Castle Drogo
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Castle Drogo is a country house and mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it is the last castle built in England. The client was Julius Drewe,
"Drogo does not pretend to be a castle. It is a castle..."
Arms showing lion passant and Motto in sculpted relief above the main entrance
Dining Room of Castle Drogo
Chapel & south façade of house
Julius Drewe
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Julius Charles Drewe was an English businessman, retailer and entrepreneur who founded Home and Colonial Stores, and who ordered the building of Castle Drogo in Devon.
Castle Drogo
…mixed-revivalist castle near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. Constructed between 1911 and 1930, it is the last castle built in England. The client was Julius Drewe, the hugely successful founder of the Home and Colonial Stores. Drewe chose the site in the belief that it formed part of the lands of his supposed…
Portrait of Julius Charles Drewe by Charles Martin Hardie (1902)
Castle Drogo, Devon