Jehay-Bodegnée Castle
| Jehay Castle | |
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| Amay, Wallonia, Belgium | |
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| Coordinates | 50°34′34″N 5°19′23″E / 50.576°N 5.323°E |
| Type | Castle |
Jehay Castle or Jehay-Bodegnée Castle (French: Château de Jehay or Jehay-Bodegnée) is a castle situated in the municipality of Amay in Liège Province, Wallonia, Belgium.
History
Most of the structure of the current
Since the end of the 17th century the castle has been the property of the Counts van den Steen de Jehay. In the 1940s, Count Guy van den Steen de Jehay inherited the Chateau. He reported that it was a 'dark, empty shell, surrounded by flat, uncultivated fields' at the time he came into possession.[1] He and his second wife, Lady Moyra Butler moved into the Castle in 1950,[2] and worked to restore the Chateau.[3] After Guy's death in 1999, the castle and its collections were acquired by Liège Province.
The domain is open to visitors every day except Mondays, between April and October. The interior of the castle is closed for restoration (situation 2015). The earliest known illustrations of this park are 18th-century works by Remacle Leloup, a Liège artist famous for his drawings and engravings of monuments and sites in the Liège region. A few bowers and chestnut groves remain from this period. The gardens were completely redesigned by the château's last resident, Count Guy van den Steen de Jehay, in the mid-twentieth century.[4]
See also
- List of castles in Belgium
- List of protected heritage sites in Amay
References
- ^ Leicester Mercury, Monday 28 July 1975, page 3.
- ^ 'Les Routes de Simone: balade automobile au chateau de Jehay', En voiture Simone!, https://envoituresimone2.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/les-routes-de-simone-balade-automobile-au-chateau-de-jehay/, accessed 7 January 2023
- ^ 'le Chateau de Jehay', Arts et Lettres, https://artsrtlettres.ning.com/profiles/blogs/le-chateau-de-jehay, accessed 7 January 2023
- ISSN 0007-9731.
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