What is recorded here

Norris Castle is a Grade I registered park and garden on the Isle of Wight, built for Lord Henry Seymour between 1795 and 1805. Its fake castle towers and crenellations dress up an ordinary residence, while twenty-five acres of land and a mile of waterfront give it room to breathe. Seymour may have wandered the grounds in hobnailed boots, pretending to be a labourer and joking with visitors before hiding his wealth in plain sight. The castle still stands closed, waiting for restoration, but the garden keeps its shape and the story stays alive in the land.

The National Heritage List for England records Norris Castle as a registered park or garden at Grade I. The saved point comes from the centre supplied by the official record. Listing does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.

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