. The railroad book of England: historical, topographical and picturesque; descriptive of the cities, towns, country seats, and other subjects of local interest. With a brief sketch of the lines in Scotland and Wales . ed state, but commands a splendid view. About one mile beyond, onthe beautifully wooded bank of the Coquet, stands Warkworth Hermitage. Alnwick Castle, the Duke of Northumberland. Tliis splendid pile, theouter walls of which enclose an area of five acres, stands on an eminenceon the south bank of the river Alne, which in its circuitous course washesthe beautiful lawns that sui-r
. The railroad book of England: historical, topographical and picturesque; descriptive of the cities, towns, country seats, and other subjects of local interest. With a brief sketch of the lines in Scotland and Wales . ed state, but commands a splendid view. About one mile beyond, onthe beautifully wooded bank of the Coquet, stands Warkworth Hermitage. Alnwick Castle, the Duke of Northumberland. Tliis splendid pile, theouter walls of which enclose an area of five acres, stands on an eminenceon the south bank of the river Alne, which in its circuitous course washesthe beautiful lawns that sui-round the castle. It is beheved that AlnwickCastle was founded by the Romans, the foimdations of the buildings, withRoman mouldings, having^ been discovered when a part of the keep wastaken down for repaii-s. The fretwork round the arch leacbng to the imiercouit is evidently of Saxon arcliitectuic, but under the Elag Tower was amore ancient gateway, that had been walled up, dii-ectly fronting the presentoutward gateway into the town. The walls of the castle are flanked bysixteen massy towers. It has three courts or wards. The imier com-t isentered by a gateway of great antiquity, flanked by two octagonal towers,. ALNWICK CASTLE Dl KF 01 NOn III. MBFEL ^.^D ornamented with armorial escutcheons; erected about 1350. From theinner court in the centre of the citadel is a stair-case of singular form,expanding like a fan, the roof enriched with a series of one hundi-ed andtwenty shields, with the quarterings and aUiances of the Percy apartments are magnificent, both as to ])roportion and decoration. Thiscastle underwent a memorable siege in 1093 from Malcolm III. of Scotland,who, with his eldest son. Prince Edward, were slam before its walls. Thisevent was commemorated by a cross erected on the spot where the Kingfell, which was restored by the Duchess of Northumberland in 1771. Inthe year 1171, William III., King of Scotland, was taken prisoner hereduring a siege, which is
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