Castle Drogo
Castle Drogo
is a
country house
in
Drewsteignton
,
Devon
,
England
. It was built in the
1910s
and
1920s
for
Julius Drewe
(businessman, and founder of the
Home and Colonial Stores
) to designs by
architect
Edwin Lutyens
. The
granite
-built
stately home
borrows styles of castle building from the
medieval
and
Tudor
periods, along with more
minimalist
contemporary approaches. Its defensive characteristics are essentially decorative. The castle has a fine formal garden, which contrasts effectively with its striking setting on the edge of
Dartmoor
. The property was given to
The National Trust
in
1974
, and was the first
20th century
property the
charity
acquired. Drogo
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