DiCamillo Companion
England

Thornbury Castle

Thornbury, near Bristol

South Gloucestershire

England

Circa Date: 1509-10

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Country House: Yes

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  • Built / Designed For: Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham.

    House & Family History: Thornbury was built for Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Henry VIII's king's lieutenant and constable of England. Stafford received a royal license to build a fortified manor in 1510. Work began the following year but stopped in 1521 when the duke was executed on trumped-up grounds of treason. Henry and Anne Boleyn stayed in the Castle for 10 days in 1535 and Mary I (as Princess Mary) spent years here. After Henry VIII had Stafford executed, he seized the Castle, which remained in royal ownership for the next 33 years.

  • John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: 2.S. Vol. I, p. 144, 1854.

    Country Life: XXII, 702, 1907.

  • Title: Country Life (magazine)
    Author: NA
    Year Published: NA
    Reference: Aug 8, 2002, pg. 76
    Publisher: London: Future plc
    ISBN: NA
    Book Type: Magazine

  • House Listed: Grade I

    Park Listed: Grade II

  • Past Seat / Home of: Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, 16th century. Howard family, 19th century.

    Current Ownership Type: Corporation

    Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel

    Ownership Details: Today Thornbury Castle Hotel & Restaurant

  • House Open to Public: By Appointment

    Phone: 01454-281-182

    Fax: 01454-416-188

    Email: [email protected]

    Website: http://www.thornburycastle.co.uk

    Historic Houses Member: No

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