Editing Peckforton Castle (section)

==Architecture==
[[File:Peckforton Castle from Stanner Nab.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Peckforton Castle is in the right foreground. The medieval [[Beeston Castle]] is on the hill beyond at left.|alt=A wooded area with a sandstone castle on the right. Beyond is another wooded hill with the ruins of a castle on its top. In the far distance are fields and houses.]]

===Castle===
====External====
The castle is faced with red [[sandstone]], and has lead, [[Bitumen|asphalt]] and tile roofs. It is mainly in three storeys with a five-storey tower. The buildings are arranged around a [[Inner ward|ward]] with the principal accommodation on the north side. It is surrounded by a dry moat which is bridged at the gatehouse. To the west of the inner ward are the stables, the coach house, a rectangular bell tower and the kitchens and service area. To the north is the great hall range which consists of 18&nbsp;bays. Behind the entrance to the hall is the circular main tower. At the east end of the gallery wing is the octagonal library tower. The outer walls of the castle have full-height slender [[Turret (architecture)|turret]]s at the changes in direction. [[Corbel]] tables support part of the [[battlement]]s. The walls contain arrow slots, and in the gatehouse is a [[garderobe]]. The flat roof has a [[Crenellation|crenellated]] [[parapet]].<ref name=images/>

====Internal====
The porch leads into the [[great hall]] which has a [[Mintons Ltd|Minton tile]] floor and a large stone chimney piece. In the east wing is the [[long gallery]] which has oak panelling, a chimney-piece and a panelled ceiling. Behind the long gallery is an irregularly-shaped billiard room and the drawing room. To the south of these is the library. Behind the great hall is the main staircase. The circular tower at the north-west corner contains the octagonal dining room with a Minton tile floor, two fireplaces, and a [[Vault (architecture)|vault]] of eight radial ribs running to a central [[boss (architecture)|boss]]. The room contains an oak [[sideboard]] with a carved [[Green Man]]. Below the dining room is a wine cellar. On the fifth floor of the circular tower is a room designed for playing [[rackets (sport)|rackets]], which is approached by a stone spiral staircase.<ref name=images/>

===Garden===
The castle had no formal garden, but at the bottom of the drive were kitchen gardens which included vegetable gardens, an orchard, extensive glass houses and a large [[orangery]]. At one time, 17&nbsp;gardeners were employed.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.peckfortonhills.co.uk/public/control.php?_path=/137/165/171 |title=Peckforton Castle |access-date=1 March 2008 |publisher=Peckforton Hills Local Heritage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718082640/http://www.peckfortonhills.co.uk/public/control.php?_path=%2F137%2F165%2F171 |archive-date=18 July 2006 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

===Chapel===
On the east side of the ward is the family's private chapel, a Grade&nbsp;II* listed building. It was also designed by Salvin and is constructed of rock-faced sandstone with a tile roof. Its plan consists of a two-[[bay (architecture)|bay]] [[nave]], a south [[aisle]], a [[vestry]], and a narrower and lower single-bay [[chancel]]. On the [[gable]] ends of the nave and chancel are stone cross [[finial]]s. Over the chancel arch is a [[cruciform]] stone [[Bell-Cot|bellcote]]. Inside the chapel an [[Arcade (architecture)|arcade]] of three [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] arches separates the south aisle from the nave. The [[reredos]] is made of oak and is inscribed with the [[Lord's Prayer]] and the [[Ten Commandments]]. The choirstalls and the benches in the nave are carved with [[Poppyhead (carving)|poppyheads]]. The [[baptistry]] at the west end contains a carved stone [[baptismal font|font]] with a carved oak cover. Although it is described as a modest building, the chapel is considered to "complete the ensemble" of the castle.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England |num= 1138621|desc= Chapel in the ward of Peckforton Castle|access-date= 12 August 2012|mode=cs2|fewer-links=x}}</ref>

===Entrance lodge===
The entrance lodge to the southeast of the castle is also listed at Grade&nbsp;II*. It was designed by Salvin and is constructed in red brick and stone with a tile roof. It consists of an archway with a round [[Turret (architecture)|turret]] behind and a two-storey lodge to the left.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England|num=1313148|desc=Entrance Lodge southeast of Peckforton Castle|access-date=30 April 2011|mode=cs2|fewer-links=x}}</ref>