Interior view of a skylight in Willersley Castle, Cromford, Derbyshire, England (© Design Pics/plainpicture)

【February 4 2016】English entrepreneur and inventor Richard Arkwright commissioned the construction of Willersley Castle shortly after purchasing the land in 1782, and construction began in 1790. Arkwright intended to live in Willersley but a fire in 1791 set back the nearly complete construction, and he died a year later, before the castle was finished. Arkwright’s son and his family moved into the completed castle in 1796, and their descendants continued to live there until 1922. But by 1927, Willersley was sold. During World War II, the castle served as a maternity hospital. Today it’s a hotel and conference center.Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..