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Highclere Castle - The county seat of the Earls of Carnarvon. (The 5th Earl of Carnarvon, George Herbert (tenure 1890-1923) was the financial backer of the search & excavatio of King Tutankhamun’s tomb.) The 300 room estate (with 2000 acres) was bult 1679 & renovated 1840s. The main location for ITV’s history drama series, Downton Abbey

She calls Downton Abbey home and lives the real lady of the manor life, so what is it like to be Lady Carnarvon of Highclere Castle?

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At the coldest time of year we try to get ahead and make sure, in advance, that we have ordered in heating oil ahead of time for the Castle, associated houses and some of the Park cottages. In fact the Castle oil tank is on a sophisticated system which should alert the oil delivery company that a reserve level has been reached and we need the tank to be filled. Except that it didn't. Of course it was a weekend, a Saturday , and one of the coldest days. It was Les to the rescue ringing up for…

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