Lulworth Castle
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Lulworth Castle, in East Lulworth, Dorset, England, situated south of the village of Wool, is an early 17th-century hunting lodge erected in the style of a revival fortified castle, one of only five e
Lulworth Castle after restoration
Lulworth Castle in August 1968, prior to renovation
Grade I listed RC Chapel of St Mary, built to look like a house
Entrance to the castle.
Thomas Weld (of Lulworth)
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Thomas Bartholomew Weld, known as Thomas Weld of Lulworth Castle, was a member of the English Catholic gentry, landowner, philanthropist and bibliophile. He was connected to many of the leading Cathol
Lulworth Castle
…means to decorate the interiors of the castle, build extensions and lay out the grounds, despite personal legal difficulties he managed to overcome. Thomas Weld, Edward's youngest son, eventually inherited the property after his eldest brother, also Edward, died as a result of a riding accident in 1775…
Interior of St Mary's Chapel, Lulworth Castle
Stonyhurst college, a 1794 benefaction by Weld to the English Jesuits still under Suppression