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Miss Selfridge Photo Shoot
21 Aug 2013
Miss Selfridge Photo Shoot
We have had a number of fashion shoots in the past. The first was with Kutchinsky with the famous Norman Parkinson, followed by one for...
The Jacksonville Jaguars
10 Jun 2013
The Jacksonville Jaguars
We have long had a business relationship with Jaguar Land Rover, so I wondered if there might be some connection between JLR and the Jacksonville...
Clencher’s Mill Open Day 2013
08 May 2013
Clencher’s Mill Open Day 2013
This weekend, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings-Watermills Section holds its annual open weekend for wind and watermills, and we are opening Clencher’s Mill...
Clencher’s Mill Restoration
15 Mar 2013
Clencher’s Mill Restoration
Last year, under the Higher Level Stewardship scheme, we accepted a grant managed by Natural England to help restore the machinery in Clencher’s Mill, an...
Farewell to the Big Chill
13 Feb 2013
Farewell to the Big Chill
The Big Chill first came to Eastnor in 2001 as a small festival with a dedicated following of fewer than 10,000 fans. It was not...
Clock Winder
21 Dec 2012
Clock Winder
Ages ago, I saw a programme on Granada TV about Chatsworth and was impressed by everything I saw, but I particularly remember a shot of...
Further repairs to the Monument
08 Oct 2012
Further repairs to the Monument
The monument to members of the Somers Cocks, my mother’s family, stands on an outlying hill in the Malverns range, just inside the Eastnor Deer...
Stables Turret Clock and a Titanic connection
07 Sep 2012
Stables Turret Clock and a Titanic connection
When our old house, Castleditch, was demolished in 1814 while the castle was being built, the stables survived and the stable turret clock remained in...
Burma Bridge
04 Apr 2012
Burma Bridge
As we prepare for Easter opening, Easter egg hunts etc, the new Burma Bridge connecting our playground to a nearby redwood tree nears completion. It...
Land Rover Celebrates 50 Years at Eastnor Castle
14 Dec 2011
Land Rover Celebrates 50 Years at Eastnor Castle
Land Rover is celebrating 50 years of using the Eastnor Castle estate in Herefordshire as its centre for off road testing and development. Tucked away...
New Carpet for Pugin Drawing Room
02 Nov 2011
New Carpet for Pugin Drawing Room
After a long gestation period of nearly ten years, a new carpet has been delivered for the Pugin Drawing Room at Eastnor Castle. It replaces...
Obelisk Repairs
12 Oct 2011
Obelisk Repairs
Unlike the castle, which is only visible from certain vantage points and is otherwise romantically concealed by trees and natural landscape features, our obelisk can...