Croft Castle

Croft and Yarpole

Herefordshire

England

Circa Date: 16th century w/17th, 18th & 20th century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: Yes

Country House: Yes

Garden & Outbuildings: The grounds contain an avenue of 350-year-old Spanish chestnuts and Croft Ambrey, an Iron Age Fort.
Architect: Thomas Farnolls Pritchard

Date of Birth: 1723
Date of Death: 1777
Nationality: British
Notes: Pritchard was a an architect who primarily designed country houses for the Shropshire gentry; however, he achieved fame for his design for the Iron Bridge at Coalbrookdale (completed 1779 and the first of its kind in the world), an instant phenomenon in its day and still a tourist attraction in 2006. Pritchard's drawing book is today in the collection of the library of the American Institute of Architects in Washington.

Date: Circa 1765
Designed: Alterations

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Architect: Walter Sarel

Date of Birth: ?
Date of Death: ?
Nationality: ?

Date: 1913
Designed: Alterations

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Country Life: CVII, 1206, 1292 plan, 1950.
House Listed: Grade I

Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: Croft family, 11th century.

Current Ownership Type: The National Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Visitor Attraction
House Open to Public: Yes
Phone: 01568-780-246

Fax: 01568-780-462

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Historic Houses Member: No

Gardens, Outbuildings, Chapel & Church History