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	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	other name:-	Sizergh Park
	parish	Helsington parish, once in Westmorland
	locality:-	Sizergh
	county:-	Cumbria
		building/s; park; garden
	coordinates:-	SD49868788
	10Km square:-	SD48
	1Km square	SD4987
		Sizergh Castle -- Sizergh -- Helsington -- Cumbria / -- 16.6.2008
		Sizergh Castle -- Sizergh -- Helsington -- Cumbria / -- 16.6.2008
	old map:-	OS County Series (Wmd 42 3)
		County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
	placename:-	Sizergh Hall
		building/s
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	old print:-	Taylor 1892
		Print, halftone photograph, Sizergh Castle, Sizergh, Helsington, Westmorland, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
		Tipped in opposite p.182 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1892
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	old print:-	Taylor 1892
		Print, plan of Sizergh Castle, Sizergh, Helsington, Westmorland, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
		Tipped in between pp.184-185 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1892
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	old print:-	Taylor 1892
		Print, Sizergh Castle Panelling in Drawing Room, Sizergh, Helsington, Westmorland, drawn by JFC 1888, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
		Tipped in between pp.188-189 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1892
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	old print:-	Taylor 1892
		Print, Sizergh Castle Panelling in Dining Room, Sizergh, Helsington, Westmorland, drawn by JFC 1888, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
		Tipped in between pp.190-191 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1892
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	old print:-	Taylor 1892
		Print, Sizergh Castle Bay in Panelling of Inlaid Chamber, Sizergh, Helsington, Westmorland, drawn by JFC 1888, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
		Tipped in between pp.192-193 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1892
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	old print:-	Taylor 1892
		Print, Sizergh Castle Panelling in Boynton Room, Sizergh, Helsington, Westmorland, drawn by JFC 1888, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society, by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, and by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.
		Tipped in opposite p.196 of The Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland, by Michael Waistell Taylor.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1892
	period:-	19th century, late; 1890s
	old photograph:-	Bell 1880s-1940s
		Photograph, black and white, Sizergh Castle, Helsington, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late
	old photograph:-	Bell 1880s-1940s
		Photograph, black and white, bedroom, Sizergh Castle, Helsington, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell? photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late
	old photograph:-	Bell 1880s-1940s
		Photograph, black and white, hall, Sizergh Castle, Helsington, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell? photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
	date:-	1890=1899
	period:-	19th century, late
	old photograph:-	Bell 1880s-1940s
		Photograph, Sizergh Castle, Helsington, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1907.
		Vol.2 no.164 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910.
		ms at bottom:-
		164. Sizergh Castle. Kendal. K.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1907
	period:-	1900s
	old photograph:-	Bell 1880s-1940s
		Photograph, Sizergh Castle from the Courtyard, Helsington, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1907.
		Vol.2 no.165 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910.
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		165. Sizergh Castle from the Courtyard. Kendal. K.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1907
	period:-	1900s
	old photograph:-	Bell 1880s-1940s
		Photograph, Sizergh Castle, the Inlaid Chamber, Helsington, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1895.
		Vol.2 no.166 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910.
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		166. Sizergh Castle. "The Inlaid Chamber". Kendal. K.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1895
	period:-	1890s
	old photograph:-	Bell 1880s-1940s
		Photograph, Sizergh Castle, the Banqueting Hall, Helsington, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1907.
		Vol.2 no.167 in an album, Examples of Early Domestic and Military Architecture in Westmorland, assembled 1910.
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		167. Sizergh Castle. The Banqueting Hall. Kendal. K.
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	date:-	1907
	period:-	1900s
	old map:-	Garnett 1850s-60s H
		Map of the English Lakes, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
		Sizergh Ha.
		block, building
	placename:-	Sizergh Hall
	date:-	1850=1869
	period:-	19th century, late; 1850s; 1860s
	old map:-	Ford 1839 map
		Map of the Lake District, published in A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, 1839.
		Sizergh Hall
		Building and park.
	placename:-	Sizergh Hall
	county:-	Westmoreland
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
		Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by William Ford, published by Charles Thurnham, London, et al, 1839; published 1839-52.
		Page 19:-
		...
		SIZERGH HALL,
		The ancient castellated seat of the Stricklands, in the midst of fertile grounds sprinkled with wood, which finely contrasts with the wildness and sterility of the hill above. Built in the days of feudal discord and border rapine, its strong towers give it a formidable appearance; the interior, however, is elegantly furnished, and the dining-room is ceiled and wainscoated with richly carved oak. The Queen's room is so called from Catherine Parr having once lodged in it.
