In c 1460 kirby muxloe castle passed to the hastings family through inheritance.
Kirby muxloe castle gate house floor plans.
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To the first floor.
The gatehouse as viewed from the front of the castle.
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The recent incidents at kirby muxloe castle included one break in where a portable.
Kirby muxloe castle also known historically as kirby castle is a ruined fortified manor house in kirby muxloe leicestershire england.
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Pakeman s place was the chosen position for kirby castle less grandly referred to as a fortified house by lord william hastings.
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Ashby bagworth and kirby muxloe.
Kirby muxloe castle known also as kirby castle is an unfinished 15th century fortified manor house in kirby muxloe leicestershire england grid reference sk524046.
Kirby muxloe castle dating back to the 13th century and once the home of the pakeman family sir simon pakeman was the lord of the manor and a knight of the the shire at parliament.
A spate of break ins and vandalism at a 15th century castle has led to english heritage closing the site off.
The accommodation comprises of an entrance porch breakfast kitchen a dining hall lounge master bedroom with ensuite and a further bedroom or sitting room.
First floor extension above.
Single storey rear extensions to nos 21 and 23 castle road.
The gate house boasts some state of the art gun loops which reflect the ways in which war fare was changing during the fifteenth century.
Originally there was a manor at kirby muxloe but when william lord hastings got hold of it in 1474 he applied for a license to crenulate.
Sir william hastings undertook extensive building programmes at his residences in leicestershire.
Although a licence to crenellate was obtained in 1474 work did not begin at kirby muxloe until 1480.
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Retention of two electronic vehicular access gates and one pedestrian gate to front boundary.
William lord hastings began work on the castle in 1480 founding it on the site of a pre existing manor house william was a favourite of king edward iv and had prospered considerably during the wars of the roses.
It was begun in 1480 by william hastings 1st baron hastings during the period of the wars of the roses he already owned a manor house on the site some of the original.
