Ravensworth Castle, County Durham, home of the Earl of Ravensworth, c1880. Artist: Unknown

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Ravensworth Castle, County Durham, home of the Earl of Ravensworth, c1880. Ravensworth was the site of a castle as far back as the 14th century. In 1808 John Nash built the present building, a Gothic mock castle, for Sir Thomas Liddell. Today the house is a ruin. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, edited by Reverend FO Morris, Volume V, William Mackenzie, London, c1880. Wood-engraved plates after paintings by Benjamin Fawcett and Alexander Francis Lydon.

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Size: 4877px × 3604px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Durham
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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