Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

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  • Description

    "Purpose built as a museum in the 19th century in the French style by John Bowes, the son of the 10th Earl of Strathmore and a successful businessman, along with his wife Joséphine. It was opened to the public on 10th June 1892 and attracted nearly 63,000 visitors in its first year http://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/about/history/" Photo by Andrew Curtis, 2003.

  • Owner

    Andrew Curtis

  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)

  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License

  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1467081
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 5 years, 8 months ago
    Viewed: 456 times
    Picture Taken: 2003-12-05

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