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		...
		Sizergh Hall on the left.- If the tourist has any penchant for fine old carved wainscotings, &c., and rooms exhibiting the massive and splendid style of ancient days, he should by all means turn aside to this remnant of feudal strength.
	placename:-	Sizergh Hall
	person:-	: Strickland Family
	person:-	: Parr, Catherine
	date:-	1839
	period:-	19th century, early; 1830s
	descriptive text:-	Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)
		Guidebook, Concise Description of the English Lakes, later A Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirky Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823 onwards.
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		Page 98:-
		... the road ... passes the castellated Hall of Sizergh, the family seat of the Stricklands.
	person:-	: Strickland Family
	date:-	1823
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	source:-	Otley 1818
		New Map of the District of the Lakes, in Westmorland, Cumberland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland, published by J Otley, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, 1818; pblished 1818 to 1850s.
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	placename:-	Sizergh
	road book:-	Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802)
		Road book, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, published by G and J Cary, 86 St James's Street, London, 1798-1828.
		page 315-316
		Beyond Sizerth, on l. is Sizerth Hall, Charles Strickland, Esq.
	placename:-	Sizerth Hall
	person:-	: Strickland, Charles
	date:-	1802
	period:-	19th century, early; 1800s
	old text:-	Camden 1789 (Gough Additions)
		Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
		Page 152:-
		...
		In Helsington chapelry is Sisergh hall, the seat of the Stricklands from the time of king John, a venerable old building embattled, with a tower and guard-room. In it is a room called the Queen's with the royal arms, probably a retirement of Catherine Parr.
	placename:-	Sisergh Hall
	person:-	: Strickland Family
	person:-	: Parr, Catherine
	date:-	1789
	period:-	18th century, late; 1780s
	old map:-	West 1784 map
		A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, now Cumbria, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, included in the Guide to the Lakes by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Westmorland, and in London, from the 3rd edition 1784, to 1821.
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	placename:-	Sizergh Hall
		house
	county:-	Westmorland
	descriptive text:-	West 1778 (11th edn 1821)
		Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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		Preface, Footnote:-
		Mr. WEST died the 10th of July, 1779, at the ancient seat of the Stricklands, at Sizergh, in Westmorland, in the sixty-third year of his age; and, according to his own request, was interred in the choir, or chapel, belonging to the Strickland Family in Kendal Church. ...
		... ...
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		Page 187:-
		...
		... Sizergh ... The tower was built in the reign of Henry III, or Edward I, by Sir William Strickland, who had married Elizabeth, the general heiress of Ralph D'Aincourt. This is evident from an escutcheon cut in stone, on the west side of the tower, and hung cornerwise, D'Aincourt quartering Strickland, three escalop shells, the crest, on a close helmet, a full-topt holly-bush. The same are the arms of the family at this time, and this has been their chief residence ever since.[2]
		[2] Sizergh-hall, is a venerable old building, in a pleasant situation, formed like the rest in ancient times, for a place of defence. The tower is a square building, defended by two square turrets and battlements. One of them is over the great entrance, and as a guard-room capable of containing ten or a dozen men with embrazures. The winding stair-case terminates in a turret, which defends the other entrance.
		Burn's Westmorland.
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		Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769
		Page 215:-
		...
		After dinner I went along the Millthorp turnpike, ... came to Sizergh (pronounced Siser), ... This seat of the Stricklands, an old catholic family, is an ancient hall house, with a very large tower, embattled; the rest of the buildings added to it are of a later date, but all is white and seen to advantage on a back ground of old trees; there is a small park also well wooded. ...
	placename:-	Sizergh Hall
	other name:-	Sizergh
	person:-	: West, Thomas
	person:-	: Strickland, William
	person:-	: Strickland Family
	person:-	: D'Aincourt Family
	date:-	1769; 1778
	period:-	18th century, late; 1760s; 1770s
	old map:-	Jefferys 1770 (Wmd)
		Map, The County of Westmoreland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed by J Ainslie and perhaps T Donald, engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
		SYZERGH PARK / Chas. Strickland Esqr.
		outline with fence palings; park, house, avenue of trees, etc
	placename:-	Syzergh Park
	county:-	Westmorland
	person:-	: Strickland, Charles
	date:-	1770
	period:-	18th century, late; 1770s
	old map:-	Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland? in The Agreeable Historian by Samuel Simpson, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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		Siserg
		Building and park.
	placename:-	Siserg
	county:-	Westmorland
		building/s; park
	date:-	1746
	period:-	18th century, early; 1740s
	old map:-	Morden 1695 (Wmd)
		Maps, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 3 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695.
