Greystoke Castle
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| Roughly fifteen miles from Chestnut
Cottage is Greystoke Castle. This was the
home of Shelley’s friend and ally the
Duke of Norfolk, who helped the young man
engineer a temporary reconciliation with his
father (and, perhaps more importantly, an
allowance of two hundred pounds a year). |
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| Shelley and Harriet spent a week visiting
the Duke, and enjoyed themselves
tremendously. Although very little of the
present castle existed in Shelley’s day
(there were two remodelings in 1836 and a
Great Fire in 1868), he would have visited
the ancient pele tower (above left) and
rambled over the lovely grounds. |
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| Inquiries should be directed to Neville
and Joanie Howard, Greystoke Castle, Penrith,
Cumbria (phone: 017684 83722, fax: 017634
83072) |
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