England · Restored
Lumley Castle
Lumley Castle is a 14th‑century quadrangular stone castle at Chester‑le‑Street in County Durham, England. Originally built by Sir Ralph Lumley in 1389 it retains its four-sided plan with corner towers and has served as a residence, college hall, and today operates as a hotel.
First raised
1389
Its prime
1603
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1603
The shape it held in its prime.
Long rectangular quadrangular castle of warm sandstone ashlar with a low central range flanked by two taller, square corner towers capped with crenellated parapets. The façade shows regular rows of rectangular windows set in ashlar, a continuous crenellated parapet along the roofline, and a dark pitched roof over the central block. The building sits back from a broad clipped lawn and occupies the banks above the Lumley Park Burn, retaining its complete four-sided silhouette.
Step inside
8 places to explore in 1603.
The record describes 8 distinct spots at Lumley Castle — including 4 interiors: great hall with fireplace and lavabo, chapel (later king james suite), library (attributed to vanbrugh) / later black knight room and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
Create History
See Lumley Castle with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 1603 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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