St Donats Castle - Lucky 7 - Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
N 51° 24.128 W 003° 31.976
30U E 462928 N 5694679
St Donat's Castle is a medieval castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, & forms the anchor point for this Lucky 7, scoring a Tally of 14. Overlooking the Bristol Channel in the village of St Donat's near Llantwit Major, South Wales.
Waymark Code: WMPHHQ
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/02/2015
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After seeing photographs of the castle in Country Life magazine, the newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst bought it in 1925. Hearst spent a fortune renovating and revitalising the castle, bringing electricity not only to his residence but also to the surrounding area.[1] The locals enjoyed having Hearst in residence at the castle; he paid his employees very well, and his arrivals always created a big stir in a community not used to American excesses. Hearst spent much of his time entertaining influential people at his estates. He is renowned for holding lavish parties at St Donat's; guests included Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and a young John F. Kennedy. Upon visiting St Donat's, George Bernard Shaw was quoted as saying: "This is what God would have built if he had had the money."
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