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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.
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 ...
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 Bowes Museum, a purpose-built public art gallery for John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Chevalier, Countess of Montalbo [broken anchor], has a nationally renowned art collection and is situated in the town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England.
Streatlam Castle was a Baroque stately home located near the town of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England, that was demolished in 1959.Owned by the Bowes-Lyon family, Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the house was one of the family's three principal seats, alongside Glamis Castle in Forfarshire, Scotland, and Gibside, near Gateshead.
John Bowes (19 June 1811 London – 9 October 1885 Streatlam, co. Durham) [1] was an English art collector and thoroughbred racehorse owner who founded the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle, Teesdale. Bowes Museum , County Durham
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.
Bowes Castle: Keep 12th century: Fragmentary remains Ruins of keep survive. [52] Brancepeth Castle: Keep and bailey 14–19th century: Reconstructed Private Substantial medieval portions, including 5 towers incorporated in 19th-century rebuilding. [53] Durham Castle: Keep and bailey 11–14th century: Rebuilt University College, Durham