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Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire : Read reviews and compare prices at Ciao.co.uk
...connected to this prominent family. Bolsover Castle near Chesterfield is one of the finest examples of such a Castle. Following four centuries of occupation by the Peveril's, Bolsover Castle fell into a state of disrepair. In 1553 it was purchased by Sir George Talbot who set about restoring it b...
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Bolsover (Derbyshire) - Review - Bolsover a visitor’s paradise
Bolsover itself is an historic fortress city with its own little castle situated high on a hilltop with stunning panoramic views of the area. The castle was constructed around the 17th century by William Cavendish, the Duke of Newcastle. The beautifully painted rooms of the castle and original impos...
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Bolsover - Review - Castle in the Clouds!
There has been a church in Bolsover since about 650 AD. There has been a church there ever since ~ although the majority of it was destroyed by fire in the late 19th Century and the early 1960s. The only really old bit that remains of St. Mary's is the 400 year old Cavendish Chapel, with fine wood a...
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Pictures of Bolsover Castle
From it's historic beginnings, when it was built for the powerful Peveral family in the 12th-century until it was bought by Sir Charles Cavendish in 1608, the former Norman fortress of Bolsover, had a rather chequered history and had fallen into a state of neglect. Robert Smythson was appointed as a...
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Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire England - Information and Photographs from Bolsover Castle
Bolsover Castle was sold on to Charles Cavendish in 1608, who employing Robert Smythson as his architect, set about re-building the castle. which, despite its embattled appearance, was designed for elegant living rather than for defence. The tower, known today as the little castle, was completed aro...
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Bolsover Castle
The Riding Academy (1630-34) was built across the middle of the old outer bailey of the castle, creating Outer and Inner Courts. The Outer Court is now a school and playing field, but it would have contained all the domestic offices -- stables, servants' quarters, granaries, etc. The State Apartment...
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Bolsover Castle - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage
Bolsover is a 17th century house built on the site of a Norman fortress and is a wonderful place to meander and muse. See the fairytale house, designed as a fantasy house for entertaining, of rooms stacked on top of one another to create the Little Castle with its range of charming and spectacular i...
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Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire - Review - Bolsover Castle, Derbyshire
Following four centuries of occupation by the Peveril's, Bolsover Castle fell into a state of disrepair. In 1553 it was purchased by Sir George Talbot who set about restoring it back to its former glory. Sir George Talbot later became the 6th Earl of Shrewsbury and one of the largest landowners in t...
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