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Medieval Ravensworth Castle Durham 1880 Color Print " FO Morris antique prints colored engravings circa 1880 ANTIQUE COLOR PRINT Title: RAVENSWORTH CASTLE Approximate Image Size: 5 X 7 1/2 inches Approximate Overall Size: 8 X 10 1/2 inches Brilliant color print. Printed and engraved by by B. Fawcett, Driffield. This beautiful attractive colour plate originates from and is one of a Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of The Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britian and Ireland as presented by F. O. Morris. A greater proportion of the drawings which originated from the publication were by Alexander F. Lydon, and printed from coloured wood-blocks using the Baxter process by Benjamin Fawcett. Published by William Mackenzie, Ludgate Hill, Edinburgh and Dublin CONDITION: Excellent Condition. The colors are brilliant, rich and bright. Reverse side is blank and printed on heavier quality paper. Image protection watermark is not on actual print. Ravensworth Castle is a ruinous Grade II listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument situated at Lamesley, County Durham, England. This medieval castle, probably of 14th century construction, was licensed for crenellation in 1390. Early owners included Fitz-Marmaduke, Lumley and Gascoigne. In 1607, the castle was purchased by Thomas Liddell a wealthy Newcastle-upon-Tyne merchant and remained in the ownership of the Liddell family for over 350 years. In 1724 Sir Henry Liddell built a substantial mansion within the curtilage of the castle, but this was demolished in 1808 by Sir Thomas Liddell and replaced by a grand house designed in the Gothic style by architect John Nash. The Duke of Wellington was entertained there in October 1827. The Liddell family ceased to live at the castle in about 1910. It was briefly leased to a girls school but gradually fell into disrepair and decay. It was substantially demolished in about 1952 when it became unsafe due to mining subsidence. The ruinous remains have been scheduled by English Heritage in the Buildings at Risk Register. The Castle was featured in a BBC television programme 'Restoration'.(wikipedia source, not included with print) The following is an Excerpt from the old descriptive: NEAR AYTON BANK, DURHAM. - EARL OF RAVENSWORTH. This ancient castle derives its name, as is supposed, either from the place having been in the old times a home of the raven, or from the Danish standard, which bore a figure of the bird, having floated over its walls. - It was well known as early s the year 1080, for here we are told one Eardulf rose from the dead to foretell the death of Bishop Walcher and the punishment of his murderers. A hundred years later Bishop Ranulf granted the manor to his nephew Richard, who belonged to the family of the Barons of Fitz-Marmaduke, the last of whom was murdered on the old bridge at Durham, and having no children, his sister Eleanor conveyed the estate by marriage to a cadet of the Lumleys of Lumley Castle. - .The park contains a fine heronry. In 1808 nearly the whole of the old house was pulled down and the present mansion begun. Thomas De Liddel or Lyddale, married Margaret daughter of John de Layburne, and his eldest son was. A copy of the circa 1880 full descriptive, which covers some wonderful landscape history and some genealogy information will be included. We do have more than 1 in stock of some of these so the image shown may be a stock photo, so please do contact us with any concerns about condition. We will also let you know if there's any major defect before shipping. ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT HIGH DPI RESOLUTION, PLEASE EMAIL FOR INFO. . Seller Inventory # 6041
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