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Topic: Gwrych Castle, Abergele, North Wales
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Borealic
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posted 02-19-2001 07:17 AM
 
Hi,
There are two excellent books on Gwrych Castle out now!! |
AJR
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posted 02-19-2001 08:42 AM
What are they?------------------
The broken stones, the ruined walls,
'Tis few who know where hist'ry falls.
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Borealic
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posted 02-19-2001 09:02 AM
Hi,
The first is a general history which documents the buildings demise and has many plans and guided walks. The second is a photographic history and is superbly made. Gwrych is what a castle should be like, like a fairytale. |
wurdsmiff
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posted 02-19-2001 11:20 AM
Full entry with title, author,publisher, date, ISBN, and brief summary would be appreciated.------------------
Demeure par la verite
Visit my web-site at
www.castlesontheweb.com/members/wurdsmiff/castles.htm Gordon.
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Philip Davis
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posted 02-19-2001 11:23 AM
As an 18C gothick house it certainly ain't my idea of what a castle should be like. I'd rather have a ruin that was actually once the home of a feudal lord or the site of a real seige.------------------
And the astronomyours beheldyne the constellacions of hys bryth by thare castle, and foundyn that he sholde bene wyse and curteyse, good of consaill
Secreta Secretorum Visit Castellarium Philippis |
Peter
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posted 02-19-2001 12:53 PM
For details see comments in other posting. |
Borealic
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posted 02-20-2001 07:29 AM
Gwrych Castle is built on an ancient site. It was the home of the Earls and Countesses of Dundonald. To buy the books e-mail BevBaker@btinternet.com they are worth the money!!!! Excellent!!!! I was enthralled reading them. |
Borealic
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posted 02-20-2001 07:32 AM
Also take a look at www.clancochrane.org to see a review of the first book.------------------
Who Can Say Where The Road Goes? Where The River Flows? Only Time! [This message has been edited by Borealic (edited 02-20-2001).] |
duncan
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posted 02-20-2001 11:39 AM
This forum is the book nook and it has certain guide lines to its topics as all the others do. When someone posts here it is usualy with the intent of listing a book for others to read and or to explain why the reader has found the book unworthy.
Threads have been created by the readers for topics that they find interesting.
As Wurdsmiff asked for above:
Full entry with title, author, publisher, date, ISBN, and a brief summary are the excepted type of postings. |
Borealic
Member
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posted 02-21-2001 04:03 AM
Title: The Rise and Fall of Gwrych Castle.
Author: Mark Baker
Date: 1999
Printer: Gwasg HelygainSummary: Mark Baker takes you through the entire history of Gwrych Castle and it's site. It's Large Estate, inhabitants, previous battles on it's site. Dereliction of this once beautiful building. Worth every penny.
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Borealic
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posted 02-21-2001 04:06 AM
Title: Gwrych Castle A Pictorial History
Author: Mark Baker
Date: 2000
Printer: Gee and Son
Price: £7.95Summary: An excellent insight into the early history of Gwrych Castle. Loveingly put together and presented. |
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