Streatlam Castle
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Identifier: antiquarianreper04ingros Title: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidantiquarianreper04ingros">The Antiquarian repertory : a miscellaneous assemblage of topography, history, biography, customs, and manners ; intended to illustrate and preserve several valuable remains of old times Year: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1807">1807 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1800">1800s) Authors: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorGrose__Francis__1731__1791">Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorAstle__Thomas__1735_1803">Astle, Thomas, 1735-1803 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorJeffery__Edward">Jeffery, Edward Subjects: Publisher: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisherLondon___Printed_and_published_for_Edward_Jeffery">London : Printed and published for Edward Jeffery Contributing Library: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorUniversity_of_Pittsburgh_Library_System">University of Pittsburgh Library System Digitizing Sponsor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorLyrasis_Members_and_Sloan_Foundation">Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation View Book Page: https://archive.org/stream/antiquarianreper04ingros/antiquarianreper04ingros#page/n512/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Book Viewer About This Book: https://archive.org/details/antiquarianreper04ingros" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Catalog Entry View All Images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidantiquarianreper04ingros">All Images From Book Click here to https://archive.org/stream/antiquarianreper04ingros/antiquarianreper04ingros#page/n512/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: )lJosite grounds are occupied as a park for deer, and aftbrd a narrowprospect. There is something romantic in these secluded scenes, which please the contemplative mind ; but they are better adaptedto the vicinity of a cottage than a palace. The purling brook, the broken cliff, from whose shaken sides old oaks impend, and cast along extended shadow over the narrow dell; the ivy-twisted elm, themossy cove and primrose bank, are pretty objects in pastoral life, but correspond not with the gaiety of the great. Such are the beau-ties of Streatlam. Streatlam f Text Appearing After Image: ,fM ,/,U: S T R IK A f I. AM C A i^ T 1. F. r/,/-J,,k Il-^i. /r H,,/ii(W/m yl!. /,v;.- A.-r 453 Streatlam was part of the possessions of Bernard Baliol, grand-father of John, King of Scotland ; he was Baron of By well inNorthumberland, and founder of Barnard Castle. He gave thiscastle and lordship, with divers adjoining lands, in dowry wiih hisniece Agnes, who married Sir John Trayne. Sir Johns son andimmediate successor having one child, Alice, his heiress, she marriedSir Adam Bowes, Itnight, Justice in Oyer of the liberties of Durham,and Steward of Richmondshire, about the year ialO, when Streat-lam became the possession of the family of Bowes, who are ownersof it at this time. In what state the castle was at that period is notknown. After several regular descents, Streatlam became the pos-session of Sir William Bowes, who received the order of kniglithoodat the battle of Vernoyle in France, in the year 1 424. He was Cham-berlain to John, Duke of Bedford, Regent in France during the Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. -
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