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Studley Castle (Old Studley Castle) (The Old Castle)

  • Earlier Houses: There were two earlier houses near the site of the current 19th century house: a medieval castle (demolished) and the Grade II*-listed 16th century Old Studley Castle, today divided into flats.

    Built / Designed For: Sir Francis L. Holyoake-Goodricke, 1st Bt.

    House & Family History: The Gothic Revival style Studley is noted for its interiors of polished oak and its enormous octagonal central tower dotted with stained glass windows. From 1903 until the 1960s the house was occupied by the Lady Warwick Agricultural College for Women (later Studley College). After the college vacated the great house became offices for British Leyland and Rover Cars, then was converted into a hotel and conference center. The hotel and conference center closed in March 2016, after Studley was purchased by Warner Leisure Hotels, who spent £30 million to upgrade and reopen the house as a luxury hotel in 2018.

  • Architect: Samuel Beazley

    Date: 1834
    Designed: House for Sir Francis L. Holyoake-Goodricke, 1st Bt.

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  • Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
    Author: Colvin, Howard
    Year Published: 2008
    Reference: pg. 114
    Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
    ISBN: 9780300125085
    Book Type: Hardback

  • House Listed: Grade II*

    Park Listed: Not Listed

  • Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSES: Philip Lyttleton, late 18th-early 19th centuries. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Sir Francis Lyttelton Holyoake-Goodricke, 1st Bt., 19th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Corporation

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel

    Ownership Details: Today Studley Castle Hotel, part of the Warner Leisure Hotels group.

  • House Open to Public: By Appointment

    Phone: 01527-368-180

    Website: https://www.warnerleisurehotels.co.uk

    Historic Houses Member: No

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