Editing Castle Drogo (section)

===Construction===
The castle took many years to complete, with the First World War and the [[Great Depression|economic downturn]] causing many delays. One reason for the slow progress was the very limited number of craftsmen used. The writer [[Christopher Hussey (historian)|Christopher Hussey]] records that "after the first year, every stone was laid by two men alone...Devon masons Cleeve and Dewdney".{{sfn|Hussey|1950|p=225}} As significant, was Drewe's waning enthusiasm; his son and heir Adrian was killed on 12 July 1917, in early skirmishes prior to the [[Battle of Passchendaele]].{{sfn|Evans|2009|p=42}} Drewe's daughter later recalled, "after my brother's death...the joy of life went out as far as my father and mother were concerned...my father really was somewhat of an invalid afterwards.{{sfn|Evans|2009|p=43}} Overall responsibility for the construction work was held by Drewe's agent, John Coates Walker, described in the most recent guide to the castle as "the unsung hero of the whole venture".{{sfn|Evans|2009|p=14}} Castle Drogo was finally completed in 1930, roughly a third of the size of Lutyens's 1911 designs,{{sfn|Cherry|Pevsner|2004|p=245}} and only a year before Julius died; he had, however, been able to live in the house since around 1925. The catalogue prepared for the 1981 exhibition at the [[Hayward Gallery]] on Lutyens' work describes Drogo as "one of his finest buildings".{{sfn|Amery|1982|p=119}} It was built at the same time as [[Lutyens' Delhi|Lutyens's work in New Delhi]], resulting in many similarities in design.