Little Harle Tower
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Little Harle Tower is a privately-owned country house with 15th-century origins, at Little Harle, Kirkwhelpington
, Northumberland
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The property, believed to have been built in the late 15th century as a pele tower
, was first recorded in a survey of 1541.
Until 1552 it was the property of the Fenwick family, from whom it passed to the Aynsleys. During the early years of the 19th century Harle Tower was inhabited by Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley and his wife Alicia, nee Mitford. In about 1848 it was purchased by Thomas Anderson of Newcastle (High Sheriff of Northumberland
in 1843), and his descendants remain in residence.
The house incorporates a three-storey tower of medieval origins. The central two-storey block of five bays dates from the early 18th century. Substantial additions were made in the Gothic Revival style
in about 1862, but much of the 19th-century work has not survived a remodelling of the property in 1980.
In 2005 the east wing was occupied by the Turnbulls and in 2010 by the Rogers family.
The 19th-century stable block is a Grade II* listed building.
Kirkwhelpington
Kirkwhelpington is a village and civil parish in the English county of Northumberland about northeast of Hexham. It is on the River Wansbeck alongside the A696 trunk road between Otterburn and Ponteland.- History :...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The property, believed to have been built in the late 15th century as a pele tower
Peel tower
Peel towers are small fortified keeps or tower houses, built along the English and Scottish borders in the Scottish Marches and North of England, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit by the garrison to warn of approaching danger...
, was first recorded in a survey of 1541.
Until 1552 it was the property of the Fenwick family, from whom it passed to the Aynsleys. During the early years of the 19th century Harle Tower was inhabited by Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley and his wife Alicia, nee Mitford. In about 1848 it was purchased by Thomas Anderson of Newcastle (High Sheriff of Northumberland
High Sheriff of Northumberland
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post...
in 1843), and his descendants remain in residence.
The house incorporates a three-storey tower of medieval origins. The central two-storey block of five bays dates from the early 18th century. Substantial additions were made in the Gothic Revival style
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
in about 1862, but much of the 19th-century work has not survived a remodelling of the property in 1980.
In 2005 the east wing was occupied by the Turnbulls and in 2010 by the Rogers family.
The 19th-century stable block is a Grade II* listed building.