The castle was last occupied in the 1630s, and in 1656 it was put up for sale as an 'upstanding source of stone and timber'. His executors sold to Henry Lascelles (1690–1753) whose son, Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood built Harewood House. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours. Share. His executors sold to Henry Lascelles (1690–1753) whose son, Edwin Lascelles, 1st Baron Harewood built Harewood House. This Castle is older than Harewood House in Leeds. The castle was founded by the De Lisle family in the 12th century, and then passed to Sir William de Aldeburgh, following his marriage to Elizabeth de Lisle, heiress of Harewood, who was granted a licence to crenellate in 1366. Harewood House, Harewood, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS17 9LG. The main block of two storeys is flanked by four angle towers, one being a plain entrance tower; the chapel is situated over the portcullis chamber. The castle was founded by Sir William De Aldeburgh; he was granted a licence to crenellate in 1366. Dismiss Visit Harewood House is the very foundation of Turner's association with Yorkshire; it is because of the First Earl of Harewood and his son, Viscount Lascelles, that Turner came to Yorkshire in the first place - to make a series of watercolours of Harewood House and Castle, and two oils of Plompton Rocks. 1 2 $ USD. Read more about this topic:  Harewood Castle, “The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.”—Tacitus (c. 55–117), “The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it.”—Lytton Strachey (1880–1932), “My good friends, this is the second time in our history that there has come back from Germany to Downing Street peace with honour. E: info@harewood.org 36 bus Leeds Bus Station-Harrogate/Ripon - half-price admission for anyone arriving by public transport with a valid bus ticket. Follow the brown tourist signs from the A1, on the A61 Leeds-Harrogate road. The lower kitchen wing is of four storeys, with a barrel-vaulted basement containing the well. Previous Next. Date of experience: October 2018. web: www.harewood.org. Main Season Opening Times, 31 Mach - 4 November; Read more. Sep 10, 2015 - JMW Turner, Harewood Castle from the North c.1798. Jan 28, 2014 - JMW Turner, Harewood Castle from the North c.1798 When De Aldeburgh died in 1388, the castle transferred to the Ryther and the Redmayne (Redman) families, into which his two daughters had married. At Cutler's death in 1693, it passed to his only surviving daughter, Elizabeth, Countess of Radnor and on her death without heir to Cutler's nephew, unmarried Edmund Boulter MP of Boston and Wimpole Hall then to his nephew John Boulter of Gawthorpe and Westminster, who died unmarried in 1738. His son and two daughters sold the castle to Sir William Wentworth of Gawthorpe Hall in 1600 to clear debts; this is probably when Harewood Castle ceased to be a main residence. For Harewood Bridge and Castle see note to folios 86 verso and 88 verso (, J.M.W. I believe it is peace for our time. The Wentworths sold Harewood and Gawthorpe to Sir John Cutler, 1st Baronet, by which time the castle had probably already been partly dismantled though Cutler lived there at the end of his life. Helpful. By public transport: No. Harewood House is the very foundation of Turner's association with Yorkshire; it is because of the First Earl of Harewood and his son, Viscount Lascelles, that Turner came to Yorkshire in the first place - to make a series of watercolours of Harewood House and Castle, and two oils of Plompton Rocks. In fact, the drawing is on the verso of the leaf.