Castle Curiosities

Parties

This part of the exhibition uncovers what Colonel Claude Lowther’s infamous parties may have been like. Research has uncovered 1920s dinner party menus and fashions to the many famous guests that graced the castle’s courtyard. There is even the discovery of a play set in the castle grounds which captures the spirit of the age!

Left to Right: Canadian Home Journal (1920), Josephine Baker (1926), Norma Talmadge (early 1920s). All images available under the Creative Commons Licence.