About 20 members enjoyed a tour of this Gothic mansion on December 12th. Peckforton Castle was built of local sandstone between 1844 and 1850 for John Tollemache, the largest landowner in Cheshire at the time. Although its design is that of a medieval castle, it was built as a family home. The Tollemache's main house is however Helminghall in Suffolk and Peckforton was used only occasionally by the family. Since 1939, the Castle has been used as a hostel for children and then a film set, and is now a luxury hotel. Members had the chance to see all the main rooms, the cellar, now a bar, the private chapel and the restoration work following the major fire in 2011.The intriguing visit was completed by a bar meal.
For more details of the Castle see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peckforton_Castle#Later_history_and_present_use and http://www.peckfortoncastle.co.uk/
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