14th Century castle, North Yorkshire

published 6 May 2010

The restoration of this 14th century castle was ground breaking, both in changing English Heritage's attitude to restoring ruins and monuments and in being a sympathetic conversion with a major contemporary addition. The castle was restored traditionally by a team of stone masons, and associated craftsmen and is used as a bench mark for the York MA conservation course. The restored house is now run as a B&B

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