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Grimsthorpe Castle, located in Bourne, Lincolnshire, boasts a unique and impressive architectural design, reflecting a range of styles and historical periods. The estate’s history stretches back nearly a thousand years, and over the centuries, a series of renowned architects have contributed to the castle’s distinctive design.
16 de ago. de 2018 · Die umfangreichsten Bauten an Grimsthorpe Castle veranlasste Robert Bertie, 1. Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, 17. Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Er beauftragte John Vanbrugh mit dem Umbau. Grimsthorpe Castle ist damit der letzte große Auftrag, den der Architekt von Schlössern wie Castle Howard und Blenheim Palace übernahm.
The Park. Grimsthorpe Park was the southern edge of the great Lincolnshire forest. Oak trees that had been recorded in the Doomsday Book of 1086 were growing in the park when drawings of the park were made in the early 18th century. Some of these ancient trees were still growing here in the 20th century. Oaks were felled during the Tudor period ...
An early C16 park, with alterations by Lancelot Brown in 1771, forms the setting for a castle rebuilt in the mid C16 as a country house, surrounded by mid C19 and C20 gardens which contain traces of an early C18 layout by Stephen Switzer. HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT Grimsthorpe Castle is of C13 origin and in 1516 Henry VIII granted the 'park of ...
Open on select days | 12pm – 4pm (last entry 3.15pm) Adult £16.00 | Child (5-16 years) £7.00 | Family (2+3) £40.00. Thursday 18 April – Thursday 23 May. Open two days a week, Thursday and Sunday, including BH Monday. Sundays are free flow with two optional daily guided tours at 12.30pm and 2pm. Thursdays are guided tour only.
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Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess Astor, CH (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. [a] [1] Astor was born in Danville, Virginia and raised in Greenwood, Virginia. Her first marriage, to socialite Robert Gould Shaw II ...
