APPLEBY, WESTMORLAND
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Identifier: westmorelandcumb00rose Title: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidwestmorelandcumb00rose">Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose Year: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookyear1835">1835 (https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookdecade1830">1830s) Authors: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorRose__Thomas__topographer">Rose, Thomas, topographer https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorAllom__Thomas__1804_1872">Allom, Thomas, 1804-1872 https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookauthorPickering__George__d__1857">Pickering, George, d. 1857 Subjects: Publisher: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookpublisherLondon__etc_____H__Fisher__R__Fisher____P__Jackson">London [etc.] : H. Fisher, R. Fisher, & P. Jackson Contributing Library: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookcontributorUniversity_of_California_Libraries">University of California Libraries Digitizing Sponsor: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/booksponsorInternet_Archive">Internet Archive View Book Page: https://archive.org/stream/westmorelandcumb00rose/westmorelandcumb00rose#page/n124/mode/1up" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Book Viewer About This Book: https://archive.org/details/westmorelandcumb00rose" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Catalog Entry View All Images: https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/tags/bookidwestmorelandcumb00rose">All Images From Book Click here to https://archive.org/stream/westmorelandcumb00rose/westmorelandcumb00rose#page/n124/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: s, for the sale of horses, sheep, merchandise, &c. LEVINS HALL,—WESTMORLAND. Levins Hall, the romantic seat of the Honourable Fulke-Greville Howard, standson the eastern side of the river Kent. This venerable mansion is deeply embosomedin wood, and commands, from its towers, extensive prospects of the surrounding country.It has been frequently repaired and beautified; and presents an interesting object for theattention of antiquaries, and the lovers of picturesque architecture. The gardens, bywhich it is surrounded, are cultivated in the German style; and the grotesque figuresformed in the foliage of the trees, give to the edifice a character of wild and indefiniteromance. In these sylvan shades, on the 12th of May, the mayor and corporation ofKendal, together with the friends of the house of Levins, spend the afternoon (after havingproclaimed the fair at Milnthorp) in eating radishes, drinking morocco, (a very strong oldale,) smoking, bowling, and a variety of other amusements. Text Appearing After Image: — SQgj WSBF^ *■■«.• fy*?- 1 -V^ JIM II V ■ .■:■. - ....tc »/.v ■■ - > j;. i *P**- CUMBERLAND, DURHAM, AND NORTHUMBERLAND. G3 The interior of Levins Hull exhibits a great diversity of elegant carved work, whichabounds throughout the house, with the exception of the new tower recently erected.The carving represents a great variety of figures, emblems and ornaments said to havebeen bestowed on the building in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. In the north dining-room, so rich and expensive is this work, that it has been valued at three thousand pounds,according to the present scale of wages. The carved chimney-piece in this apartment,dated 1586, is supported by large figures of Samson and Hercules, and bears, in its severalcompartments, beautiful emblematic representations of the five senses, the four elements,and the four seasons, with a poetical inscription. In another room arc seen rich specimensof gobeline tapestry, exquisitely finished, and illustrative of a pathe 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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