during which time it was leased to various private tenants.

In 1903, it was acquired and restored by the American millionaire William Waldorf Astor, who used it as a family residence. He completed a restoration, added the Tudor village (also known as the Astor Wing) and also added the Italian Garden to display his collection of statuary and ornaments.

The castle has been Grade I listed since 10 September 1954; that was after the addition of the Tudor village, "a picturesque cluster

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