11-497: Eastnor Castle , Eastnor , Herefordshire , is a 19th-century mock castle . Eastnor was built for John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers , who employed Robert Smirke , later the main architect of the British Museum . The castle was built between 1811 and 1820. Major schemes of interior decoration were carried out by A.W.N. Pugin in 1849–1850. Eastnor remains a private home, and is currently the residence of James Hervey-Bathurst ,
22-694: A location for various films, television programmes and music videos, including One More Time , starring Peter Lawford and Sammy Davis Jr , the Slade video " Run Runaway ", the 1986 film adaptation of Oscar Wilde 's The Canterville Ghost , the BBC TV adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy in 1995, the American reality competition programme The Amazing Race , ITV 's 2015 adaptation of Doctor Thorne , and two episodes of HBO 's Succession . Eastnor, Herefordshire Eastnor / iː s t n ər /
33-433: A tolerable fort before the invention of gunpowder, but as a residence it was a picturesque mistake. The castle still has an operating flour mill, "one of the oldest in the county", built in the 18th century as Clencher's. In the 21st century, the water supply was "reinstated and the machinery overhauled so it is now workable". As of 2020, the family occupied only a small part of the castle, "smaller rooms, and we mostly live in
44-527: Is a village in Herefordshire , England, 2 mi (3 km) east of Ledbury and the same distance from the tripoint of the county with Worcestershire and Gloucestershire . Eastnor Castle built by Earl Somers (d.1841) is within its medieval-founded parish which it is named after. The settlement is also the main settlement of its civil parish. The 12th-century Church of St John the Baptist
55-528: Is open to tours by the public on certain months of the year; it is also a wedding venue. In 1812 John Somers-Cocks, 2nd Earl Somers commissioned the construction of an obelisk on the Eastnor estate, to honour various members of his family. The architect was almost certainly Robert Smirke. Family members commemorated with plaques on the monument include John Somers, 1st Baron Somers , who served William III as Lord Chancellor , and Edward Charles Cocks , who
66-539: The grandson of Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers . It is a Grade I listed building . The surrounding gardens and parkland are designated Grade II*. The estate was established in the late 16th century when the Cocks family purchased land in the area. Subsequent marriages into the Somers and Nash families helped provide the wealth and substance necessary to build the present imposing building, designed to look like one of
77-523: The kitchen, which was enlarged in 1992", according to James Hervey-Bathurst, who inherited the property from his mother, the Hon. Mrs Elizabeth Hervey-Bathurst, in 1988. The castle's business was affected for some time in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but by mid-July 2020, restrictions were easing. The ironwork bridge over the weir, first installed in 1828, was reopened after restoration in 2021. The castle
88-509: The medieval castles guarding the Welsh borders . The castle was built to the designs of Robert Smirke in 1812–20. A.W.N. Pugin made some internal alterations – including the decoration of the Gothic drawing room – in 1849–50, and George E. Fox made further changes in the 1860s. It is constructed of ashlar stonework, with a lead and slate roof concealed behind an embattled parapet. Cast-iron
99-645: Was an intelligence officer on the Duke of Wellington’s staff and died during the Siege of Burgos in the Peninsular War in 1812. The obelisk is situated in Eastnor Deer Park just over a mile away from the castle, and is now a Grade II* listed building . The car manufacturer Land Rover uses the Eastnor estate as a venue for potential customers to test-drive their vehicles. The castle has been used as
110-563: Was redesigned and rebuilt by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1852 and is a grade I listed building. Eastnor Lake occupies a similar area to the village centre and is at the point where two streams from the north join to form the Glynch Brook, one of two similar axis left-bank tributaries of the River Leadon . [REDACTED] Media related to Eastnor, Herefordshire at Wikimedia Commons This Herefordshire location article
121-534: Was used for the roof trusses and floor beams. It was constructed at a cost of £85,000, the equivalent of approximately £26 million to £28 million at 2007 prices. The castle was criticised by Charles Locke Eastlake later in the 19th century: It is a massive and gloomy-looking building, flanked by watch-towers, and enclosing a keep. To preserve the character at which it aimed, the windows were made exceedingly small and narrow. This must have resulted in much inconvenience within...The building in question might have made
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