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| Clumber House in the 1830s. |
(a) Clumber Park, the home of the Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne from 1768-1938
Clumber House was demolished in 1938 and the estate passed into the hands of the National Trust in 1946. The park and remaining buildings now form one of the most popular sites of leisure activity in the county and provides the regional Headquarters for the National Trust.
Further details can be found at:
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PropertyId=86
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| The Ducal Mansion of Nottingham Castle before the fire of 1831. |
(b) The historic mansion house of Nottingham Castle
Nottingham Castle was transformed into a municipal art gallery for the town in 1878 but retains much evidence of its historic importance and its links with the Newcastle family.
Further details can be found at:
© THOROTON SOCIETY | CREATED: 30 April 2004 | REVISED: 9 December 2005