The south (entrance) facade from a 1922 postcard
The north (garden) facade from a circa 1919 postcard
Built / Designed For: Sir John Newton, 2nd Bt.
House & Family History: Culverthorpe is a late 17th century limestone ashlar Italian style house, to which an attic story was added in the 18th century. Between 1704 and 1705 Louis Hauduroy, a relation of the Huguenot architect Samuel Hauduroy, created the decorative painting that told the story of Psyche (destroyed) on the staircase. The Bowlby family acquired the estate in the mid-20th century and sold it in 1980, together with 1,219 acres. The story of Terry Cusack and her son, Ashley, focused media attention on Culverthorpe in 2006, when it was revealed that Terry had a baby boy, born out of wedlock in 1981, and that the father was Roger Clarke, the multimillionaire owner of Culverthorpe. An ugly paternity suit ensued when it was proved that Clarke was indeed Ashley's father.
Architect: Stephen Switzer
Date: Early 18th centuryArchitect: Reginald Theodore Blomfield
Date: 1912Architect: Reginald Theodore Blomfield
Date: Circa 1905Architect: William Stanton
Date: 1704-05Architect: Edward Stanton
Date: 1704-05Architect: Robert Morris
Date: Circa 1730-35Country Life: LIV, 350, 386, 1923.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pgs. 495, 705, 708, 975
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Disintegration of a Heritage: Country Houses and their Collections, 1979-1992, The
Author: Sayer, Michael
Year Published: 1993
Publisher: Norfolk: Michael Russell (Publishing)
ISBN: 0859551970
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade I
Park Listed: Grade II
Current Seat / Home of: Dymoke family
Past Seat / Home of: Sir John Newton, 2nd Bt., 1679-99; Sir John Newton, 3rd Bt., 1699-1734; Sir Michael Newton, 4th Bt., 1734-43. John Archer-Houblon, until 1891. Col. George Bramston Eyre, 1891-1901. Brig-General Rudolph Ladeveze-Adlercron, 1901-66. Francis Edward Salvin Bowlby, 20th century. Roger Clarke, 1995-2012.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No