Wentworth
Castle itself is a country house dating from 1672, set in Stainborough
Park near Barnsley.
The
Corinthian Temple is one of 26 listed buildings in the park.
In
all the estate contains 26 listed buildings, including temples,
obelisks and an orangery within a designed landscape, which is itself
Grade I listed.
Since
appearing on Restoration in September 2003, Heritage Lottery funding
totalling £10.3 million has been confirmed and grants from
the English Heritage and the Learning and Skills Council totalling
£1.8 million have been awarded.
These monies will go a long way in enabling the Wentworth Castle
and Stainborough Park Heritage Trust to satisfy phase 1 of its ambitious
project aimed at restoring and developing Wentworth Castle and its
surrounding grounds, one of Yorkshire's most important early eighteenth
century estates.
Wentworth
Castle's Palladium front. Discover how a family feud led to
the creation of a palatial country house.
Stainborough
Castle has the appearance of a medieval fairytale fortress.
But
is in fact one of the country's earliest gothic follies - it dates
from the early 18th century.
Take
a multimedia tour of the conservatory, folly and surrounding gardens
with estate trustee Robbie Hunter.
Click
on the play button > on the control panel above to begin the
tour.
You
will need RealPlayer 4 or above to play the multimedia tour.
If
you cannot see the Real Player window in the page above go to the
BBC
Download Guide for advice on downloading RealPlayer free.
