Highcliffe Castle Window - Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, UK
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Dragontree
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Highcliffe Castle contains some unique and unusual stained glass.
Waymark Code: WM4TJ2
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 09/28/2008
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The official website describes the window:
'In 1828 Sir Charles Stuart became Lord Stuart de Rothesay. He employed architect William Donthorne, a founder member of RIBA, to design his new home, Highcliffe Castle. The design incorporated large quantities of carved medieval stonework which Lord Stuart had acquired from the Norman Benedictine Abbey of St Peter at Jumieges and from the Grande Maison des Andelys, both of which had become derelict following the French Revolution. The most famous pieces are an entire oriel window and also a complete window of stained glass, both from the sixteenth century. Examples of stained glass from France and other European countries, dating as far back as the twelfth century, were also introduced.'
It is well worth a visit to see this fascinating building.
Type of building where window is located: Other
Address:
Highcliffe Castle
Rothesay Drive
Highcliffe, Dorset United Kingdom
BH23 4LE
Admission Charge: 2.00 (listed in local currency)
Days of Operation: 1st February - 23 December - 11am - 5pm - Last admission 4.30pm
Hours of Operation: From: 11:00 AM To: 4:30 PM
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