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inherited the castle; John, although a notable knight, was childless and fell into considerable debt. His wife Joan took over the running of their estates, and when John died in 1376 she agreed to sell the castle to Lady
Elizabeth Luttrell, the leading member of another major Norman family, for 5,000
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In the 13th century the Lower Ward was rebuilt in stone by
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Henry's son, John, inherited the castle in 1780, but when his son, also called John, inherited in 1816 he chose to live in London instead, opening up
Dunster Castle to the public. By 1845 the castle appeared to visitors to be past its prime: with only two of John's sisters living there and no horses
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in the basement-central heating and new kitchens were installed within the castle. The roof of the Great
Gatehouse was raised to create a more uniform sequence of battlements, and a large hall for gatherings of the local farmers installed. A new wing of servants' quarters and offices were sunk into
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Salvin aimed to create a castle that would appear to have grown up organically over time, but still appeal to
Victorian aesthetic taste. Accordingly, a large, square tower was built on the west side of the castle and another smaller tower on the east, both creating additional space but also making
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Luttrell had died in February 1644 and his son George Luttrell convinced the authorities to destroy only the medieval defensive walls, rather than the entire castle, leaving Dunster damaged from the recent siege but still habitable; the walls were demolished over 12 days in August 1650 by a
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at Grade II*. The castle has required continuing maintenance work, in particular to its roof, itself an important historical feature. Efforts have been made to gradually redecorate the castle in a period style, using reproductions of original wallpapers and materials. The
National Trust installed
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period to remodel existing castles to produce what was felt to be a more consistent Gothic or sometimes
Picturesque appearance and George, a keen historian, decided to follow this trend at Dunster; in the process, he also hoped to accommodate the larger household and facilities required for a
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led a
Parliamentarian force against Dunster in October. In November, Blake established his artillery in the village and began digging mines beneath the castle walls. Dunster was briefly relieved in February 1646 but the siege resumed, and by April the Royalist position was untenable; Wyndham
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mansion with a symmetrical front and square towers, set within the older castle walls and overlooked by the keep above. The building was decorated in the latest styles, including ornamental plaster ceilings. The project ran almost three times over budget, costing
Luttrell more than ÂŁ1,200.
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solar panels behind the battlements on the roof in 2008 to provide electricity and make the premises more environmentally friendly. This was the first time the National Trust have taken this approach to a Grade I listed building, and it is expected to save 1,714 kg (3,778 lb) of
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team of 300 workmen. The only parts of the medieval walls to survive were the Great Gatehouse and the bases of the two towers in the Lower Ward. George Luttrell died without children, and Dunster Castle passed to his brother Francis, who survived the political turmoil of the
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Plan of the castle, after 1872: A - Dining Room; B â Service rooms and stairway to servants' wing; C â Inner Hall; D â Entrance Lobby; E â Outer Hall; F â Drawing Room; G â Billiard Room; H â Conservatory; I â Justice Room; J â
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Somerset became more stable in the aftermath of the post-invasion period and the unsuccessful 1068 rebellion against Norman rule. It was common in the period for the Normans to build religious houses to accompany major castles, and accordingly William de Mohun endowed a
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complained of the way in which he subsequently raided and controlled the region by force during the war, causing much destruction. In the aftermath of the conflict, William's son, another William, inherited the castle after a short period of royal ownership under
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Alexander Luttrell, who inherited Dunster Castle in 1910, chose to live at East Quantoxhead instead, and it was left empty until his son Geoffrey reoccupied the castle in 1920, redecorating some of the rooms in a contemporary style and building a
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reported the castle keep and buildings to be considerable disrepair, with the exception of the chapel, and after Sir John's death the castle was leased out for several years, first by his daughter, Mary, and then under his brother, Thomas.
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within the Lower Ward of the castle in 1617, and this was extensively modernised, first during the 1680s and then during the 1760s. The medieval castle walls were mostly destroyed following the siege of Dunster Castle at the end of the
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room, a new library and a drawing room. Much of the wooden 17th-century panelling in the parlour and the hall had to be stripped out as part of the renovations. As part of his work, Salvin appears to have used a number of rolled
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in 1485, when Dunster was restored to James' son, Sir Hugh Luttrell. Hugh repaired the castle chapel and in the early 16th century his son, Sir Andrew Luttrell, built a new wall on the east side of the castle. Andrew's son
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on his estate. The castle and surrounding lands were sold off to a property firm, the family continuing to live in the castle as tenants. The Luttrells bought back the castle in 1954, but in 1976 Colonel
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Plan of the 17th-century mansion, including 18th-century additions: A â Parlour; B â Hall; C â Little Parlour; D â Steward's Room; E â Chapel; F â Kitchen; G â Service
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proved crippling to Geoffrey. In 1949 he sold the castle and 3,480 hectares (8,600 acres) of the lands to the Ashdale Property Company, retaining a tenancy of the castle for himself. The
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beams to span the resulting structural gaps in the building, an advanced use of that technology for the time. The house was refurnished with newly bought 16th and 17th-century artwork, two
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to improve the view from the castle, and a larger park of 141 hectares (348 acres) was built just to the south of the castle, requiring the eviction of a number of tenant farmers.
