1951 Bentley MK VI at Rolls Royce Rally 2010 Wentworth Castle, Barnsley, Yorkshire

1951 Bentley MK VI No.B225MB, standard steel saloon,

 

In 1709, Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (of the 2nd creation) set out to create an estate on a grand scale to eclipse the nearby estate of his cousin and rival at Wentworth Woodhouse.

 

Wentworth Castle is a Grade 1 listed building and is home to the Northern College for Residential Adult Education.

 

Unfortunately,the contents of the House were sold off and dispersed in 1948.

 

Wentworth Castle Gardens & Stainborough Park is the only Grade One Listed landscape in South Yorkshire, and contains a collection of 26 listed buildings and monuments.

 

The estate is now in the process of being restored, and over £16m was raised to complete phase one of the restoration (2004-08). Rare formal gardens have been rediscovered, national collections of Rhododendrons, Camellias and Magnolias enhanced and over 100,000 bulbs planted.

 

Wentworth Castle, was the seat of the recreated Earls of Strafford.

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