Lulworth
Castle, built in the early 17th Century as a hunting lodge, became a
country house at the heart of a large estate. Thomas Howard, 3rd Lord
Bindon, built the Castle in order to entertain hunting parties for the
King and Court. The Howards owned it until 1641 when it was purchased by
Humphrey Weld, the direct ancestor of the present owners.
The exterior of the Castle changed little over the years but the
interior evolved in line with changing fashions until it was gutted by a
disastrous fire in 1929. Consolidation work on the ruin was started by
the Department of the Environment and was followed through to completion
in 1998 by English Heritage.
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