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Sherborne Castle
William of Orange stays at Sherborne Castle on his march to London
1688
William III
Sherborne Castle
Leaflets proclaiming William king are printed in Sherborne Castle
1688
Kakiemon fashionable in England
1689
Kakiemon square bottle, 17th century
Sherborne Castle
The Tudor house is modernized, with Georgian sash windows
c. 1750
Sherborne Castle, east front, c.1750
Sherborne Castle
Capability Brown sets up in business
1751
Capability Brown creates a lake between the old and new castles
c. 1755
The two castles
Sherborne Castle
Capability Brown provides a cascade to enliven the gardens at Sherborne
c. 1755
The cascade
Sherborne Castle
A dairy is built in the newly fashionable Gothic style
1756
The dairy
Sherborne Castle
Henry Digby inherits Sherborne Castle and continues the improvements
1757
Henry 7th Lord Digby, by Gainsborough, c.1770
Sherborne Castle
The new Orangery is completed close to the lake
1781
The Orangery at Sherborne Castle
Sherborne Castle
George Wingfield Digby inherits Sherborne Castle
1856
Grant
George Wingfield Digby
(detail)
Sherborne Castle
World War I begins
1914
FJB Wingfield Digby sets off with his own troop of Dorset Yeomanry
1914
Departure for World War I
Sherborne Castle
World War I ends
1918
Simon Wingfield Digby becomes Civil Lord of the Admiralty
1951
A visit to Sunderland, 1953
Sherborne Castle
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