Edlingham

Dit blog gaat over afgelopen vrijdag.

Op een goede dag als vandaag kan ik met de data van manliefs provider de foto's uploaden, waarvoor ik hem zeer erkentelijk ben.

Eigenlijk wilde ik Alnwick Castle bezoeken. Toen we voor de poort stonden en zagen dat de entree maar liefst £24,- p.p. kost + parkeerkosten vroeg ik manlief om te draaien.

Wij zijn lid van English Heritage en National Trust, en daar is nog genoeg van te zien.

Dus op naar Edlingham Castle, oorspronkelijk een middeleeuws huis.

By 1174, a John of Edlingham owned a manor house at this location. In 1294, a descendant, Walter of Edlingham, sold it to William de Felton. He strengthened it by building strong ramparts and a gatehouse, fortifying the main hall, and adding other buildings inside a courtyard. In 1396 Elizabeth de Felton inherited it, marrying Sir Edmund Hastings, who added a strong solar tower. Their descendants occupied the castle and estate until 1514. It was purchased by George Swinburne, a constable of Prudhoe, whose family held it until the 18th century.

Zeker zo bijzonder is deze middeleeuwse kapel: St John the Baptist Edlingham

St John the Baptist is a mediaeval (11th century) church in Edlingham in the English county of Northumberland. The church is mostly Norman, from two periods, the late 11th – early 12th century and late 12th century.^[1] The chancel arch and the south porch, with its rare Norman tunnel vault, are late 11th century, and the north aisle arcade is from the late 12th century. The columns are circular and the capitals are scalloped with bands of nail-head. The defensible west tower may also have been begun in the late 12th century, but completed later.