Highclere Castle
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Highclere Castle is a Grade I listed country house built in 1679 and largely renovated during the 1840s, with a park designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century. The 5,000-acre estate is in Highc
Highclere in 2019
Lawn stripes, topiary
Restored Grade II* listed London Lodge (1793), brick but Coade stone dressed and wings (1840)
Highclere, view from above
Almina Herbert, Countess of Carnarvon, was an English socialite, heiress, and philanthropist. She was the wife of George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon, and châtelaine of Highclere Castle in Hampshire
Highclere Castle
…the 4th Earl in the creation of Canada by planting a maple tree on the lawn on 11 January 2018. George Herbert, the 5th Earl married the rich heiress Almina Wombwell, the daughter of the bank heir Alfred de Rothschild (1842–1918), a son of Lionel de Rothschild. Thus Lord Carnarvon received a very large dowry…
Lady Carnarvon, 1900
Lady Carnarvon at the Coronation of Edward VII, 9 August 1902
Lady and Lord Carnarvon at the races in June 1921.