Castle Drogo
The last castle built in England, on Dartmoor.
On the northern slopes of Dartmoor, Castle Drogo holds Grade I listed status.[1][2] According to historians, Castle Drogo is described as the final castle constructed in England.[3][4]
Quick Facts
- Location
- Drewsteignton, Devon, England
- Built
- 1911–1930
- Built for
- Julius Drewe
- Architect
- Edwin Lutyens
- Governing body
- National Trust
Facts from the source article.
Geography and history
Drewe had made his fortune through the Home and Colonial Stores chain, which he co-founded in 1883.[5] The first foundation stone was laid on 4 April 1911, Drewe's 55th birthday.[6] Construction took 20 years, with delays caused by the First World War and economic downturns.[7][2] Castle Drogo was finally completed in 1930, roughly a third of the size of Lutyens's original designs.[7][3]
Julius Drewe died only one year after the castle was completed.[2] The Drewe family transferred Castle Drogo along with 600 acres of adjacent land to the National Trust in 1974.[8][2]
What the cited sources add
The BBC Inside Out report notes that Castle Drogo was an unusual acquisition for the National Trust, being the first 20th-century property they took on.[2] The National Trust's "Saving Castle Drogo" account explains that the castle's medieval-style flat roof was leaking even before the building was completed.[4] That account also details that 3,500 granite blocks, weighing up to 1.4 tonnes each, had to be removed and reinstated during the conservation project.[4] The BBC report mentions that the Trust spent a million pounds trying to keep the castle dry inside, but the damp problem persisted.[2]
The National Trust timeline states that the nine-year conservation project was completed in 2021.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Castle Drogo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: England, "CASTLE DROGO, Drewsteignton – 1106086", historicengland.org.uk (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "BBC Inside Out – Castle Drogo", BBC. facts only, no text reused. bbc.co.uk
- Wikipedia, "Castle Drogo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Come and explore the last castle to be built in England", National Trust; Hussey 1950, p. 225 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "Saving Castle Drogo", National Trust. facts only, no text reused. nationaltrust.org.uk
- Wikipedia, "Castle Drogo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Aslet 1982, p. 183 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Castle Drogo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Brown 1997, p. 231; Ridley 2003, p. 197; The Heritage Trail | Castle Drogo. . (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Castle Drogo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hussey 1950, p. 225; Evans 2009, p. 42; Evans 2009, p. 42; Evans 2009, p. 42; Cherry Pevsner 2004, p. 245 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Castle Drogo" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "BBC Inside Out – Castle Drogo", BBC (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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