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756: 744: 573: 316: 465:, whose descendants, the Kevill-Davies, sold Croft back to Katherine, Lady Croft, in 1923. The castle had undergone further alterations in 1913 to the designs of the architect Walter Sarel (1863–1941) who removed the central section of the eighteenth-century gothic entrance front replacing it with a battlemented porch and mullioned bay window above; the entrance hall was lined with oak panelling. Also removed were most of Pritchard's crenellations along the parapets. Walter Sarel redesigned the dining room. In 1937, the seventeenth-century 732: 720: 480:, was determined that Croft would not suffer the same fate. An endowment was raised by some members of the family before the National Trust would agree to take on the house and remaining estate. The castle opened to the public in 1960 after Michael, Lord Croft, had acquired paintings and furniture for display in the showrooms and his sister Diana established and funded the Croft Trust. The house is still occupied by members of the family. 708: 584:, replacing an earlier house some thirty yards to the west, which was excavated by Herefordshire County Archaeologist Prof. Keith Ray and volunteers in 2002. The manor house is a quadrangular stone structure around a central courtyard with round corner towers, and a square bay on the north elevation. Some stone mullion windows remain on all elevations. The castle is one of the first examples of medieval revival, and has affinities to 38: 323: 633:
The Church of St Michael dates from around the 14th century. The box pews are seventeenth-century and there are some medieval floor tiles made at Malvern. and the fine tomb for Sir Richard and Eleanor Croft bears a resemblance to that of Henry VII in Westminster Abbey. The ceiling above the altar is
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trees which were planted over four hundred years ago. Beech and oak trees line the main drive. The Fishpool Valley was landscaped in the eighteenth century with descending ponds, a grotto, a gothic pumphouse, an ice house and a lime kiln, and has undergone major restoration to bring it back to its
818:(1775–1851) visited and painted a romantic view of Hafod in 1789. Hafod suffered a serious fire in 1807 and Johnes's priceless library was destroyed. The house was rebuilt by Thomas Baldwin but it was demolished in 1958 by the Forestry Commission. 355:, England. Owned by the Croft family since 1085, the castle and estate passed out of their hands in the 18th century, before being repurchased by the family in 1923. In 1957 it was bequeathed to the 810:, a striking gothic house with its library designed by Thomas Baldwin of Bath. The estate was planted with three million trees in the picturesque style as advocated by Johnes's cousin the aesthete 1090: 399:
crest, a wounded black dragon, seen as an allusion to their Glyndwr heritage. The first member of the Croft family to have owned the estate was Bernard de Croft, who is mentioned in
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and founded a large fortune and family dynasty. He married Elizabeth Powell of Stanage Park in Radnorshire by whom he had a sole daughter Elizabeth Knight, who married
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A building has been on the site from c.1085 when the estate was established by the Croft family. and it has from this time been the home of the Croft family and
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In 1957, Croft was threatened with demolition following the destruction of eighteen other great houses in the county; the
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Sir Richard Croft (1429/30-1509), royal official for Kings Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, and Henry VII
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took place on Croft land nearby in 1461. It was the home of Sir John de Croft who married Janet, one of
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and in 1746, sold the estate to Richard Knight (1693–1765). Knight was the eldest son and heir of
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Page, R. (1979). "Richard and Edward Knight: ironmasters of Bringewood and Wolverley".
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The present building dates from the 1660s during the time when Herbert Croft was
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Croft Castle was put up for sale in 1799 by Thomas Johnes. It was bought by
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was gathering pace across the country, and continued through the 1960s.
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Thomas Croft (c.1435–1488), shipowner and patron of Atlantic exploration
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Michael Croft, 2nd Baron Croft (1916-1997), collector of modern art
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Herefordshire Archaeology, Herefordshire Council (2 March 2015).
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seventeenth-century and is painted with clouds and gilded stars.
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to the north-west was demolished to make the house more compact.
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inherited thousands of acres in mid Wales where he built at
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The Knight family and the British iron industry 1695–1902
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destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain
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The Croft family suffered financially following the
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Castle Croft

Country house
Croft, Herefordshire
52°17′05″N 2°48′33″W / 52.28486°N 2.80916°W / 52.28486; -2.80916
Listed Building
Listed Building
Listed Building
Listed Building
National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens
Croft Castle is located in Herefordshire
country house
Croft
Herefordshire
National Trust
Grade I listed building
Croft baronets
Mortimers
Wigmore
Ludlow
Battle of Mortimer's Cross
Owain Glyndŵr
Wyvern
Domesday Book
South Sea Bubble
Richard Knight (1659-1745)
Downton Hall
Downton on the Rock
Herefordshire
Bringewood Ironworks

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