1817 GREYSTOKE CASTLE- PLANTING ORCHARD accounts and layout by James Sharkey

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1817 GREYSTOKE CASTLE- PLANTING ORCHARD accounts and layout by James Sharkey
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1817; An amazing and important letter and account of the planting of the new Orchard at Greystoke Castle for Henry Howard, written and signed by the Gardener James Sharkey, given the details of all the types and quantity of fruit trees planted , costs and the order they have been planted in the orchard. posted at Penrith, charged "5"d with PENRITH mileage handstamp to front, addressed to Henry Howard at Corby Castle, Near Carlisle.
The Greystoke Castle Estate lies five miles west of Penrith on the north-eastern side of the Lake District National Park. Being only ten minutes drive from both the M6 motorway and the west coast main line, it is readily accessible despite its remote location.
The Estate covers some three thousand acres of very mixed terrain and rises to twelve hundred feet above sea-level. It was traditionally a sporting estate and deer park; much of the ten feet high dry-stone deer wall survives to this day.
The castle itself dates back almost a thousand years although, having been largely destroyed by Oliver Cromwell and latterly badly damaged by fire, much of the interior is early Victorian. It was lived in by eighteen generations of de Greystokes before being acquired by the Howards by marriage, fourteen generations of whom have lived here thus far.
In 1069, after the Norman conquest the English landlord Ligulf de Greystoke was re-granted his land and he built a wooden tower surrounded by a pale (or pele). The first stone structure on the site was built in 1129 by Ivo, his grandson. The building grew to become a large pele tower and in the 14th century after William de Greystoke obtained a royal licence to castellate it,[1] the castle was further enlarged. In 1571 the castle was in the ownership of Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal of England through his marriage into the Dacre family, who had been the previous owners. The Howards were Catholics and Royalists and as a consequence during the Civil War the castle was laid waste by Parliamentarians under General Lambert in 1648.
The castle was enlarged and altered in 1789. Then between 1838 and 1848 the castle was re-built to a design by Anthony Salvin, incorporating the older structures including the pele tower, and the estates were developed by Charles Howard into a modern farm. In 1868 the house caught fire and many treasures and works of art were lost. However, the castle was rebuilt under Henry Howard, again by Salvin.
During the Second World War the castle and estate were requisitioned by the army as a tank drivers' training area. The castle itself became a prisoner of war camp. Consequently, much damage was done to both the building and the estate during this period. In 1950 Stafford Howard inherited the estate and began a further period of restoration. It is now managed by his son, Neville.
The castle is not open to the public, but is used as a B&B, venue for corporate hospitality, outdoor management training, and is licensed for civil weddings.
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1817; An amazing and important letter and account of the planting of the new Orchard at Greystoke Castle for Henry Howard, written and signed by the Gardener James Sharkey, given the details of all the types and quantity of fruit trees planted , costs and the order they have been planted in the orchard. posted at Penrith, charged "5"d with PENRITH mileage handstamp to front, addressed to Henry Howard at Corby Castle, Near Carlisle. The Greystoke Castle Estate lies five miles west of Penrith on the north-eastern side of the Lake District National Park. Being only ten minutes drive from both the M6 motorway and the west coast main line, it is readily accessible despite its remote location.The Estate covers some three thousand acres of very mixed terrain and rises to twelve hundred feet above
EAN
Does Not apply
Country
England
Family Surname of
Sharkey
Estate or House name
GREYSTOKE CASTLE
Family Surname
Howard
City/Town/Village/Place
Penrith
Related Interest
Howard of Corby Castle
Era
1817
UK County
Cumberland
Document Type
Manuscript Letter
Detail of Item
GARDEN/ORCHARD planting