This grand staircase from Old Wardour Castle was featured in the film "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves " starring Kevin Costner.
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![]() Although built by the De La Mare family, the castle and the half manor passed onto the Prater family, who were catholics and royalist. This last fact was to bring about the demise of this prestigious building, as in 1645 the parliamentarians considered it's presence of a sufficient threat that the castle was laid siege to and finally slighted after capture. Although the Prater family recovered the property from Charles II some years later, it was not lived in again nor repaired. Most of the castles north west collapsed in 1910 and the remains of this once fine building were used as kennels for dogs, just prior to 1926. Soon after this date the remains were placed in the hands of the Ministry of Works who undertook extensive work to remove the years of vegetation growth and unblock the silted moat. |

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