The house was built in 1760 on the site of a former Medieval castle. For centuries, the house and surrounding lands remained in the same noble family, the viscounts de Butler. In the late nineteenth century it came into the possession of Senator Jules Elby, connected by marriage to the Leroy and du Merle families. A member of the Elby family was involved in the design of the Paris Métro, and a white-tiled underground passageway still exists between the château and its former stables.[3] During the First World War, the château was used by the British Army as an operations centre and Remaisnil lies close to the Somme battlefields. Following the German invasion of France in 1940 during the Second World War, the house was occupied by the Germans as officers' quarters, and a V-1 flying bomb launch site was constructed in the parkland, of which the foundation of part of the launch apparatus is still visible.[4] Following the war the then-dilapidated house was retained by the Elby family until the late 1950s.
In the late 1970s, the château was bought by Laura Ashley and her husband, Bernard Ashley, who conducted extensive renovation work on the fabric of the building and re-designed the interiors.[1] In 1987, the château was purchased by Americans Adrian and Susan Doull, who turned it into a hotel and conference centre.[1] It was subsequently re-sold as a hotel, and is now privately owned.
Although the traditional estate of the house has been reduced in size, today the château retains 35 acres of parkland. The grounds contain a walled garden, tennis court and swimming pool, and an English garden designed by Laura Ashley. The house itself has five grand reception rooms, some of which retain decorative features from the reign of Louis XV.
References
^ abcHoppit, David (7 October 2007). "The house of Laura Ashley". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
^(in French)Base Mérimée: PA00116227, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Château
^(in French)France, Château de Remaisni (Hunter Publishing, 2001), p.80. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^M. McLachlan, 'Walking with the ANZACS: A guide to Australian battlefields on the Western Front' (Hachette UK, 1 Nov 2010)
château, remaisnil, 18th, century, château, situated, edge, french, village, remaisnil, somme, department, picardy, been, listed, historical, monument, since, 1986, château, from, frontgeneral, informationtypechâteauarchitectural, stylefrench, baroquelocationr. The Chateau de Remaisnil is an 18th century chateau situated on the edge of the French village of Remaisnil in the Somme department of Picardy 1 It has been a listed historical monument since 1986 2 Chateau de RemaisnilThe chateau from the frontGeneral informationTypeChateauArchitectural styleFrench BaroqueLocationRemaisnilAddress80600 Remaisnil Somme FranceCompleted1760The house was built in 1760 on the site of a former Medieval castle For centuries the house and surrounding lands remained in the same noble family the viscounts de Butler In the late nineteenth century it came into the possession of Senator Jules Elby connected by marriage to the Leroy and du Merle families A member of the Elby family was involved in the design of the Paris Metro and a white tiled underground passageway still exists between the chateau and its former stables 3 During the First World War the chateau was used by the British Army as an operations centre and Remaisnil lies close to the Somme battlefields Following the German invasion of France in 1940 during the Second World War the house was occupied by the Germans as officers quarters and a V 1 flying bomb launch site was constructed in the parkland of which the foundation of part of the launch apparatus is still visible 4 Following the war the then dilapidated house was retained by the Elby family until the late 1950s In the late 1970s the chateau was bought by Laura Ashley and her husband Bernard Ashley who conducted extensive renovation work on the fabric of the building and re designed the interiors 1 In 1987 the chateau was purchased by Americans Adrian and Susan Doull who turned it into a hotel and conference centre 1 It was subsequently re sold as a hotel and is now privately owned Although the traditional estate of the house has been reduced in size today the chateau retains 35 acres of parkland The grounds contain a walled garden tennis court and swimming pool and an English garden designed by Laura Ashley The house itself has five grand reception rooms some of which retain decorative features from the reign of Louis XV References Edit a b c Hoppit David 7 October 2007 The house of Laura Ashley The Telegraph London Retrieved 19 January 2014 in French Base Merimee PA00116227 Ministere francais de la Culture in French Chateau in French France Chateau de Remaisni Hunter Publishing 2001 p 80 Retrieved 25 April 2017 M McLachlan Walking with the ANZACS A guide to Australian battlefields on the Western Front Hachette UK 1 Nov 2010 Coordinates 50 11 58 N 2 14 31 E 50 1995 N 2 2420 E 50 1995 2 2420 This article about a castle or chateau in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau de Remaisnil amp oldid 1074540510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
