Poeke Castle
Poeke Castle | |
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East Flanders, Belgium | |
Coordinates | 51°02′28″N 3°27′00″E / 51.0412°N 3.4500°E |
Type | Castle |
Poeke Castle (
History
Construction
It is unknown when the first
The lords of Poeke were loyal
Destruction
During the
Rebuilding
Markus-Antonius de Preudhomme d'Hailly carried out rebuilding activities from 1658 to 1664, and in 1671. Whether these activities were effective is unknown, as sources from this period are lacking. Later, Charles Florent Idesbald de Preudhomme d'Hailly, Burgrave of
Pycke de Peteghem
In 1872, Baron Victor Pycke de Peteghem (1835–1875), from Oudenaarde, bought the estates. He immediately initiated rebuilding works that lasted until 1875. The third storey was integrated into a higher roof, and the interior and the gardens were renovated. There remain hardly any elements dating from before 1872. Additionally, the French garden was turned into an English garden.
The Baron's last descendant,
Present day
In 1977 the castle and its 56 ha park became the property of the municipality of Aalter, which now uses it for cultural meetings and festivities. It was used as a location for filming interior and exterior scenes for the 2012 BBC/HBO production of Parade's End.[2]
Poeke Castle became an official national monument on 13 October 1943. The park was declared a protected landscape in 1978.
See also
- List of castles in Belgium
Notes
- ^ later renamed Duinen en Heide ("Dunes and Heath"), it was an organisation which during the school year provided a refuge for problem children.
- ^ Whitlock, Cathy (February 2013). "Tour the Glamorous Sets of Parade's End". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
Sources
- Camerlinckx, Jan 2007: Het kasteel van Poeke. Eeklo: de Eeckloonaar
External links
- Poeke Castle official website (in Dutch)
- Wandering the elegant halls of Poeke Castle Photos and history, in English