Gardens · London
Belmont Castle
Belmont Castle — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Adrian Benn — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
About
Belmont Castle is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Heritage listing
Belmont Castle was a neo-Gothic mansion near Grays in the English county of Essex. Built c. 1795 to designs by the little-known Thomas Jeffery, and surrounded by extensive pleasure grounds, it was the most prominent building in the parish, but was demolished in 1943 to make way for a chalk quarry. The castle and its occupants had played a significant role in the town's life for over a hundred years.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Belmont Castle was a neo-Gothic mansion near Grays in the English county of Essex. Built c. 1795 to designs by the little-known Thomas Jeffery, and surrounded by extensive pleasure grounds, it was the most prominent building in the parish, but was demolished in 1943 to make way for a chalk quarry. The castle and its occupants had played a significant role in the town's life for over a hundred years. The name has been adopted by a primary school - Belmont Castle Academy.
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Background
History
Belmont Castle was built c. 1795 for Zachariah Button, a wealthy local landowner, who also owned a neighbouring chalk quarry. During the 1840s, when the property was occupied by the Webb family, it was the seat of local cricket matches as well as a circle of music lovers mentioned by the pianist and writer Alice Diehl in her memoirs. One of its later owners, Edward R. Parker, who lived at Belmont Castle from 1880 until 1900, was chairman of the board of governors Orsett of the Poor Law Union board of governors. During his time there, Belmont's park was often used for local events, including a political rally in support of the Franchise Bill attended by 2000-3000 people in 1884. In the 20th…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4830, 0.3090
Sources
- wikidata: Q4884331 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Belmont Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Belmont Castle?
- Belmont Castle is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.4830°, 0.3090°.
- Is Belmont Castle a listed building?
- Belmont Castle carries the heritage designation "category A listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.