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Castles Dorset Photographs
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Title: Spires at Highcliffe Castle
Place: Highcliffe
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About: Highcliffe Castle has a somewhat checkered history since it was first built in 1835. Over its long history it has had a brief spell as children's convalescent home and also a catholic seminary and then it became disused in 1966 following a fire. Chri......
Photograph Added: 1st December 2007
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Title: Stately Exterior
Place: Highcliffe
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About: Behind the stately exterior of Highcliffe Castle there are five partially restored staterooms that house a changing programme of exhibitions. There is a team of over forty enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers from the local community that staff the......
Photograph Added: 1st December 2007
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Title: Atop the Castle
Place: Highcliffe
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About: The architect responsible for Highcliffe Castle was William Donthorne who was a founder member of RIBA. He incorporated a large quantity of carved medieval stonework from the Norman Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Jumieges and from the Grande Mais......
Photograph Added: 8th November 2007
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Title: Highcliffe Castle and Formal Gardens
Place: Highcliffe
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About: Highcliffe Castle is a Grade I listed building that was built between 1831 and 1835 by Lord Stuart de Rothesay. this majestic building is an important example of the romantic and picturesque style of architecture that was popular at this time.
Photograph Added: 25th October 2007
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Title: Castle at Twilight
Place: Corfe Castle
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About: These dramatic ruins at Corfe Castle stand on a natural hill guarding the principal route through the Purbeck Hills.It was intended to guard the gap between the south of Purbeck, where Purbeck marble was once quarried, and the rest of England. With i......
Photograph Added: 4th January 2007
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