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The Château d'Agecroft is a residence built in 1918 in Mandelieu-la-Napoule, on a 14-hectare estate overlooking the sea, at the initiative of the British aristocrat Harry Leland de Langley, who had settled in the region in 1913. The name of the château and its architectural inspiration evoke the Scottish origins of its patron. The building is constructed of red Estérel porphyry, a stone characteristic of the neighbouring massif. A private residence during the interwar period, the château was acquired after 1945 by the Houillères du Bassin du Nord et du Pas-de-Calais, which turned it into a holiday centre for coal miners and their families, in recognition of their contribution to the reconstruction of the country — earning it the nickname "château des Mineurs" (Miners' Château). The estate, now run as a holiday village, has been enriched over time with a restaurant, a swimming pool, a performance hall and other leisure facilities.