Highclere Castle

 Castles from the 1900s

History of the Highclere Castle:
-first opened in 1842
-during World War 1 Almina, the 5th Countess of Carnarvon transformed the castle into a hospital 
-patients began to arrive in September 1914
-Almina was a nurse and extremely skilled healer to all of her patients 
-in 1922 the castle became a private home again-the owner was now 5th Earl of Carnarvon
-then during World War 2 the castle became a place for kids from north London to evacuate to
-Earl and Countess of Carnarvon live in the castle/near by it so they can still manage it to this day

This is the Highclere Castle today in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. 

Rooms in the Castle: 

These are a few of the many rooms throughout the Highclere Castle.

This is the Saloon Room. It is known as the heart of the house. It was designed by Thomas Allom with a gothic style for the 4th Earl. The walls were made of leather. The leather was hung there in 1862.

This is the library. This is also known as the "withdrawing" room. The 4th Earl discussed politics here with his friends. There are over 5,650 books in this library.

This is the music room. The ceiling was painted in the 1730s by Francis Hayman. The walls are hung up with embroidery from the 16th century. 

This is the drawing room. They used French silk to decorate this room. This room leads right into the smoking room.

This is the smoking room. There are Dutch paintings in this room from the 17th century. There is also some 19th century art hanging on the walls from a Grand Tour. 








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