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Title: A series of picturesque views of seats of the noblemen and gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland. With descriptive and historical letterpress
Year: 1840 (1840s)
Authors: Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893
Subjects: Historic buildings Historic buildings
Publisher: London (etc.) W. Mackenzie
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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PECKFORTON CASTLE, NEAH TARPORLEY, CHESHIRE.— BARON TOLLEMACHE. In 1840, the greater portion of Peckforton township, with Beeston Castle and thetownship of Beeston (a small part of which already belonged to the Wilbrahamestate) were purchased by Mr. Tollemache from the Mostyn family. About the year 1844 Peckforton Castle was commenced, and completed in 1850,A. Salvin, Esq., being the architect. This very ancient family of Tollemache claims Saxon descent, and the name issaid to be a corruption of the word tollmack, tolling of the bell; the Tollemacheshaving flourished with the greatest honour, in the county of Suffolk, since the firstarrival of the Saxons in England, a period more than thirteen centuries. Tollemache, Lord of Bentley in Suffolk, and Stoke Tollemache in the county ofOxford, lived in the ninth century, and upon the old manor house at Bentleyappeared the following inscription:— Before the Normans into England came,Bentley was my seat, and ToUemaclie was my name. After

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