Identifier: seriesofpictures04morr (find matches)
Title: A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. With descriptive and historical letterpress
Year: 1840 (1840s)
Authors: Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893
Subjects: Historic buildings Historic buildings
Publisher: London (etc.) W. Mackenzie
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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olleston Hall, and was created aBaronet, March 24th., 1781. He married, April 7th., 1760, Elizabeth, daughter ofJames Bayley, Esq., of Withington, Lancashire, and had Oswald Mosley, Esq., of Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire, born March 17th., 1761,married, in 1784, Elizabeth, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Tonman, Rector of LittleBudworth, in Cheshire, and died in his fathers lifetime, July 27th., 1789, leaving,with several other children, an eldest son, who succeeded as second Baronet underthe new creation, and so became Sir Oswald Mosley, Baronet, of Rolleston Hall and Ancoats, born March 27th.,1785, married, January 31st., 1804, to Sophia Anne, second daughter of Sir EdwardEvery, Baronet, of Egginton, by whom he had three sons, of whom the second. Sir Tonman Mosley, Baronet, born July 19th., 1813, an ofl&cer in the EnniskillenDragoons, married February 4th., 1847, Catherine, daughter of the Rev. John Wood,of Swanwick, Derbyshire, and had three sons, the eldest being Oswald Mosley, Esq.
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LUMLEY CASTLE, NEAR CHESTER-LE-STREET, DURHAM.—EARL OP SCARBOROUGH. I HAVE already stated in a previous volume of this work that Sir Bernard Burke hadobligingly given me leave to make whatever use I pleased of his valuable collections aspublished by him, and the following account is accordingly made use of from his :— This castle stands on a fine eminence bounded upon the north by Lumley beck,or brook, and rising gradually on the east and west sides from the river Wear.The east front, one hundred and seventy-five feet long, is close upon the brow ofa deep, well-wooded ravine, a terrace only intervening between the castle and thedell, through which the Lumley beck winds its way to the river just mentioned.At one time this terrace was guarded by a curtain-wall. The chief entrance to the castle is at the west front, by a double flight of steps,leading to a broad and lofty platform, commanding a splendid prospect. It occupiesthe centre span between the towers—an extent of ninety-fou

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