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The terrace and Lake at Clumber House

Clumber Park
Clumber
England

View of lake with people posed on the terraced walks. The park at Clumber was enclosed after 1707 by the 3rd Duke of Newcastle (of the neighbouring Welbeck Abbey) as a park for the Queen's use, but was not developed fully until the 1760's when a stone clad brick house was built, suffering Victorian alterations. Clumber was abandoned by the seventh Duke of Newcastle for the suburban comforts of Forest Farm near Windsor in 1908 and was finally demolished in 1938. The house stood to the left of the area from which this photograph was taken, very close to this serpentine lake. Clumber Park was once part of Nottinghamshire's famed 'Dukeries'. Clumber was abandoned by the seventh Duke of Newcastle for the suburban comforts of Forest Farm near Windsor in 1908 and was finally demolished in 1938. The park was used as an ammunitions dump during the Second World War. Many fascinating features of the estate remain, including the serpentine lake, an outstanding Gothic Revival Chapel, built in 1886 for the 7th Duke of Newcastle, Hardwick village, the 18th and 19th century stables and offices (now National Trust Regional H.Q.) and the Walled Kitchen Garden. The property is was acquired by the National Trust in 1946, who now administer the remains of the estate. The grounds are now open to the public as a country park.

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