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Castle Drogo

Castle Drogo is a 20th-century country house styled as a castle, built between 1911 and 1930 near Drewsteignton in Devon. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Julius Drewe, it comprises a three-storey main block and an attached four-storey family and service wing and is surrounded by formal gardens. The National Trust owns and manages the property.

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First raised

1930

Its prime

1930

Today

Restored

As it stood in 1930

What Castle Drogo looked like in its prime.

A compact granite castle of warm grey-buff ashlar sitting on a high ridge: a three-storey rectangular main block with a taller four-storey family and service wing. The façade features regular multi-light mullioned windows, a central arched entrance with a carved panel above, cylindrical corner turrets with crenellated tops, and a broad gravel forecourt edged by a low stone parapet. The roofline is flat and stepped; the stonework is cut and coursed, with minimal applied ornament.

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12 places to explore in 1930.

The record describes 12 distinct spots at Castle Drogo — including 6 interiors: main staircase around encased service staircase, the hall (reception room), library and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.

Approach drive and gateGravel forecourt and main entranceMain block exterior (east elevation)Family and service wing exteriorMain staircase around encased service staircaseThe hall (reception room)LibraryDining roomDrawing roomUndercroft (crypt chapel)Formal garden and circular grass courtRoofline and turrets (elevated exterior)

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