Lowther Castle photographed in the 1960s in Perutz colour.

"The castle stands on a site occupied by the Lowther family for over 800 years. The castle was completed in 1806 and a beautiful sculpture gallery with decorative plaster ceiling added in 1814. The last resident was the Yellow Earl, who finally left the castle on New Year’s Day 1936; the castle was requisitioned by the army during the second world war and returned to the Lowther family in a poor condition. Many large country houses were demolished during this period but the seventh Earl decided to leave the castle façade as a monument in the landscape having removed the roof in 1957, and the grounds were used for a large chicken farm and commercial forestry business." Source Lowther website.

The Castle and gardens are currently being restored.
For more information visit their website http:/​/​www.​lowthercastle.​org/​