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		Siserge
		Circle, in its park - ring of fence palings, trees.
	placename:-	Siserge
	county:-	Westmorland
		park
	date:-	1695
	period:-	17th century, late; 1690s
	hearth tax returns:-	Hearth Tax 1675
		Records, hearth tax survey returns, Westmorland, 1674/75.
		Cisergh hall
		in
		Helsington
	placename:-	Cisergh hall
	date:-	1675
	period:-	17th century, late; 1670s
	old map:-	Jansson 1646
		Map, Cumbria et Westmoria, or Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646; published 1646-1724.
		Siserghe
		Buildings and tower in a ring of fence palings.
	placename:-	Siserghe
	county:-	Westmorland
		castle; park
	date:-	1646
	period:-	17th century, early; 1640s
	old map:-	Speed 1611 (Wmd)
		Maps, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, London, 1611; published 1611-1770.
		Siserghe
		circle, tower and ring of fence palings for the park
	placename:-	Siserghe
	date:-	1611
	period:-	17th century, early; 1610s
	old map:-	Saxton 1579
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		Tower, symbol for a house, hall, tower, etc.
		Siserghe
		Settlement, fence palings, tree.
	placename:-	Siserghe
	county:-	Westmorelandia
		house
	date:-	1576
	period:-	16th century, late; 1570s
	old map:-	Hall 1820 (Wmd)
		Map, Westmoreland ie Westmorland, now Cumbria, scale about 14.5 miles to 1 inch, by Sidney Hall, London, 1820, published by Samuel Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
		Sizergh Pk.
		outline of fence palings; park
	placename:-	Sizergh Park
	county:-	Westmorland
	date:-	1820
	period:-	19th century, early; 1820s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		SIZERGH CASTLE / / / HELSINGTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / I / 75286 / SD4986587884
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Castle. South Tower, probably C15, (previously thought to be C14 and the earliest building on the site) appears to have been added to earlier hall with crosswing which forms the basis of the North Tower. Original pre-C15 external entrance to Hall is at ground floor level on East side. Remains of wall under present verandah to East apparently date from alterations to enlarge the Hall carried out between Machell's record of the building in 1670 and an eyewitness account in 1770. Alterations to accommodate carriage entrance carried out during the C19. Subsidiary wings to the West mid C16 with later alterations including refenestration of North wing during C19. Limestone rubble walls, wings partially rendered. Pitched roofs slated, with decorative barge boards (probably C17) and stone ball finials, embattled roofs leaded: leadwork to South Tower turret dated 1749. Variety of stone chimney stacks to Hall, massive 3-stage stacks to West wings, embattled stone chimney stack to South Tower probably C16. Upper floor windows to west side of South Tower C15 mullioned and transomed, ground floor C19. East and West sides of main block mostly late C18 Gothick under hood moulds with labels; Venetian windows in East side of both North and South Towers; C16 mullioned and transomed windows in South West wing. A panel of uncertain date above 2nd floor window in West side of South Tower displays the arms of Deincourt quartering those of Strickland. The interior has vaulted undercrofts to the North and South Towers, that in the North being a later addition; mural staircase in South Tower; very fine panelled rooms from C16 and later with ornately carved overmantles and decorative ceilings; dated Jacobean glass from various sources.
		References:
		The National Trust Guidebook to Sizergh
		Henry Hornyold: Strickland of Sizergh: Kendal 1928 (Limited Edition) (p.258 quotes eyewitness account pre 1770)
		Jane M Ewbank (Ed) : Antiquary on Horseback (from collections of Rev Thos Machell) C&W Extra series Vol.XIX Kendal 1963 pp.67/68
		R.C.H.M. (For interior descriptions only)
	placename:-	Sizergh Castle
	district:-	South Lakeland
		listed building
	coordinates:-	SD49868788
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		GARDEN WALL, GATEPIERS AND SUMMER HOUSE TO SOUTH OF SIZERGH CASTLE / / / HELSINGTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75289 / SD4983687851
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Garden walls, gatepiers and Summer House. Probably C18 and C19. Wall brick on garden side, limestone to stables side. Summerhouse and gatepiers stone. Gatepiers surmounted by stone urns. Included for group value.
