Elvaston Castle

Elvaston Castle
Elvaston Castle in the late 19th century
Location within Derbyshire
General information
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Location	Elvaston, Derbyshire
Country	England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°53′34″N 1°23′43″W / 52.89278°N 1.39528°W / 52.89278; -1.39528
Construction started	1815–1829 (Extended and Remodeled)
Completed	1836 & then in 1860 further works were undertaken where there were extensive alterations including re-modeling of the east wing to correspond to the south front, whereby the entire wing was to be raised an additional story[1][2]
Owner	Earl of Harrington Derbyshire County Council
Design and construction
Architect(s)	James Wyatt, Robert Walker, Lewis Nockalls Cottingham
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated	2 September 1952 - House 4 August 1984 - Park
Reference no.	1334604 - Country House 1000404 - Park and Garden
Listed Building – Grade II
Number of Listings	14 including Boat House, Coach House, Grotto and Moorish Temple[3]

Elvaston Castle is a stately home in Elvaston, Derbyshire, England. The Gothic Revival castle and surrounding parkland is run and owned by Derbyshire County Council as a country park known as Elvaston Castle Country Park. The country park has 200 acres (0.81 km²) of woodlands, parkland and formal gardens.

The centrepiece of the estate is the Grade II* Listed Elvaston Castle. The castle has been neglected and is in need of restoration. Due to its condition, the building is not open to the public, and since 2008 has been listed on the Buildings at Risk Register.^[4][5] Derbyshire County Council estimates the castle and estate requires significant investment for both restoration and to support its longer-term maintenance. In 2017 The Elvaston Castle and Gardens Trust was created to manage the estate once these works, which are already underway, are completed.