10 Facts About the Real Castle on 'Downtown Abbey'
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1. 'Downtown Abbey': 10 Facts about the show's real castle [LATimes]
The real home of TV’s grand Grantham clan is Highclere Castle, an estate by Charles Barry, who also built the Houses of Parliament. He completed Highclere Castle in 1842 on 1,000 acres of English countryside near Newbury, on land inhabited since 1672 by the Carnarvons.
Some interesting facts:
Even the mistress of the house doesn’t know how many rooms are contained within Highclere’s walls. “There are probably 200 or 300 rooms, and 50 to 80 bedrooms,” she said. “Today we tend to use 14 or 15 bedrooms, and some of the other rooms are used for archives and storage.
During World War II, Highclere Castle also became a home for evacuated children who had been shipped out to the countryside from blitz-weary London.
2. Downton Abbey Actors On-Screen Vs. Off-Screen [PaperMag]
It's hilarious to see the actors from the show in photos from real life:
[Amy Nuttall via]
[Phyllis Logan via]
3. Downtown Abbeyonce: Scenes described by Beyonce Lyrics [DowntownAbbeyonce]
This popular tumblr, which meshes scenes from Downton Abbey with Beyonce Lyrics, has been a must read of mine for weeks. Brilliant!
1. 'Downtown Abbey': 10 Facts about the show's real castle [LATimes]
The real home of TV’s grand Grantham clan is Highclere Castle, an estate by Charles Barry, who also built the Houses of Parliament. He completed Highclere Castle in 1842 on 1,000 acres of English countryside near Newbury, on land inhabited since 1672 by the Carnarvons.
Some interesting facts:
Even the mistress of the house doesn’t know how many rooms are contained within Highclere’s walls. “There are probably 200 or 300 rooms, and 50 to 80 bedrooms,” she said. “Today we tend to use 14 or 15 bedrooms, and some of the other rooms are used for archives and storage.
During World War II, Highclere Castle also became a home for evacuated children who had been shipped out to the countryside from blitz-weary London.
2. Downton Abbey Actors On-Screen Vs. Off-Screen [PaperMag]
It's hilarious to see the actors from the show in photos from real life:
[Amy Nuttall via]
[Phyllis Logan via]
3. Downtown Abbeyonce: Scenes described by Beyonce Lyrics [DowntownAbbeyonce]
This popular tumblr, which meshes scenes from Downton Abbey with Beyonce Lyrics, has been a must read of mine for weeks. Brilliant!
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