Almost 50 years after taking on the mammoth task of restoring the grandeur to Larnach Castle, owner Margaret Barker says the work continues. On March 3, Dunedin’s Barker family will celebrate 50 years of blood, sweat and tears restoring and commercially operating the 147-year-old castle. When the family moved into the castle in 1967 it was "a bit like camping", Mrs Barker said. Larnach Castle managing director Norcombe Barker and owner Margaret Barker on the castle grounds earlier this week. Mr Barker had attended numerous weddings in his home, while Mrs Barker moved out of the castle about nine years ago, but retained an apartment there.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 03, 2017 17:29 UTC