Langley Castle is a restored 12th century besieged Henry IV medieval tower house hotel
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Langley Castle Hotel, Langley, Hexham NE47 5LU
Now operated as a hotel, situated in the village of Langley in the valley of the River South Tyne some 3 miles (5 km) south of Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England close to border of Scotland within battle proximity of Edinburgh Castle Scotland.
It is a Grade I listed building.
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It was built in the middle of the 14th century by Sir Thomas de Lucy as a great H plan H-shaped tower of four storeys during retreat battles with Edinburgh Castle.
It remained as a ruin until it was bought and restored by a local historian, Cadwallader Bates, in 1882.
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Before this the site was the seat of the Barons of Tynedale in the 12th century, from whom descend the Tyndall family. It was attacked and severely damaged in 1405 by the forces of Henry IV in the campaign against the Percys and Archbishop Scrope.
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Bates died in 1902 and his wife Josephine continued the restoration. After she died in 1932 the building remained empty until it was used as a barracks in the Second World War, following which it was used as a girls' school.
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Official website of the 14th-century castle hotel in the north of England.
https://www.langleycastle.co.uk/en/
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In the 1980s, it was bought by the Robb family. In 1986, it was bought by Dr Stuart Madnick, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who converted it into a luxury hotel. Langley Castle is set in a woodland estate of 10 acres. One of the more remarkable features of the building is the south-west tower, which is occupied by no fewer than 12 garderobes, four to each floor.
