeth Castle, Brancepeth - County Durham (UA)

Brancepeth Castle is a medieval fortress, greatly enlarged in the C19 by architects John Paterson and (later) Anthony Salvin. It was occupied by the army during World War II and then by glassware makers, J A Joblings. Parts of the building are currently occupied while others are used for events. Urgent repair works were completed in 2018. CRF grants have allowed repairs to sash windows in the Billiard Room and Constable Tower and renewed the roof coverings to the Grand Stair and Entrance Hall, Russell Tower and Junction Rooms. Some roof areas still remain at risk.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

BRANCEPETH CASTLE

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade I

List Entry Number:

1159012

Local Planning Authority:

County Durham (UA)

Site Type:

Defence > Castle

Location

Building Name:

Brancepeth Castle

Unitary Authority:

County Durham (UA)

Parish:

Brancepeth

Parliamentary Constituency:

City of Durham

Region:

North East and Yorkshire

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Part occupied/part in use

Priority:

E - Under repair or in fair to good repair, but no user identified; or under threat of vacancy with no obvious new user (applicable only to buildings capable of beneficial use)

Previous Priority:

E

Ownership:

Private

Designation:

Listed Building grade I, RPG grade II, CA