Image: Kirtling Tower, from, A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1840)

Description: 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 View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: sister, Mary. ColonelArmar dying in 1773, left the estate to his wife for her life, and after her deathto her second sister, Sarah. Mrs. Armar dying the following year, was succeededby her sister, Sarah Lowry Corry, widow of Galbraith Lowry, M.P. for Tyrone, whohad assumed the name of Corry on succeeding, some years previously, to anotherportion of the Corry estates in the county of Longford. Mrs. Lowry Corry diedin 1779, and was succeeded at Castle Coole by her son, Armar Lowry Corry, M.P. for Tyrone, created, 1781, Baron Belmore, and advancedto the dignity of a Viscount in 1789, and of an Earl in 1797. Lord Belmore diedin 1802, and was succeeded by his son, Somerset, second Earl, previously M.P. for Tyrone, and subsequently Governor ofJamaica and a representative Peer. He died in 1841, and was succeeded by his son, Armar, third Earl, some time M.P. for Fermanagh, who, dying in 1845, wassucceeded by his son, Somerset Richard, present and fourth Earl, late Governor of New South Wales. Text Appearing After Image: KIRTLING TOWER, NEAR NEWMARKET, CAMBRIDGESHIRE. BARONESS NORTH. KiRTLiNG Tower was built about the time of Henry the Sixth. It stood on thesite of an old Saxon castle, and tradition says that it was the last castle in whichKing Harold slept on his way from the north to meet the invasion of William ofNormandy. Princess Elizabeth, afterwards Queen, was a state prisoner at Kirtling, under thecharge of Edward, first Lord North. The Tower is all that now remains of the old hall, which was pulled down in1801-2, by George, third Earl of Guilford and ninth Baron North. Nearly all the pictures of the North family were then removed to Wroxton Abbey,near Banbury, another seat of the family. A brief sketch of the descent of this family is all that my limited space allowsme to give. Edward North, born about the year 1496, was brought up to the profession ofthe law, and in the 22nd. of Henry the Eighth became one of the kings Sergeants-at-Law. He was afterwards knighted, and became M.P. for Cambrid Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.
Title: Kirtling Tower, from, A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland (1840)
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