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457: 31: 47: 579: 54: 198:, then acquired by the authorities. The college used the castle itself as the accommodation block for staff and senior pupils. The building also housed the dining areas for both junior and senior pupils. Classrooms, which have since been converted into private apartments, were built to the eastern side of the building. 201:
In 1953 a fire destroyed much of the buildings and 38 pianos and organs used for training pupils in tuning. The alarm was raised by one of the students, and everybody present was evacuated to safety. Training was able to continue after Henshaw's Institution for the Blind took students and staff as a
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The present castle was built in the 17th century, although a previous castle had stood on the site for several hundred years. The house was in the possession of the Lyster family until the death of Lady Charlotte Lyster, in 1889. She passed the house to her nephew,
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After the college's departure the building was empty for several years until work began to convert it into a hotel in 1986, which was opened on 12th April 1989.
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temporary measure. As the college expanded it outgrew the site and bought other premises in and around Shrewsbury, then in 1978 relocated to
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in 1941. The college, which had previously been located in London, was forced to find new premises after its site, based in
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after finding accommodation that would enable it to consolidate its facilities into one campus.
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Grade II* listed buildings in Shropshire Council (H–Z)
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Rowton Castle is located in Shropshire
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
Coordinates
52°42′31″N 2°55′15″W / 52.7087°N 2.9207°W / 52.7087; -2.9207
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
listed
country house
Royal National College for the Blind
Hereford
Montagu Corry, 1st Baron Rowton
Royal Normal College for the Blind
Upper Norwood
the Blitz
Hereford
Grade II* listed buildings in Shropshire Council (H–Z)
Listed buildings in Alberbury with Cardeston
"Rowton Castle weddings"
"The Royal Normal College"




"A brief history of RNC"
"Our Century"
"Assisting the blind to reach their full potential"
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Rowton Castle

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