	district:-	South Lakeland
		listed building -- gate piers; summer house -- garden wall
	coordinates:-	SD49838785
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		WALLS, GATE PIERS, FENCING AND GATES TO WEST OF SIZERGH CASTLE / / / HELSINGTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75290 / SD4979687910
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Walls, gate piers, fencing and gates. Late C19 or early C20. Roughly coursed limestone with roughly cut limestone copings. Gate piers surmounted by small balls. Timber fence and gates. Included for group value.
	district:-	South Lakeland
		listed building -- gate piers; gate
	coordinates:-	SD49798791
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		STABLES AND ATTACHED BARN TO SOUTH WEST OF SIZERGH CASTLE / / / HELSINGTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 75287 / SD4979387838
		courtesy of English Heritage
		Stables (now converted to 2 houses) and bank barn attached at right angles. Probably mid C19. Limestone rubble walls, graduated greenslate roof, stone chimney stacks on stables. Stables: 2 storeys, symmetrical about square central block with recessed arch and surmounted by leaded cupola and weathervane. 2 openings with flattened arched heads to either side of central arched window flanked by 2 smaller casements. 6 casements above. All windows C20 replacements. Barn had 2 cart entrances to each side, those with ramped approaches from courtyard now blocked and small door inserted. Included partly for group value.
	district:-	South Lakeland
		listed building -- stable; barn
	coordinates:-	SD49798783
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	database:-	Listed Buildings 2010 Listed Buildings 2010
		courtesy of English Heritage
		HOUSE AND OUTBUILDINGS FORMING NORTH SIDE COURTYARD SOUTH WEST OF SIZERGH CASTLE / / / HELSINGTON / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75288 / SD4978487881
		courtesy of English Heritage
		House and outbuildings. Probably early C19. Stone rubble walls, slate roofs. Included for group value.
	district:-	South Lakeland
		listed building
	coordinates:-	SD49788788
	date:-	2010
	period:-	2010s
	old print:-	LMS 1920s
		Guide book, LMS Route Book no.3, The Track of the Royal Scot, part 1 London Euston to Carlisle, by Edmund Vale, published by the London Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS, 1920s.
		Sizergh Castle, Helsington, drawn by R M Hutchings, published in the LMS Route Book No.3, The Track of the Royal Scot, by the London Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS, 1920s.
	date:-	1920=1929
	period:-	1920s
	old print:-	Rose 1832-35 (vol.3 no.18)
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
		Print, engraving, Interior of Sizergh Hall, Westmorland, by Thomas Allom, engraved by J Tingle, 1830s.
		Published opposite p.58 in Westmorland, its Lakes and Mountains Illustrated, by Peter Jackson, The Caxton Press, London, 1830s.
		Originally vol.3 no.18 in Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Ilustrated, with descriptions by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate, London, about 1835.
	placename:-	Sizergh Hall
	date:-	1830=1839
	period:-	19th century, early
	old print:-	Rose 1832-35
		Engravings - Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated; from drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, and H Gastineau, described by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate Street, London, 1832-35.
	placename:-	Sizergh Hall
	date:-	1830
	period:-	19th century, early
		photographs
		Sizergh Castle -- Sizergh -- Helsington -- Cumbria / -- 16.6.2008
		Sizergh Castle -- Sizergh -- Helsington -- Cumbria / -- 16.6.2008
		Sizergh Castle -- Sizergh -- Helsington -- Cumbria / -- 16.6.2008
	hearsay	14th century pele; 15th century hall, etc. The estate was granted to Gervase Deincourt by Henry II, 1170. 27 generations of the Strickland Family held the castle from 1239 to 1950.
	story	Gervase Deincourt was a jealous man, and when summoned to give border service against the Scots he locked his wife away, and ordered the servants not to release her. The frightened servants didn't even feed her, and she starved to death. Her host still walks the corridors of the castle looking for release.
		Longville, Tim & Corbett, Val (photr): 2007: Gardens of the Lake District: Lincoln, Frances (London) : 2012: Cumbria Gardens 2012: National Gardens Scheme
	notes	14th century tower, hall, etc Perriam, D R & Robinson, J: 1998: Medieval Fortified Buildings of Cumbria: CWAAS:: ISBN 1 873124 23 6; plan and illustrations
		sundial, Sizergh
	Old Cumbria Gazetteer - JandMN: 2013

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