National Trust, Corfe Castle

Image credit: National Trust Images/Matthew Antrobus

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Castle or defences in Dorset

4 artworks

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Corfe Castle, a famous ruin, has been a royal castle from the time of William the Conqueror. It was heroically defended on behalf of King Charles I by the wife of Chief Justice Sir John Bankes (1589–1644), Dame Mary (1598–1661) in 1643, and again by her, as his widow, in 1645 and 1646. She was granted the seal and keys for her courage. As it was almost destroyed by the Parliamentary forces, her son, Sir Ralph Bankes (c.1631–1667), decided to build a new house, Kingston Hall, nearby – later renamed Kingston Lacy. In 1981, the estates of Corfe Castle and Kingston Lacy were bequeathed to the National Trust by Ralph Bankes (1902–1981) – one of the richest bequests in the Trust’s history.

The Square, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5EZ England

corfecastle@nationaltrust.org.uk

01929 481294

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http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/corfe-castle

Artworks

  • View of Corfe Castle, Dorset
    View of Corfe Castle, Dorset unknown artist
    National Trust, Corfe Castle
  • Landscape View of a Farm by a River
    Landscape View of a Farm by a River unknown artist
    National Trust, Corfe Castle
  • View of Corfe Castle and a Church, Dorset
    View of Corfe Castle and a Church, Dorset unknown artist
    National Trust, Corfe Castle
  • Corfe Castle, Dorset
    Corfe Castle, Dorset Nicholas Jones (b.1965)
    National Trust, Corfe Castle

Artists

  • Pickford Narrow Boat 'Hope' at a Lock
    unknown artist
  • Winter Brightness
    Nicholas Jones (b.1965)
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