Eastnor Castle, Eastnor
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Eastnor Castle, Eastnor
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 8 Aug 2002
Robert Smirke's Norman Revival "castle" must have enabled its owner, John Somers Cocks, Baron Somers, to indulge his fantasies of being a medieval overlord. It is, however, generally reckoned to be fairly authentic, especially for its date, 1811-24, as Smirke was a serious architect. That said, the ground-floor windows seen here bear the Gothic hallmark of pointed arches! Pevsner gives a very precise cost of £85,923. Grade I listed. The house is seen more dramatically from afar, e.g.: Image] and Image],
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Image Location
Latitude
52.029782
Longitude
-2.38767