| Clearwell Castle | |
|---|---|
 "a Gothick Revival castle, the earliest in England" | |
| Type | House |
| Location | Clearwell, Gloucestershire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°46′00″N 2°37′27″W / 51.7667°N 2.6243°W |
| Built | 1727-1728 |
| Architect | Roger Morris |
| Architectural style(s) | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body | Privately owned |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Clearwell Castle |
| Designated | 24 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1186324 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Clearwell Castle main gateway and flanking lodges |
| Designated | 24 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1299253 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Clearwell Castle gatehouse and flanking stables |
| Designated | 24 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1299254 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Clearwell Castle statue of a man about 30M west of main front on right, facing house |
| Designated | 24 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1186327 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Clearwell Castle statue of child and sphinx, about 30M west of main front on left, facing house |
| Designated | 24 September 1984 |
| Reference no. | 1186326 |
  Location of Clearwell Castle in Gloucestershire | |
Clearwell Castle in Clearwell, the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, is a Gothic Revival house constructed from 1727. Built by Thomas Wyndham to the designs of Roger Morris, it is the earliest Georgian Gothic Revival castle in England predating better-known examples such as Strawberry Hill House by over twenty years. A home of the Wyndham family for some 150 years, the first half of the twentieth century saw a disastrous fire, and subsequent asset-stripping, which brought the castle close to ruination. Slowly restored from 1954, in the 1970s the castle housed a recording studio used by, among other major bands, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Bad Company, Queen and Sweet. Now operating as a wedding venue, the castle is a Grade II* listed building.