House & Family History: Craster's three-story embattled tower was here in 1415, when the list of castles and towers in Northumberland was drawn-up. A three-story, five-bay house with a fine central pediment was added to the south side of the tower in 1769. There were alterations to the House in the Gothick style in the 18th century. Sir John Craster listed Craster Tower for sale in 2000.
Garden & Outbuildings: The road to the village is straddled by a four-centered arched gateway in the Gothick style. Also extant is also a triple-gabled stableblock.
Architect: William Newton
Date: 1769Architect: John Dobson
Date: 1839
Title: Buildings of England: Northumberland, The
Author: Pevsner, Nikolaus; Richmond, Ian: Grundy, John (Reviser); McCombie, Grace (Reviser); Ryder, Peter (Reviser); Welfare, Humphrey (Reviser)
Year Published: 1999
Publisher: London: Penguin Books
ISBN: 0140710.590
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - SOFTBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 1995
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300072074
Book Type: Softback
House Listed: Grade II*
Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Craster family; here since the mid-12th century.
Past Seat / Home of: Thomas Wood-Craster, 19th century; Sir John Craster, 20th century.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
Ownership Details: The House was divided into flats in 1960s. The Crathes live in a wing of the Castle.
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 01665-576-674
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.crastertower.co.uk
Historic Houses Member: No