Little Harle Tower

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.[1][2]

Little Harle Tower
Location in Northumberland
General information
LocationNorthumberland, England, UK
Coordinates55.155°N 2.009°W / 55.155; -2.009
OS gridNY995845

History

The property, believed to have been built in the late 15th century as a pele tower, was first recorded in a survey of 1541.[2]

Until 1552 it was the property of the Fenwick family, from whom it passed to the Aynsleys.[3] During the early years of the 19th century Harle Tower was inhabited by Lord Charles Murray-Aynsley and his wife Alicia, née Mitford. In about 1848 it was purchased by Thomas Anderson of Newcastle (High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1843),[4] 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.[5] 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.[6]

In 2005 the east wing was occupied by the Turnbulls and in 2010 by the Rogers family. As of 2013, it was the home of the Anderson family.[7]

The 19th-century stable block is also a separately listed Grade II building.[8][9]

References
  1. Historic England. "LITTLE HARLE TOWER (1370497)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. Keys to the Past Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 1 John Burke (1835) p 588
  4. A Topographical Dictionary Of England (1848) from British History Online
  5. Historic England. "Tower (1370497)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
  6. Structures of the North East Archived 2005-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Anderson Blackett engagement". Peerage News.
  8. Historic England. "STABLE CIRCA 60 YARDS WEST OF LITTLE HARLE TOWER (1044911)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  9. Historic England. "Stable block] (1044911)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 February 2008.
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