Rydal Hall
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Description
"Both historically and visually Rydal Hall is the key building in Rydal. The important Le Fleming family can be traced back to 1126, and possibly linked with the 1066 Conquest. With Sir Thomas Le Fleming marrying Isabella of the de Lancaster family, a large area near Coniston and Rydal was inherited. Originally the family lived at Coniston Hall, a fine Elizabethan mansion, and later they came to Rydal in 1575 to the “Old Hall” which was built on a knoll beside the present main road. In 1681 it was described as “now in ruins”. The “New” Hall was built by the first Sir Michael Le Fleming in the 16th century, enlarged in the 17th century, altered and refaced in the 18th century, with the main front dating from the early 19th century. The building is considered architecturally fine and is listed as Grade II along with the terraces, bridges, summerhouses and outbuildings. In the early 1960s, the building was sold by the Fleming family to the Diocese of Carlisle. http://www.rydalhall.org/about/history-of-rydal-hall/" Photo by Les Hull, 2016. -
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License
What does this mean? Creative Commons License
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Further information
Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5164107
Resource type: Image
Added by: Simon Cotterill
Last modified: 5 years, 10 months ago
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Picture Taken: 2016-09-18 -
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