. Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose . the grounds in its vicinage, has nearly, if not entirely, realized the sug-gested scene. The Lowther family is of great antiquity. The names of William and Thomas deLowther are subscribed as witnesses to a deed executed in the reign of Henry IT.;there can, however, be little doubt that they were located here previously to the Conquest,as their name is evidently derived from the Lowther river, which in the ancient Britishlanguage i
. Westmoreland, Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland, illustrated : from original drawings by Thomas Allom, George Pickering, & c. ; with descriptions by T. Rose . the grounds in its vicinage, has nearly, if not entirely, realized the sug-gested scene. The Lowther family is of great antiquity. The names of William and Thomas deLowther are subscribed as witnesses to a deed executed in the reign of Henry IT.;there can, however, be little doubt that they were located here previously to the Conquest,as their name is evidently derived from the Lowther river, which in the ancient Britishlanguage is Gled-dwr, signifying a limpid stream. In the reign of Elizabeth, Sir RichardLowther, Knt., was appointed Lord Warden of the West Marches, and had the custodyof Carlisle Castle, and of the unfortunate Mary, Queen of Scotland. In addition to themanor of Lowther, this house is now possessed of many other extensive demesnes,formerly belonging to the ancient families of Westmorland and Cumberland. Lowther Castle, the erection of which was begun in 1802, occupies the site of the oldhall, which was nearly destroyed by fire so far back as the year 1720. This noble. : ?? m
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