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Bowes Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Bowes in County Durham, England. Built within the perimeter of the former Roman fort of Lavatrae , on the Roman road that is now the A66 , the early timber castle on the site was replaced by a more substantial stone structure between 1170 and 1174 on the orders of Henry II .
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The Bowes Museum is an art gallery in the town of Barnard Castle, in County Durham in northern England It was built to designs by Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson to house the art collection of John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier , and opened in 1892.
The Roman name for Bowes was Lavatrae. A Roman fort was located there, which was re-used as the site for Bowes Castle. The place-name 'Bowes' is first attested in a charter of 1148, where it appears as Bogas. This is the plural of the Old English boga meaning 'bow', probably signifying an arched bridge. [2] The village church is dedicated to St ...
Fortified manor converted to castle in 1474, slighted during English Civil War. [267] Belvoir Castle: Neo-romantic castle 17–19th century: Intact Duke of Rutland: Rebuilt in 1655–68 incorporating fragments of medieval castle, remodelled in 1801–30. [22] Kirby Muxloe Castle: Quadrangular castle 1480–3: Fragmentary ruins Unfinished. [268 ...
Mickleton is a village and civil parish in Teesdale, County Durham, England, situated 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north west of Barnard Castle.Lying within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the village along with the rest of the former Startforth Rural District has been administered with County Durham since 1 April 1974, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972
The Silver Swan is an automaton dating from the 18th century and now housed in the Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England. It was acquired by John Bowes, the museum's founder, from a Parisian jeweller in 1872. [1] The swan, which is life-sized, is a clockwork-driven device that includes a music box.
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