A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
LEASOWE CASTLE, a seat in Wallasey parish, Cheshire; on the coast, between the rivers Dee and Mersey, 4 miles NW of Birkenhead. Races were anciently held in the vicinity; had much repute; are noted for the Duke of Monmouth, son of Charles II., having personally ridden at them, and won the plate; and were discontinued about the year 1760. Leasowe Castle is believed to have been built by the Earls of Derby, in the time of Elizabeth, for the purpose of seeing the races; it contains a curious old picture of a race in which James I. and his queen figure; it contains also the carved oak fittings of the Star chamber in the old palace of Westminster; and it has, in its staircase, a pictorial record of all the chief British victories, military and naval, from Blenheim to Waterloo. Its form is octagonal, with turrets on the alternate faces; and all its sides are pierced with windows, commanding fine views over land and sea. It is the residence of Lieut. Gen. the Hon. Sir Edward Cust. A lighthouse stands about a mile to the W; has been twice removed backward from the shore, in consequence of encroachment by the sea; is 118 feet high; and shows a fixed light, visible at the distance of 15 miles.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a seat" (ADL Feature Type: "residential sites") |
| Administrative units: | Wallasey CP/AP Cheshire AncC |
| Place: | Leasowe |
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