Margaret Barker and Larnach Castle

Margaret Barker and her husband Barry bought Larnach Castle in Dunedin 50 years ago. Their children Norcombe and Sophie grew up there.

Margaret Barker in the award-winning gardens of Larnach Castle.

Barry and Margaret Barker back in the day when they happened upon a castle and bought it in 1967.

Tourists have flocked to see the castle since the 60s.

Sophie and Norcombe Barker in Larnach Castle fountain as children.

Castle life in the 1970s.

Norcombe Barker now runs the castle tourism business with his mother Margaret.

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