Castle Drogo

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Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it is the last castle built in England. The client was Julius Drewe, the hugely successful founder of the Home and Colonial Stores. Drewe chose the site in the belief that it formed part of the lands of his supposed medieval ancestor, Drogo de Teigne. The architect was Edwin Lutyens, then at the height of his career. Lutyens lamented Drewe's determination to have a castle but nevertheless produced one of his finest buildings. The architectural critic Christopher Hussey described the result: "The ultimate justification of Drogo is that it does not pretend to be a castle. It is a castle, as a castle is built, of granite, on a mountain, in the twentieth century".

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English country house, historic house museum, local authority museum, 

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Location: 50.6959, -3.811, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Bickleigh Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed English country house in Mid Devon, England, UK  
  • Compton Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in South Hams, Devon, England, UK  
  • Lydford Castle ⓘ
    castle in Devon, England, UK  
  • Powderham Castle ⓘ
    Grade I listed historic house museum in Teignbridge, United Kingdom  
  • Okehampton Castle ⓘ
    motte and bailey castle with associated earthworks north of the West Okement River.  
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    museum in Devon, United Kingdom
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    visitor centre in Exeter, Devon, England, UK
  • Devon Railway Centre ⓘ
    railway museum located in Bickleigh, Devon, UK
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    building in Cadbury, Mid Devon, England, UK
  • Ugbrooke ⓘ
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    Heritage Museum in South West England, United Kingdom
  • South Devon Railway ⓘ
    heritage railway in the United Kingdon
  • Becky Falls ⓘ
    waterfall and tourist attraction in Devon, England, UK
  • Castle Drogo ⓘ
    Country house in the form of a castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England
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    museum in Topsham, Exeter, UK  
  • Dawlish Museum ⓘ
    building in Dawlish, Teignbridge, Devon, England, UK
  • Museum of Dartmoor Life ⓘ
    Oakhampton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
  • The Cider Press Museum ⓘ
    museum in Chagford, England, UK
  • Exmouth Museum ⓘ
    Museum in Exmouth, Devon, United Kingdom
  • Tavistock Museum ⓘ
    museum in Tavistock, England, United Kingdom
  • Newton Abbot Museum ⓘ
    museum in Newton Abbot, England, United Kingdom  
  • House of Marbles ⓘ
    museum in Bovey Tracey, Devon, England, UK  
  • Dartmoor Prison Museum ⓘ
    museum at HMP Dartmoor, Yelverton
  • Bill Douglas Cinema Museum ⓘ
    museum and research facility at the University of Exeter
  • Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre ⓘ
    museum in Newton Abbot, England, UK
  • Crediton Museum ⓘ
    museum in Crediton, England, UK
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Julius Charles Drewe by Charles Martin Hardie (1902)Julius Charles Drewe by Charles Martin Hardie (1902)
British School - Mrs George Drew, née Mary Peek (1821–1896) - 903817 - Castle DrogoBritish School - Mrs George Drew, née Mary Peek (1821–1896) - 903817 - Castle Drogo
Castle Drogo 1983Castle Drogo 1983
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Castle Drogo as seen from the gardens, DevonCastle Drogo as seen from the gardens, Devon
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Castle Drogo in the Rain - geograph.org.uk - 973593Castle Drogo in the Rain - geograph.org.uk - 973593
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    linkpageNational Trust Heritage Records page@Wikidata
    linkpagearchINFORM page@Wikidata
    sitecastleBickleigh Castlecastle, English country houseWikidata
    sitecastleCompton CastleEnglish country house, historic house museum, history museum, fortified manor houseWikidata
    sitecastleLydford CastlecastleWikidata
    sitecastlePowderham Castlecastle, English country house, historic house museum, independent museumWikidata
    sitecastle1068Okehampton Castlemotte-and-bailey castle, archaeological site, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseumAshburton Museummuseum, country houseWikidata
    sitemuseumCricklepit Mill With Secondary Wheel Attachedvisitor center, mill buildingWikidata
    sitemuseumDevon Railway Centrerailway museumWikidata
    sitemuseumFursdon Househistoric house museum, country house, buildingWikidata
    sitemuseumUgbrookeEnglish country house, historic house museum, country houseWikidata
    sitemuseum1778Killertonmanor house, English country house, historic house museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1796A La Rondehistory museum, historic house museum, English country houseWikidata
    sitemuseum1800South Devon Railwayheritage railwayWikidata
    sitemuseum1868Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Galleryart gallery, history museum, museum buildingWikidata
    sitemuseum1903Becky Fallszoo, waterfall, tourist attractionWikidata
    sitemuseum1930Castle DrogoEnglish country house, historic house museum, local authority museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1967Topsham MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1969Dawlish Museumbuilding, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1981Museum of Dartmoor Lifelocal museum, history museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1981The Cider Press MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1983Exmouth MuseummuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1985Tavistock Museummuseum, history museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1988Newton Abbot Museummuseum, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1991House of MarblesmuseumWikidata
    sitemuseum1992Dartmoor Prison Museumprison museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1994Bill Douglas Cinema Museumfilm museum, research center, academic archive, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1998Bovey Tracey Heritage Centreheritage center, independent museumWikidata
    sitemuseum2009Crediton MuseummuseumWikidata
    commonsimageJulius Charles Drewe by Charles Martin Hardie (1902) Commons
    commonsimageBritish School - Mrs George Drew, née Mary Peek (1821–1896) - 903817 - Castle Drogo Commons
    commonsimageCastle Drogo 1983 Commons
    commonsimageCastle Drogo Commons
    commonsimageCastle Drogo as seen from the gardens, Devon Commons
    commonsimageCastle Drogo Commons
    commonsimageCastle Drogo in the Rain - geograph.org.uk - 973593 Commons
    commonsimageCastle Drogo Commons
    commonsimageFront of Castle Drogo Commons
    commonsimageDrogo Commons
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