Castle Howard Inside

It’s amazing that they were able to put the place back together after the fire in 1944.

Saint Margaret’s Girls school had been evacuated there during the war and it appears they were very enthusiastic throwing paintings and books Aon the windows to save what they could.

The dome collapsed into the hall and was eventually replaced despite there being no architectural drawings of how wit was constructed. The mural in the interior was repainted using only old black and white photos and best guess at colour.

Whole place is splendid.En savoir plus