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Castle Goring

England · 18th century

Founded
1797
Style
Gothic Revival
Architect
John Rebecca
Heritage status
Grade I listed building
Location
Worthing
Coordinates
50.84°, -0.43528°
Links
Wikimedia Commons
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Castle Goring in England
Photo: Peetred · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

Castle Goring is a country house in Worthing, in West Sussex, England about 4.5 miles (7 kilometres) north-west of the town centre.

One of Worthing's two Grade I listed buildings (deemed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to be of exceptional interest), it has been described by architectural critic Ian Nairn as reflecting "the equivocal taste of the 1790s as well as anywhere in the country."

Castle Goring was designed by John Rebecca for Sir Bysshe Shelley, 1st Baronet. It was intended that his grandson, the renowned poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, would live at Castle Goring; however, he drowned in Italy aged 29, so he never took possession of the house.

In 1845, Mary Shelley, who inherited the building as widow of the poet, sold it to Vice-Admiral Sir George Brooke-Pechell, who had been residing at the property as a tenant since 1825. It is currently owned by Lady Colin Campbell.

Text adapted from “Castle Goring” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Castle Goring ranks #4,012 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #293 of the 397 mapped in England. Founded 1797, it is older than 13% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,252 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Brighton and Hove, 20 km away. See how England compares in the castle statistics.

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