Lulworth Castle

All part of the Lulworth Estate that includes the Cove.

Originally built as a Tudor hunting lodge by one of the endless and confusing Howard’s the place ended up in the hands of the Weld’s and all was going nicely until there was the predictable fire in 1929.

The family built a very grand new house next door and managed a deal with English Heritage to restore it and roof it in 1998. But not the inside so it makes a very interesting place.

Interestingly, the Welds are Catholic and have have remained so for all the years no matter how difficult or expensive that was.

Having an Anglican Church on one side of the castle they were able to get George III to let them build a free standing catholic chapel on the other in 1778.
It was the first one allowed to be constructed since Henry VIII. Permission was actually granted for a mausoleum, but with a bit of lateral thinking it ended up as church.
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