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I originally posted about this a few years ago on the old forum after I first visited Wray Castle. I loved the story of how and when it was supposedly built.... (1840)
This is the entrance to the grounds
Main Castle
and the church within the grounds
Interesting fireplace inside - notice how the original back of the fireplace has been dug out to create space to burn wood....
It doesn't look very old in 1882, meant to be only 35 years old here.
and the punchline.....
So we are told that this castle was built by a retired surgeon in 1840, aided by one old horse and an alcoholic accountant. Seems legit
I recently looked into this caste again, I think this is a great example of a the fake narratives we have for many old buildings. In the past I only found the same official version of this story repeated but this time I found a new source. One article which contradicts the official version, hidden amongst all the repeated results. It's written by a local amateur who just loves castles, seems very genuine. Her article is linked below, but in short there is mention of Wray Castle dating back to 1212, with the main building thought to have been built in the 1400's, before gunpowder was invented. The last mention of it was around 1632, when it was in a state of disrepair, before we then get our modern day story of it being built in 1840.
Wray Castle Lake District - Britain's Castles
My conclusion here is that the castle was forgotten about around 1632, perhaps due to some reset level cataclism at some point - 1626 and 1764 were Phoenix event years for anyone who follows the Archaix chonology. Then in 1840 when it seems a lot of old buildings were being rediscovered, this surgeon probably did buy the land and find this castle perhaps half buried and hidden by trees.
It was probably normal and accepted back then to claim a building if you spent time and money refurbishing it, similiar to how squatters rights work today. If you could prove that you 'found' and worked upon a building you could claim ownership. The fake narrative would have come much later. I agree with the guy on the 'My Lunch Break' you tube channel who suggests that all of these fake narratives for old buildings were written by AI, they certainly have the feel of being created that way. So many similar stories all over the world, architects who aren't really architects winning competitions etc.
So, this is my first discovery of an older story pre-dating the new official fake narrative - has anyone else come across anything like this?
Worth highlighting this bit as well, the fake narratives are often contridicted by their own sources - here they admit it was around in the 15th century!
'The castle was featured in Episode 3 of Series 2 of “Secret Britain”, when Paul Martin and his team investigated the claims that during the 15th century, Wray Castle had been home to a witch, who had been executed at a local crossroads.'
'Wray Castle is an important setting in the novel “Sunne in Splendour”, written by Sharon Penman. It is here that Richard III marries Lady Anne Neville, whose dowry then enabled him to gain control of England’s ruling council.' - Richard III was around 1452 – 1485
This is the entrance to the grounds
Main Castle
and the church within the grounds
Interesting fireplace inside - notice how the original back of the fireplace has been dug out to create space to burn wood....
It doesn't look very old in 1882, meant to be only 35 years old here.
and the punchline.....
So we are told that this castle was built by a retired surgeon in 1840, aided by one old horse and an alcoholic accountant. Seems legit
I recently looked into this caste again, I think this is a great example of a the fake narratives we have for many old buildings. In the past I only found the same official version of this story repeated but this time I found a new source. One article which contradicts the official version, hidden amongst all the repeated results. It's written by a local amateur who just loves castles, seems very genuine. Her article is linked below, but in short there is mention of Wray Castle dating back to 1212, with the main building thought to have been built in the 1400's, before gunpowder was invented. The last mention of it was around 1632, when it was in a state of disrepair, before we then get our modern day story of it being built in 1840.
Wray Castle Lake District - Britain's Castles
My conclusion here is that the castle was forgotten about around 1632, perhaps due to some reset level cataclism at some point - 1626 and 1764 were Phoenix event years for anyone who follows the Archaix chonology. Then in 1840 when it seems a lot of old buildings were being rediscovered, this surgeon probably did buy the land and find this castle perhaps half buried and hidden by trees.
It was probably normal and accepted back then to claim a building if you spent time and money refurbishing it, similiar to how squatters rights work today. If you could prove that you 'found' and worked upon a building you could claim ownership. The fake narrative would have come much later. I agree with the guy on the 'My Lunch Break' you tube channel who suggests that all of these fake narratives for old buildings were written by AI, they certainly have the feel of being created that way. So many similar stories all over the world, architects who aren't really architects winning competitions etc.
So, this is my first discovery of an older story pre-dating the new official fake narrative - has anyone else come across anything like this?
Worth highlighting this bit as well, the fake narratives are often contridicted by their own sources - here they admit it was around in the 15th century!
'The castle was featured in Episode 3 of Series 2 of “Secret Britain”, when Paul Martin and his team investigated the claims that during the 15th century, Wray Castle had been home to a witch, who had been executed at a local crossroads.'
'Wray Castle is an important setting in the novel “Sunne in Splendour”, written by Sharon Penman. It is here that Richard III marries Lady Anne Neville, whose dowry then enabled him to gain control of England’s ruling council.' - Richard III was around 1452 – 1485
