Peckforton Castle’s history dates back to 1840 when John Tollemache bought and inherited 36,000 acres of land in the villages of Peckforton and Beeston. John began his dream of building a medieval castle on the top of the Peckforton hills in 1842 but the magnitude of the project meant it was not completed until 1851. Awarded English Heritage Grade I status in 1952, Peckforton has been used as a location for a number of television and film productions. LIGHT YOUR IMAGINATION CASE STUDY: PECKFORTON CASTLE www.chantellelighting.co.ukThe challenge The Castle became a venue for wedding receptions in 1989 and became one of the government’s first venues to be licensed for civil ceremonies beyond the traditional registry office in 2001. The Naylor family took ownership of the Castle in 20

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