| 词条 | Nesbitt Castle |
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| name = Nesbitt Castle | image = Nesbittcastle2.jpg | map_type = Zimbabwe | map_caption = Location in Zimbabwe | former_names = Holdengarde Castle | status = Built | building_type = Castle | architectural_style = Neo-gothic | location_city = Bulawayo | location_country = Zimbabwe | coordinates = {{Coord|20.187|S|28.623|E|display=inline,title}} | namesake = Theodore Holdengarde Digby Nesbitt | renovation_date = August 1990 | owner = Digby Nesbitt | grounds_area = {{convert|16|acre|km2}} | website = {{URL|nesbittcastle.co.zw}} }}Nesbitt Castle, formerly Holdengarde Castle, is a 20th-century neo-gothic castle near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. It was built by business man Theodore Holdengarde in the 1920s.[1] ConstructionTheodore Albert Edward Holdengarde (born Theodore Garde[2], 1878-1947[2]{{efn|Another source gives his date of birth as 1877[2]}}) was a South African-born man of British descent who ran a successful construction business and was mayor of Bulawayo in 1938 and 1940.[3] Arriving in Southern Rhodesia between 1908 and 1910, he bought 100 acres of land outside Bulawayo and constructed the castle over a period of time.[4] Inspired by medieval romanticism, the owner worked on the castle at weekends with a small team, at times demolishing and rebuilding to follow his changing plans.[3][4] After the death of Holdengarde in 1947, and his wife in 1967, the castle briefly fell into disrepair before being taken over by their son, Paul, an ex-WWII pilot, who renovated the premises.[4] However, failing health and old age meant that he was unable to maintain the castle and protect it from squatters, satanists and arsonists, who burnt down the reception in 1974.[3][1][4] Current useSoon before his death in 1988, Paul sold the castle to Chiredzi businessman Digby Nesbitt, who led renovation of the castle.[3][1][4] The building reopened in 1990 as a luxury hotel.[3][1][4] It has been closed as of February 2017 for further renovations following bad weather.[5] Notes{{notelist}}References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book|last1=Murray|first1=Paul|last2=Fiennes|first2=Ranulph|title=Zimbabwe|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=1784770167|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=1QqsDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA304&dq=Holdengarde+Castle+history#v=onepage&q=Holdengarde%20Castle%20history&f=false|accessdate=27 August 2017}} 2. ^{{cite book|title=Journal of the Institute of Metals, Volume 73|date=1947|publisher=The Institute|page=876|url=https://books.google.ie/books?id=ASw1AAAAMAAJ&q=Theodore+Holdengarde&dq=Theodore+Holdengarde&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwizxKSN8vfVAhXLJ8AKHRBEBJEQ6AEIMTAC|accessdate=27 August 2017|language=en}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|title=Nesbitt Castle, Zimbabwe - the full story - Expert Africa|url=https://www.expertafrica.com/zimbabwe/bulawayo/nesbitt-castle/in-detail|website=www.expertafrica.com|accessdate=27 August 2017|language=en}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Dusty|title=A castle in the Bulawayo bush|url=https://www.theindependent.co.zw/2012/07/06/eating-out-with-dusty-millera-castle-in-the-bulawayo-bush/|accessdate=27 August 2017|work=The Zimbabwe Independent|date=6 July 2012}} 5. ^{{cite news|last1=@Kiyaz_Cool|title=Nesbitt Castle shuts down - The Chronicle|url=http://www.chronicle.co.zw/nesbitt-castle-shuts-down/|accessdate=27 August 2017|work=www.chronicle.co.zw|date=3 February 2017}} 2 : Buildings and structures in Bulawayo|Castles in Africa |
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