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| county:- | Cumbria | |||
| A Strong Place |
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 BMI24.jpg Brough Castle |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Gilpin 1786 |
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| source data:- | Book, Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made
in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England, Particularly the
Mountains, and Lakes of Cumberland Westmoreland, by Rev William
Gilpin, 1772-74; published 1786-1808. goto sourcevol.2 p.122 "..." "What share of picturesque genius Cromwell might have, I know not. Certain however it is, that no man, since Henry the eighth, has contributed more to adorn this country with picturesque ruins. The difference between the two masters lay chiefly with the style of ruins, in which they composed. Henry adorned his landscapes with the ruins of abbeys; Cromwell, with those of castles." goto sourcevol.2 p.123 "I have seen many pieces by this master, executed in a very grand style; ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Curwen 1913 |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured lithograph, Map Shewing Distribution of 12th and
13th Century Castles, Westmorland, Cumberland etc, published for
the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological
Society by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1913. click to enlargeCW01M1.jpg Map, uncoloured lithograph, Map Shewing Distribution of 12th and 13th Century Castles, Westmorland, Cumberland etc, published for the Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society by Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1913. On p.56 of The Castles and Fortified Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire North of the Sands, by John F Curwen. printed at lower right:- "MAP / SHEWING DISTRIBUTION / OF 12th. and 13th. CENTURY / CASTLES" item:- Armitt Library : A782.12 Image © see bottom of page |
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| hearsay:- | John Ruskin wrote:- |
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"Watch an old building with an anxious care; guard it as best you may, and at any cost, from every influence of delapidation. Count its stones as you would jewels of a crown; set watches about it as if at the gates of a besieged city; bind it together with iron where it loosens; stay it with timber where it declines; do not care about the unsightliness of the aid: better a crutch than a lost limb; and do this tenderly and reverently, and continually, and many a generation will still be born and pass away beneath its shadow." |
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| from the Seven Lamps of Architecture, chapter vi section 19 |
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| references:- |
Jackson. M J: 1990: Castles of Cumbria: Cumbria County Library &Carel Press (Carlisle,
Cumbria):: ISBN 1 872365 05 1; useful descriptions Bottomley, Frank: 1995 (edn): Castle Explorer's Guide: Smith Settle:: ISBN 1 85825 049 8 Cope, Jean: 1991: Castles in Cumbria: Cicerone Press (Milnthorpe, Cumbria):: ISBN 0 85284 075 7 Curwen, John F: 1913: Castles and Fortifed Towers of Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire North of the Sands: Wilson, Titus (Kendal, Westmorland) Hugill, Robert: 1970: Castles and Peles of the English Border: Graham, Frank (Newcastle upon Tyne) Hugill, Robert: 1977: Castles of Cumberland and Westmorland: Graham, Frank (Newcastle upon Tyne):: ISBN 0 85983 069 1 Salter, Mike: 1998: Castles and Tower Houses of Cumbria: Folly Publications Taylor, Michael Waistell: 1892: Old Manorial Halls of Cumberland and Westmorland: CWAAS |
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