june, 2019

03jun10:30 am10:13 amGrimsthorpe Castle FAM tripThe castle has been in the Willoughby de Eresby family for 500 years. It was granted by Henry VIII to William, Baron Willoughby de Eresby on the occasion of his marriage to Maria de Salinas, lady-in-waiting to Katherine of Aragon in 1516. The oldest part of the castle, King John’s Tower, was built in the early 13th century. It is the main front which gives the castle its grandeur and dramatic scale. The final masterpiece of Sir John Vanbrugh, architect of Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard, it was commissioned in 1715 by Robert Bertie, Baron Willoughby de Eresby, to celebrate the family’s elevation to Dukes of Ancaster and Kesteven, The Willoughby de Eresby family is one of three in England who still fulfill the hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain, the Monarch’s representative at the Palace of Westminster.

Event Details

Thank you to those who attended the Grimsthorpe Castle fam trip event. Here is a few pictures from the event.

Time

(Monday) 10:30 am - 10:13 am

Location

Grimsthorpe Castle, Estate Office, Grimsthorpe, Bourne PE10 0LY

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