Surtee's 'History of Durham'
Print
1820 (engraved)
1820 (engraved)
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Engraving of Raby Castle
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| Materials and techniques | Line engraving on copper |
| Brief description | Engraving by S. Rawle depicting Raby Castle in County Durham, for the publication Surtee's 'History of Durham' (1816-1823), after a drawing by J. M. W. Turner. Great Britain, 1820. (Mummery Bequest). |
| Physical description | Engraving of Raby Castle |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Horace Mummery |
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| Bibliographic reference | Raby Castle stands in a 200 acre deer park near Staindrop in County Durham, England. Built by John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby in approximately 1367 to 1390, Cecily Neville, who was the mother of the Kings Edward IV and Richard III, was born there.
After Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland, led the failed Rising of the North in favour of Mary, Queen of Scots, in 1569 Raby Castle was taken into royal custody.
Sir Henry Vane the Elder purchased the castle in 1626 and neighbouring Barnard Castle from the Crown, and as the Earls of Darlington and Dukes of Cleveland, a Gothic-style entrance hall and octagon-shaped drawing room were added. From 1833 to 1891 they were the Dukes of Cleveland, and they retain the title of Lord Barnard.
Extensive alterations were carried out in the 17th and 18th centuries. Today it is the home and seat of John Vane, 11th Baron Barnard, who is the present lord of the castle. It is a Medieval Grade I listed building and open to the public on a seasonal basis. |
| Other number | R143 - Rawlinson number (Mummery Bequest) |
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| Accession number | E.2657-1946 |
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| Record created | May 22, 2009 |
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