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Wothorpe Towers
Wothorpe Towers — Grade I-listed building in Wothorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Stamford · 1.4 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Wothorpe Towers is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: scheduled monument. Wikidata describes it as: "Grade I-listed building in Wothorpe, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.6355°, -0.4863°.
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Heritage listing
Wothorpe Towers are the remains of Wothorpe Hall (also known as Wothorpe Lodge), a late-Elizabethan, early-Jacobean country house in Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire, England. Built for the Cecil family in the early 1600s, the house was occupied for 150 years before it was partially demolished, with only the towers and outer walls surviving. Both are Grade I-listed structures with English Heritage. Wothorpe House has been undergoing renovation since the early 21st century; the ruined towers are a scheduled monument and are being preserved.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Wothorpe Towers are the remains of Wothorpe Hall (also known as Wothorpe Lodge), a late-Elizabethan, early-Jacobean country house in Wothorpe, Cambridgeshire, England. Built for the Cecil family in the early 1600s, the house was occupied for 150 years before it was partially demolished, with only the towers and outer walls surviving. Both are Grade I-listed structures with English Heritage. Wothorpe House has been undergoing renovation since the early 21st century; the ruined towers are a scheduled monument and are being preserved. Wothorpe Towers is about two miles from the town of Stamford, Lincolnshire, and a mile from Burghley House.
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Background
History
The lodge was built between 1613 and 1625 for Thomas Cecil, 1st Earl of Exeter, the eldest son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, Lord High Treasurer to Elizabeth I. It was once part of the Burghley House estate and as such was eclipsed by the famous seat of the Cecil family. According to Thomas Fuller, Exeter built Wothorpe Towers as a lodge "to retire to out of the dust while his great house was a sweeping". Little else was recorded of its history. William Camden referred to it as a "handsome seat" surrounded by a "little park wall'd about", but there were no contemporary reports detailing its interior. After Exeter's death, the Towers were leased to the Duke of Buckingham. From…
Architecture
At the cusp of Elizabethan and Jacobean architecture, Wothorpe Towers exhibits "the gradual hardening process that changed the free and light-hearted treatment of Elizabeth's time into the more formal and laboured work of the middle and end of the 17th century." The tower block is partially enclosed by the listed gateway and stone walls, which rise to about 18 ft in height at the south-east end. The ashlar gateway has a moulded architrave, cornice, and high-stepped gable with oval and circular openings.
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- Coordinates
- 52.6355, -0.4863
- District
- Peterborough
- Parish
- Wothorpe
- Postcode
- PE9 3JG
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire
- Established
- 1623
- Nearest railway station
- Stamford — 1.4 km
- Official site
- www.wothorpe-towers.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17528765 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wothorpe Towers (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wothorpe Towers - geograph.org.uk - 1621167.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wothorpe Towers?
- Wothorpe Towers is in London, United Kingdom (postcode PE9 3JG), in the parish of Wothorpe.
- When was Wothorpe Towers built?
- Built or established in 1623.
- Is Wothorpe Towers a listed building?
- Wothorpe Towers is officially recognised as scheduled monument listed.
- How do I get to Wothorpe Towers?
- The nearest railway station is Stamford, about 1.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PE9 3JG.