- Castle Drogo
Castle Drogo is a
country house nearDrewsteignton ,Devon ,England . It was built in the 1910s and 1920s for Julius Drewe (businessman and founder of the "Home and Colonial Stores") to designs byarchitect Edwin Lutyens , and is a Grade Ilisted building . [ [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-castledrogo/w-castledrogo-seeanddo.htm National Trust | Castle Drogo | What to see & do ] ] Castle Drogo was the last castle to be built in England, and probably the last private house in the country to be built entirely ofgranite .The
stately home borrows styles ofcastle building from themedieval and Tudor periods, along with more minimalist contemporary approaches. A notable feature is the encasement of the service staircase, around which the main staircase climbs. Its defensive characteristics are essentially decorative.The castle has a fine
formal garden , designed by Lutyens with planting byGertrude Jekyll , which contrasts effectively with its striking setting on the edge ofDartmoor . The garden is noted for itsrhododendron s andmagnolia s,herbaceous border s,rose garden , shrub garden and circularcroquet lawn.The property was given to the National Trust in 1974 and was the first 20th-century property the charity acquired.
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External links
* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-castledrogo/ Castle Drogo information at the National Trust]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/southwest/series6/castle_drogo.shtml BBC article from October 11, 2004 about Castle Drogo's repairs]
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