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'''Bangor Castle''' is a country house situated in [[Castle Park (Bangor)|Castle Park]] in [[Bangor, County Down|Bangor]], [[Northern Ireland]]. It is now the offices of the local council. |
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This imposing building is an elegant mansion in the Elizabethan-Jacobean revival style, with 35 bedrooms and incorporating a huge salon for musical recitals. It is attached to a previous abbey building which had been occupied by Franciscan monks until the [[Dissolution of the Monasteries]] in 1542. |
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Situated in [[Castle Park (Bangor)|Castle Park]] the gardens have won many awards for their outstanding blooms. |
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==History== |
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The house was designed by William Burn and completed in 1852 for The Hon [[Robert Edward Ward]], brother of the 3rd Viscount Bangor and [[High Sheriff of Down]] for 1842. The associated estate covered some 6000 acres and included half of the town of Bangor. Robert's only daughter and heiress, Matilda Catherine Maude, had married the soldier [[John Bingham, 5th Baron Clanmorris]]. After his death in 1916, Lady Clanmorris retained possession of the house until her own death in 1931. <ref> {{cite web| url = http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction_ward_papers.pdf|title= Ward papers|publisher= PRONI|accessdate = 23 October 2013}} </ref> |
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| ⚫ | When the then municipal authority, [[Bangor Borough Council]], bought the Castle and grounds, the music saloon became the Council Chamber. The first Council meeting was held there almost exactly 100 years after the building-now known as the Town Hall was first completed. The successor to Bangor Borough Council, [[North Down Borough Council]] now sits at the Castle. |
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The gardens, designed by the Ward family in the 1840s, have won many awards for their outstanding blooms and are open to the public. <ref> {{cite web|url= http://www.northdowntourism.com/Things-to-do/Park-Gardens/Bangor/Bangor-Castle-Walled-Garden.aspx| title= Bangor Castle Walled Garden|accessdate = 23 October 2013}} </ref> The building also hosts a museum to the Ward and Bingham families, which includes the [[Victoria Cross]] awarded to Commander The Hon [[Edward Bingham]], son of the 5th Lord Clanmorris.<ref> {{cite web|url = http://www.northdownmuseum.com/Collections/Bangor-Castle|title= North Down Museum|accessdate = 23 October 2013}} </ref> |
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==References== |
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* {{cite web|url = http://www.britainirelandcastles.com/Northern-Ireland/County-Down/Bangor-Castle.html|title= Irish Catles- Bangor Castle|accessdate = 23 October 2013}} |
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Bangor Castle is a country house situated in Castle Park in Bangor, Northern Ireland. It is now the offices of the local council.
This imposing building is an elegant mansion in the Elizabethan-Jacobean revival style, with 35 bedrooms and incorporating a huge salon for musical recitals. It is attached to a previous abbey building which had been occupied by Franciscan monks until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1542.
History
The house was designed by William Burn and completed in 1852 for The Hon Robert Edward Ward, brother of the 3rd Viscount Bangor and High Sheriff of Down for 1842. The associated estate covered some 6000 acres and included half of the town of Bangor. Robert's only daughter and heiress, Matilda Catherine Maude, had married the soldier John Bingham, 5th Baron Clanmorris. After his death in 1916, Lady Clanmorris retained possession of the house until her own death in 1931. [1]
When the then municipal authority, Bangor Borough Council, bought the Castle and grounds, the music saloon became the Council Chamber. The first Council meeting was held there almost exactly 100 years after the building-now known as the Town Hall was first completed. The successor to Bangor Borough Council, North Down Borough Council now sits at the Castle.
The gardens, designed by the Ward family in the 1840s, have won many awards for their outstanding blooms and are open to the public. [2] The building also hosts a museum to the Ward and Bingham families, which includes the Victoria Cross awarded to Commander The Hon Edward Bingham, son of the 5th Lord Clanmorris.[3]
References
- ^ "Ward papers" (PDF). PRONI. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "Bangor Castle Walled Garden". Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- ^ "North Down Museum". Retrieved 23 October 2013.
- "Irish Catles- Bangor Castle". Retrieved 23 October 2013.
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