BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br /> Pic: Lawrences/BNPS<br /> <br /> The house which became the set of Downton Abbey.<br /> <br /> An intimate set of portraits of the real Downton Abbey which include the visit of the future king have been unearthed after more than 120 years.<br /> <br /> The magnificent 19th century Highclere Castle, in Hampshire, was home to George Herbert, fifth Earl of Carnarvon, and his wife Almina Herbert in the late 19th and early 20th century.<br /> <br /> The album, which is up for auction, contains 44 large mounted photographs of the house, staff and estate of Highclere in 1895.<br /> <br /> Included are images of Carnarvon with his wife Almina, various shooting parties including one involving Prince Edward (the future Edward VII) and the house staff.
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