Carlton Towers

Carlton Towers in the civil parish of Carlton, 5 miles (8 km) south-east of Selby, North Yorkshire, England, is a very large Grade I listed country house, in the Gothic Revival style, and is surrounded by a 250-acre park.

Carlton Towers
Former namesCarlton Hall
General information
TypeCountry house
Architectural styleGothic Revival
LocationCarlton, Selby
CountryEngland
Completed1614
Renovated1770s and 1870s
OwnerLord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard
Lady Gerald Fitzalan-Howard
Technical details
Floor count6
Design and construction
Architect(s)Thomas Atkinson (1770s)
Edward Welby Pugin (1870s)
Website
carltontowers.co.uk
References

The house was re-built to its present form in 1873–1875 by Henry Stapleton, 9th Baron Beaumont (1848–1892), whose father Miles Stapleton, 8th Baron Beaumont (1805–1854) had in 1840 inherited the title Baron Beaumont, in abeyance since 1507. His architect was Edward Welby Pugin, who "encased and incorporated" the earlier manor house dating from 1614 into a larger structure. He sold much of the estate to finance the building work. The 9th Baron died of pneumonia, without issue, and it passed to his younger brother the 10th Baron. The house is now the property of the 10th Baron's great-grandson Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, 13th Baron Beaumont (born 1956) of Arundel Castle in Sussex, who has allowed it to become the home of his younger brother, Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard (born 1962). The main parts of the house are available for hire for wedding receptions and other events.

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