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1899 - 1967 "A Castle in Decline"
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Larnach Castle has had many owners between the Larnach Family and the current Barker Family. The Castle has had many uses, as a lunatic asylum, a hospital for shell-shocked soldiers, a nuns retreat and the Ballroom was once even used as a sheep holding pen!
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1900
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Auction of furniture and chattels. Used as a holiday retreat for nuns.
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1906 |
Government buys Castle for 3000 pounds. Castle then used as a mental hospital and for shell shocked soldiers.
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1918 |
Castle vacant - suffered much theft and vandalism.
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1927 |
Mr Jackson Purdie purchased the Castle and spent a large sum of money restoring buildings and grounds. The Castle became a showplace filled with antiques. Electricity connected.
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1939 |
Mr Purdie, with failing health decides to sell - no interest - so contemplates demolishing the building and selling the material.
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1940 |
Castle goes to auction, bought by Mr Armstrong for 1250 pounds.
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1941 |
Sold to Mr Stedman. During WW2 over 80 US soldiers billeted here.
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1959 |
Mrs Empson purchased the Castle.
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