Lea Castle, England


Lea Castle is a ruined Grade II listed Neo Gothic mock castle mansion near Wolverley, England.

History

Lea Castle was built by Edward Knight in 1762. John Brown bought the house in 1823. By 1848 it was owned by the Brown-Westhead family.
The house was auctioned in 1933 but by 1939 it was dilapidated. Lea Castle was then partially demolished in 1945. It was designated as a Scheduled Monument on June 15, 2003. Today, only the north lodges and gateway survive, dating to the 19th and 20th centuries.