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Cholmondeley Castle Cheshire England 1870s COLOR PRINT FO Morris antique prints colored engravings circa 1870s ANTIQUE COLOR PRINT Title: CHOLMONDELEY 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: Mild spots on the wide marginal area, otherwise in Excellent Condition. The colors are brilliant, rich and bright. Reverse side is blank and printed on heavier quality paper. From the old descriptive: CHOLMONDELEY CASTLE, NEAR MALPAS, CHESHIRE.-MARQUIS OF CHOLMONDELEY. CHOLMONDELEY CASTLIE is situated about four miles from Malpas, and about eight from Nantwich, in the county of Chester. Here was an ancient hall, which in its turn was succeeded by another then modern one, built in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. Upon a carved beam were engraved the initials of Sir, Hugh Cholmondeley, Knight, and Mary his wife.- S. H. 0. M. C. During the civil wars Cholmondeley House was used as a garrison, first by the Cavaliers, and then by the Roundheads. In the first instance the Parliamentarians attacked it, killed fifty of the Royalists, and, carried off six hundred horses. On the 24th. of the same month the cavalry poured out of Cholmondeley and plundered Nantwich without mercy. In November the tide of war again turned, and the Cromwellians came into possession, but only to be summarily ejected by the king's troops, who, however, were again dislodged by the others, June 30th. 1644. The facts are thus related by Burghall in his diary:- "Sunday. They marched towards Cholmondeley House with three or four pieces of ordnance, and four cases of drakes, when two Nantwich companies, volunteers, guarding the great piece of ordnance, met them; and before break of day .muskets. The besiegers, playing still on them with their ordnance and small shot, beat them at last out of the house into their works, where they continued their valour to the utmost, themselves being few, killing four or five more of them, and Major Pinkney, a brave commander; but being too weak to hold out any longer, about one in the afternoon they called for quarter, which was allowed; and Mr. R. Horton, captain of the horse, let down the drawbridge,".when the Earl of Denbigh, Colonel Booth, and the rest entered, and took the captain and all the rest prisoners-about thirty-six-with their arms and provisions." A domestic chapel in Cholmondeley Castle has stood for more than five hundred and fifty years, the date of its erection being attested by the original grant. ________________________________ The modern day Cholmondeley Castle Garden is believed by many to be among the most romantically beautiful gardens ever seen. The wild orchids, daisies and buttercups have an aura of glamour in the beautifully landscaped setting. A copy of the circa 1870s full descriptive, which covers some wonderful landscape history of CHOLMONDELEY and some genealogy information will be 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. N° de ref. del artículo 6014
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