. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. BUCKLING HALL, ourneying a dozen miles north of the city of Norwich, theTourist reaches the old town of Aylsham. A mile hencejr, is the very ancient manor of Blickling*—famous so farback as the time of the Confessor, when it was in the| possession of Harold, King of England ; remarkable, in after times, when occupied by the Bishops of the See, and cele- uHf ft brated, in the history of various epochs, as a seat of the noble families of Dagworth, Erpingham, Fastolff, Boleyne,Clere, and Hobart. From this ancie
. The baronial halls, picturesque edifices, and ancient churches of England. BUCKLING HALL, ourneying a dozen miles north of the city of Norwich, theTourist reaches the old town of Aylsham. A mile hencejr, is the very ancient manor of Blickling*—famous so farback as the time of the Confessor, when it was in the| possession of Harold, King of England ; remarkable, in after times, when occupied by the Bishops of the See, and cele- uHf ft brated, in the history of various epochs, as a seat of the noble families of Dagworth, Erpingham, Fastolff, Boleyne,Clere, and Hobart. From this ancient house, Henry the unfortunate mother of Queen Elizabeth; herethe virgin queen herself is said to have been a guest, and here Charles II. and his consort were visitors;—events referred to by the court-poet,Stephenson: The mansion—Blickling Hall—is one of the most perfect examples remaining of the timeof James I.; the exterior has undergone few changes; the bridge, the moat, the turrets,the curiously-formed gables, and the double row of spacious and convenient out-offices—c
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