Video shows our visit to Croome home of the Coventry family since the 16th Century. The current building was started in 1751.
In 1948 the estate was sold to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham and was fitted out as a boys boarding school 'St Joseph's RC School' and had up to 140 pupils.
The school was moved in 1979 and the house was bought by the Hare Krishna society and housed up to 150 devotees including monks and nuns.
The movement withdrew from the property in 1984 after fractions in the movement meant that it had become too expensive to run.
The house is now owned by Croome heritage Trust and leased to the National Trust and houses a number of art installations, exhibitions and collections on display. The Trust owns the surrounding Parkland.
Installations and exhibits are changed from time to time and current installations include:-
Surf, Sweat and Tears: The life of Ted Deerhurst the son of 11th earl Coventry who was a professional surfer.
My Happy Place by Threads
Looking Closely by Thomas Bewick
There are also permanent installations:-
Golden Box by Bourke de Vries
Chair Play by Will Datson
The Croome estate was home to RAF Defford during WWII and was the main station for the development of Britain's airbourne radar. The RAF Defford Museum is located at the visitor entrance to Croome and is well worth a visit.
We have also made a video showing the parkland in a separate video
• Croome Country Park ( ...
15 сен 2024
