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Entrance to the Little Castle, Bolsover Castle

English Heritage

English Heritage
United Kingdom

This is the entrance to the Little Castle where William Cavendish first introduces the story of Hercules. He has based this entrance on the stage of Inigo Jones’s theatre. This alerts the visitor of the story behind the architecture and insights them to ‘read’ the castle as well as immerse in it.

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  • Title: Entrance to the Little Castle, Bolsover Castle
  • Date Created: 1617
  • Location: Bolsover Castle
  • Type: Building
  • Original Source: BOLSOVER CASTLE
  • Rights: English Heritage
  • Photographer: Kevin Moran
  • Commisioned by: William Cavendish
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