Keswick
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| We had a good deal more luck in finding Chestnut Cottage,
outside the Lake District town of Keswick, which Shelley
rented in 1811. The cottage was composed of two contiguous
residences (the grey and white sections shown here) |
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| and a storage/privy area (a bit can be seen here on the
far right of the photograph below left; below right is taken
from the rear of the building). |
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| The
Shelleys
occupied the
white central
section,
although today
the
storage area
has been
refurbished
and is rented
out to Lake
District
tourists as "Shelley’s
Cottage." The
honeymoon
couple enjoyed
the lovely
garden and
the magnificent
views of
the Keswick
valley and
surrounding
fells. |
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| Scholars
interested
in the cottage
may direct
their inquiries
to W.J. and
A. Kinghorn,
3 Chestnut
Hill House,
Chestnut
Hill, Keswick,
Cumbria CA12
4lS (phone:
017687
75849). |
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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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