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George Luttrell inherited the castle in 1867 and began an extensive modernisation, backed by the considerable income from the Dunster estates â in a period of agricultural
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or hunting dogs left in the castle grounds, the remaining servants had little to do. John's brother Henry inherited in 1857, but he too lived in London rather than at Dunster.
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a year. In 2015, the National Trust announced plans to make the 19th-century reservoir open to the public, and the reservoir was formally opened for viewing in April 2016.
834:. A safer, if less grand, approach road to the castle was created, called the New Way, and the remains of the Upper Ward on top of the motte were flattened to be used as a
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lived away from Dunster, and following the death of his mother â the last Luttrell to live in the property â gave the castle and most of its contents to the
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the castle in 1266 described the Upper Ward on the top of the motte as containing a hall with a buttery, a pantry, a kitchen, a bakehouse, the chapel of
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was employed to remodel the castle to fit Victorian tastes; this work extensively changed the appearance of Dunster to make it appear more
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in England, the estates were producing ÂŁ22,000 in revenue a year (ÂŁ1.49 million at 2010 prices). It was fashionable during the
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between 1419 and 1424. The new entrance lay at right-angles to the old and was three storeys high, built of imported Bristol red
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ground alongside the castle. The castle and the surrounding countryside at this time was very popular with the Luttrells for
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inherited the castle in 1571, it was dilapidated, with the family preferring to live in their house, now known as
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commander in Devon and Somerset, ordered him to strengthen the garrison at Dunster. The local
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to form the motte, or Upper Ward, and an area below shaped to form the bailey, or Lower Ward.
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2182:, Steven Morris, 7 February 2008,
1790:Garnett, p.42; Lyte (1909), p.376.
1398:Garnett, p.30; Lyte (1909), p.353.
747:stayed at the castle in May 1645.
395:Normans invaded south-east England
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2191:Sustainable Technology Case Study
1980:Lyte (1909), p.382; Garnett, p.6.
1490:Emery, pp.677â678; Garnett, p.30.
1362:Lyte (1880), p.61; Garnett, p.38.
1353:Creighton, p.56; Mackenzie, p.58.
1041:showing scenes from the story of
471:, during which the supporters of
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993:Alexander died in 1944, and the
244:of England in the 11th century,
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2456:Leicester, UK: Harveys Books.
2316:Tiverton, UK: Somerset Books.
2188:, accessed 24 September 2011;
2050:, accessed 24 September 2011;
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2198:, accessed 24 September 2011.
1481:Alexander and Westlake, p.14.
1202:
838:, complete with an octagonal
464:around the top of the motte.
2366:Lyte, H. C. Maxwell. (1909)
2348:London: The National Trust.
1930:Emery, p.677; Garnett, p.27.
1037:, and a sequence of leather
7:
2381:Mackenzie, James D. (1896)
2275:, Vol. 5 (3), pp. 2â6.
1686:Carter, p.3; Garnett, p.31.
1659:Garnett, p.40; Carter, p.3.
1299:Prior, p.76; Garnett, p.38.
1084:
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2530:Country houses in Somerset
2432:Phillips, Gervase. (1999)
2363:, Vol. 37, pp. 57â93.
2361:The Archaeological Journal
1106:List of castles in England
613:Second Battle of St Albans
425:. This first castle was a
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2346:Dunster Castle, Somerset.
2023:Garnett, pp.9, 16â17, 30.
1510:Dunster New Park, Dunster
1463:Lyte (1909), pp.354, 362.
1051:National Plant Collection
491:by the grateful Empress.
475:fought with those of the
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1389:Lyte (1909), pp.349â352.
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335:Feudal barony of Dunster
146:castle, later fortified
2449:Thompson, M. W. (1994)
2327:Emery, Anthony. (2006)
2213:Somerset County Gazette
1989:Garnett, pp.29, 33, 46.
1515:Somerset County Council
884:19th and 20th centuries
713:First English Civil War
270:First English Civil War
2520:Grade I listed castles
2415:Prior, Stuart. (2006)
2236:Alexander, Magnus and
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1193:Justice of the Peace
1043:Antony and Cleopatra
450:parent abbey at Bath
228:, in the village of
2505:Gardens in Somerset
2495:Castles in Somerset
1957:Lyte (1909), p.382.
1862:Garnett, pp.32, 35.
1826:Garnett, pp.44, 48.
1808:Garnett, pp.27, 29.
1598:Lyte (1909), p.365.
1568:Garnett, pp.30, 39.
1535:Lyte (1909), p.364.
1410:Lyte (1909), p.353.
1380:Lyte (1909), p.350.
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784:Glorious Revolution
210:Glorious Revolution
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2048:the National Trust
2043:Explore the Garden
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1371:Lyte (1880), p.62.
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