HORNBY CASTLE, HORNBY, LUNE VALLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND.
HORNBY CASTLE IS A COUNTRY HOUSE, DEVELOPED FROM A MEDIEVAL CASTLE, STANDING TO THE EAST OF THE VILLAGE OF HORNBY IN THE LUNE VALLEY, LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND. IT OCCUPIES A POSITION OVERLOOKING THE VILLAGE IN A CURVE OF THE RIVER WENNING. THE CASTLE IS DESIGNATED BY ENGLISH HERITAGE AS A GRADE I LISTED BUILDING.
IT IS THOUGHT THAT THE CASTLE WAS ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR THE NEVILLE FAMILY IN THE 13TH CENTURY; THIS IS THE MOST LIKELY DATE OF THE BASE OF THE TOWER AT THE BACK OF THE CASTLE. THE POLYGONAL TOWER RISING FROM THIS BASE DATES FROM THE 16TH CENTURY.
THE CASTLE IS CONSTRUCTED IN SANDSTONE RUBBLE AND IT HAS SLATE ROOFS. ITS ARCHITECTURAL STYLE IS PERPENDICULAR. THE PLAN IS IRREGULAR. THE BUILDING IS MAINLY IN TWO STOREYS, AND MUCH OF IT HAS A BATTLEMENTED PARAPET. THE ENTRANCE FRONT FACES SOUTHWEST AND IS ALMOST SYMMETRICAL, WITH SEVEN BAYS. THE LATERAL BAYS PROJECT FORWARD, AS DOES THE CENTRAL THREE-STOREY PORCH. ALL THE WINDOWS ARE MULLIONED, OR MULLIONED AND TRANSOMED. THE LATERAL BAYS HAVE BAY WINDOWS, THE UPPER FLOORS OF WHICH ARE CANTED. THE LEFT BAY HAS AN ADDITIONAL PAIR OF WINDOWS ABOVE THE BAY WINDOW. ON EACH SIDE OF THE PORCH ARE TWO BAY’S CONTAINING VARYING TYPES OF WINDOWS. THE PORCH HAS AN OCTAGONAL TURRET ON THE LEFT AND A DIAGONAL BUTTRESS ON THE RIGHT. IN THE MIDDLE STOREY IS AN ORIEL WINDOW, ABOVE WHICH IS A THREE-LIGHT WINDOW. BEHIND THE PORCH, AND SLIGHTLY OFF-SET TO THE LEFT, IS A SQUARE TOWER, AND TO ITS LEFT IS THE TALLER, NARROWER, POLYGONAL TOWER. THE WINDOWS IN THE SQUARE TOWER INCLUDE A PARTLY BLOCKED VENETIAN WINDOW. THE COURTYARD CREATED IN THE 20TH CENTURY IS BEHIND THE THREE RIGHT BAYS.

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