title: Lea Castle, England
text: # Lea Castle, England
  
  Lea Castle is a ruined Grade II listed Neo Gothic mock castle mansion near Wolverley, England.
  
  ## History
  
  Lea Castle was built by Edward Knight in 1762. John Brown bought the house in 1823. By 1848 it was owned by the Brown-Westhead family.
  
  The house was auctioned in 1933 but by 1939 it was dilapidated. Lea Castle was demolished in 1945. It was designated as a Scheduled Monument on June 15, 2003. Today, only the north lodges and gateway survive, dating to the 19th and 20th centuries.
  
  