Gallery of Keriolet. - Click on a picture to enlarge it.

This is the 18th century chateau cum castle de Keriolet, originally home to the Russian imperial Princess Zenaide Narishkine Youssoupov. Ruined in the 1987 storm, and near derilict, but slowly being restored to its former glory.

With this magnificent extension the chateau becomes a castle. Inside it is the ball room.

The entrance gate and the gardens.

Barry was impressed by the fluted cast iron drain pipes with gargoyle like mouths on the bottoms and real gargoyles at the top. Typical.

This is the ball room's balcony where the Princess, when in her 80's would watch the dancing.

And the ball room's fire-place, superbly carved, shows 4 scenes from the fantasy childhood of the Princess' husband. Being of lowly birth she bought him a title before they married. The ceiling and floor are also very beautifull.

Every castle has its suite of stained glass windows. This is the only one to have survived. Others are being repaired or being remade from old photographs. They show 4 kings and look down on the ball room.

Views from the courtyard at the rear of the chateau. At the far end beneath the turret is the kitchens room.

Views from the courtyard at the rear of the chateau. Looking towards courtyard's carriage entrance.

This is the witch who looks down onto the rear of the chateau.

And this is a real gargoyle ready to spout onto unwary passers by. Needs some rain though.

The kitchen where 15 people worked. It has been mocked up to show a small dining table with some of the silverware, though dining never took place here.