Castle Drogo, Drewsteignton, Devon - Entrance Tower - National Trust postcard
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
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- ID# : 93648235
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 179
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : justthebook (+1694)
- Barcode : None
- Start : Sat 23 Feb 2013 15:49:58 (EDT)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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- Picture / Image: Castle Drogo, near Drewsteignton, Devon - the Entrance Tower
- Publisher: National Trust
- Postally used: no
- Stamp: n/a
- Postmark(s): n/a
- Sent to: n/a
- Notes / condition:
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Postage & Packing:
UK (incl. IOM, CI & BFPO): 99p
Europe: £1.60
Rest of world (inc. USA etc): £2.75
No additional charges for more than one postcard. You can buy as many postcards from me as you like and you will just pay the fee above once. (If buying postcards with other things such as books, please contact or wait for invoice before paying).
Payment Methods:
UK - PayPal, Cheque (from UK bank) or postal order
Outside UK: PayPal ONLY (unless otherwise stated) please. NO non-UK currency checks or money orders (sorry).
NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!
I will give a full refund if you are not fully satisfied with the postcard.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not work) :
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Castle Drogo is a country house near Drewsteignton, Devon, England. It was built in the 1910s and 1920s for Julius Drewe (businessman and founder of the Home and Colonial Stores) to designs by architect Edwin Lutyens, and is a Grade I listed building.[1] Castle Drogo was the last castle to be built in England, and probably the last private house in the country to be built entirely of granite.
Julius Drewe's first cousin was Richard Peek, the rector of Drewsteignton, named after Drogo de Teigne, and alleged forefather to the Drewes. Julius stayed on several occasions with his cousin and it must have been here that he conceived the idea of building a castle on the home ground of his ancestor. He found an ideal site, and in 1910 he bought about 450 acres (1.8 km2) south and west of the village (By the time of his death in 1931 he had bought up an estate of 1,500 acres). He then went to Edwin Lutyens, the most interesting architect of the time, and asked him to build his castle. According to his son Basil, he did so on the advice of William Hudson, proprietor of the Country Life Magazine, who was both a patron and a champion of Lutyens. Drewe was now 54 years old, but he still had time, energy and money to create his new family seat. On 4 April 1911, Drewe's 55th birthday, the first foundation stone was laid.[2]
type=printed postcards
theme=topographical: british
sub-theme=england
county/ country=devon
number of items=single
period=1945 - present
postage condition=unposted
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 93648235 |
| Start Time | Sat 23 Feb 2013 15:49:58 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 179 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
