Basic Site Details
| Name: | Alnwick Castle |
| City or county: | Northumberland |
| Country: | England |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | The principal rooms for which the Adams were responsible were the saloon, drawing room and library. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Country House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| c. 1770 | c. 1780 | Build/construction | Interior decoration of keep in the Gothic style. |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| James Paine | B | Before 1770 | The Adams succeeded James Paine as architect to the Duke of Northumberland. | ||
| Robert Adam | A | c. 1770 | c. 1790 | Interior decoration of keep in the Gothic style. | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Northumberland, 1st Duke of | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Northumberland, CF, Duchess of | 1823 | Castles of Alnwick & Warkworth etc from sketches by CF Duchess of Northumberland | Privately printed | Shows plans of the catsle in the 18th century. | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Sessional Papers of the RIBA | Between 1856 and 1857 | |||