Château de Grillemont et ses communs

English translation

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History

The castellany was dependent on Ligueil. An important fortress was built between 1460 and 1470 by Bertrand de Lescost, governor of the town and castle of Loches, and was originally defended by moats and ponds. It was partly demolished and reorganised in the 18th century. In the course of the 19th century, important transformations were made to it. The castle currently consists of a main body of building endowed with two right-angle return projections. Of the medieval castle there remain three towers and curtain walls pierced later with openings. In 1739, the keep was razed to level the court of honour, and the machicolations were removed from the two western towers. The court of honour retained the arrangement of the 18th century. The eastern wing was extended by a brick building which was destroyed to be replaced by a small pavilion, built in the style of the 18th century. Another small pavilion extends the opposite wing. Under the Second Empire, the music room was fitted out with a false marble decoration recalling the Directoire period, composed of fluted pilasters whose capitals are joined by a decorated frieze. The staircase cage, designed in the 18th century, was altered in the 19th century. The outbuildings of the third quarter of the 18th century are built to the north on a U-shaped plan. The three wings are arranged around a rectangular courtyard.