Chillingham Park & Castle, Northumberland
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Image from page 276 of "Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose" (1835)
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/n276/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/n276/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: of one of the broken crags that overhang the vale, standsKentmere Hall, which is now in the occupation of a farmer. The chapel is situated withina short distance of the hall and lake; the ancient salary attached to the curacy being onlysix pounds per annum. The head of Kentmere, Mr. Baines observes, is remarkablygrand, from the amazing height of the mountain walls which stand round it. Along theside and over the summit of Hill Bell and High Street a green road may be traced, whichis believed to be the line of an old Roman road from Kendal to Penrith. An annualmeeting of the shepherds formerly took place on High Street, which is centrally situatedbetween several valleys; they gave each other information concerning the sheep that mighthave strayed, and the meeting was cheered by a merry-making, when races and othersports took place on the broad summit of the mountain, at an elevation of 2700 feet abovethe level of the sea. C. Wilson, Esq. is the present owner of the lake and park of the Text Appearing After Image: 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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