Lord Egerton Castle is a house styled like a fortress located 14 km outside Nakuru, Kenya.[1][2] The foundation was laid in 1938 by Maurice Egerton, 4th Baron Egerton.[3][4][5]
The architect was Albert Brown. Construction continued until 1954.
In 1996 the Castle was declared a monument under Kenyan "The Antiquities and Monuments Act" (Gazetted in April 1996).[6]
The castle was opened to the public in 2005 and is under management from Egerton University.[3][7]
The castle has 52 rooms, which includes:
dance hall with electric organ
dark chamber for developing photos
entrance hall
master bedrooms
study rooms
wine cellar
^"Lord's castle of love and hate". The Standard. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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