A late 19th century drawing of the house from the 1901 book "Shropshire Houses Past and Present"
Built / Designed For: St. John Charlton
House & Family History: Apley Castle was demolished in 1955; the portico was re-erected as an eye-catcher at Hodnet Hall, Shropshire.
John Bernard (J.B.) Burke, published under the title of A Visitation of the Seats and Arms of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, among other titles: Vol. II, p. 135, 1853.
Title: Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840, A - HARDBACK
Author: Colvin, Howard
Year Published: 2008
Reference: pg. 164
Publisher: New Haven: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300125085
Book Type: Hardback
Title: No Voice From the Hall: Early Memories of a Country House Snooper
Author: Harris, John
Year Published: 1998
Publisher: London: John Murray
ISBN: 0719555671
Book Type: Hardback
Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume II: Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Author: Reid, Peter
Year Published: 1980
Reference: pg. 76
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110319
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Demolished
Park Listed: Destroyed
Past Seat / Home of: St. John Charlton, 18th century. Sir Thomas Charlton Meyrick, 1st Bt., until 1921.
Current Ownership Type: Demolished
Primary Current Ownership Use: Demolished
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No