History
Netley Castle was functioning by 25 March 1545, when payments to the garrison began to be recorded. The castle was manned until 1627. Its military importance declined over time but it was still intact and largely unchanged in 1840. Over the next couple of decades the battlements were filled in to allow the construction of an extra story and a tower was built at the south east end. In 1881 it was sold to Col. Sir Harry Chrichton, and converted into a private house. Chrichton lived at the Castle until his death in 1922. During the second half of the 1880s, under the plans of J.D Sedding the structure gained a third story the tower was raised and a new wing was added on the south east end.
In 1938 the castle was purchased by Middlesex County Council and spent much of the 20th century as a publicly owned convalescent home. The building was sold in the 1990s, and has been converted into privately-owned apartments.
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