Lifton Park, seat of W.Arundell, Esqre. (1828)
Rudolf Ackermann
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Devon | West Country Studies | M SC1422 |
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SC1422
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White, William. History, gazetteer, and directory of Devonshire. Sheffield: William White, 1850. pp. 803 - 804.LIFTON is a considerable village, pleasantly situated in the valley of the river Lyd, about a mile from its confluence with the Tamar, 4 miles east of Launceston, and 15 miles W.S.W. of Okehampton, on the mail road. [
]. The manor of Lifton was given by King John to Agatha, who had been his mother's nurse. It afterwards passed to various families, and was sold, with 4580 acres, in September, 1845, by W. A. H. Arundell, Esq., to the Trustees of the late R. H. Bradshaw, Esq., for Henry Blagrove, Esq., but to be held in trust until he attains the age of 36 years, or till 1856. Mr Blagrove married Mr. Arundell's eldest daughter, and has a handsome seat here, called Lifton Park, and sometimes Castle Park. The mansion is large, and in the Tudor style, and was erected in 1815 and subsequent years, by Mr. Arundell, who now resides on the continent. It is encompassed by about 300 acres of lawn and woods, stretching into the Tamar valley, and commanding delightful views.[Text may be taken from a different source or edition than that listed as the source by Somers Cocks.]
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Aquatint
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110x181mm
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Repository of Arts; no. 68
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Dates
1828