Slide 13 - There is a strange legend that all the oaks at Newburgh were to be decapitated or shorn of their spreading boughs by order of Thomas Cromwell, and that only by this sacrifice could Fauconberg gain his daughter's hand, but at present the…
Slide 12 - The principal frontage faces south, for the advantage of the sun and the older portion of the structure is recessed with the beautiful porch in the angle, with it's triple staging, it's Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns, and it's…
Slide 11 - Upon such a garden all will look with satisfaction, but let them reflect that the tireless hand maintains it in its perfection. All is controlled and directed by skillful and experienced hands. The great rounded structural bays to the…
Slide 10 - What could be more beautiful than the rare and radiant floral display of the south front, where multitudes of flowers gleam in their splendor, grouped with the well clipped yew, the noble ornamental bay-trees in tubs and boxes, the fine…
Slide 8 - The fine avenue, the two lodges, the noble iron gateway, the well trimmed lawns, the finely clipped yews and, indeed all the details, are evidence of the care and skill devoted to the place.
Slide 7 - Probably nowhere in England can be found a better-kept estate than at Newburgh.
As we approach from Coxwold we become aware that unusual care is bestowed on the surroundings. Broad grass borders all well shorn, flank the highway, and there…
Slide 6 - In the same name and family through a succession of Viscounts, these estates continued till1825, when Lady Anne, second daughter and eventual heiress of Henry, last Earl of Fauconberg, married Sir George Wombwell, second Baronet and thus…
Slide 5 - It is said that at the Restoration, fearing the body of her father would be maltreated, she caused the corpse to be removed from Westminster Abbey, and brought to Newburgh, and interred in a vault within the housed. This vault is situated…
Slide 4 - Portrait of Mary, Countess Fauconberg. In the long gallery at Newburgh is a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller of Mary, Countess of Fauconberg and daughter of Oliver Cromwell.
After seeing all hopes of the sovereignty continuing in her own…
Slide 3 - Thomas Viscount Fauconberg. Thomas, his grandson, succeeded as Viscount Fauconberg, who nmarried first, Mildred, daughter of Viscount Castleton, and second, in 1657, Mary, third daughter of Oliver Cromwwell.
Slide 2 - Newburgh was an Augustinian Foundation until the Dissolution of the monasteries when Henry V111 granted the property to Anthony Belsayse, his Chaplain and so the Priory became a Baronial residence. He soon after gave the estates to his…
Slide 1 - The Priory is sheltered by the Hambleton hills and is situated a short distance from Coxwold village. The building displays the architectural tastes of successive periods.
Slide 14 - In the Drawing Room, which we now enter, is a somewhat florid example of an 18th century mantelpiece in various coloured marbles. Over this is a painting which according to an accompanying tablet states it is a portrait of the Honourable…
Slide 13: The next Hutton who figures in history was another with the Christian prefix Matthew, who was born at Marske, January 8th 1692, and who entered the Church, and became successively Bishop of Bangor in 1743, Archbishop of York in 1747, and…
Slide 12: He died at York, January 16th 1605, and was buried in the south choir aisle of the Minster, where a handsome monument commemorates his extraordinary and fruitful life.
Slide 11: Marske owes its splendid library of books to Mr John Hutton, who died in 1863, aged 84. A view of the room in which the books are stored is now shown. Over the mantle-piece hangs a portrait of Matthew Hutton, who formed the destinies of…
Slide 10: The house is rich in family portraits, one of which is seen over the sideboard at the end of the Dining room, and is a portrait of John Hutton, died 1782. Note also the peculiar weight clock in an upright oak case, standing on three claw…
Slide 9: It is a fine apartment, and very characteristic of the period at which it was built, namely the early part of the 18th century. The furniture in the room has a substantial and homely character about it. Over the mantle-piece are the arms…
Slide 8: Here is another view of the Hall facing west. In appearance, the edifice is of a plain and substantial character and does not call for any special remarks thereon. We will now enter this ancestral dwelling and are first conducted into the…
Slide 7: The gardens adjoining the Hall are beautifully kept and contain many choice varieties of trees, among which is a fine specimen of silver fir of great size and luxuriance. A stream called Marske beck passes through the grounds. This has…
Slide 6: The hall is a plain well built stone mansion in the Grecian style, occupying the site of a former house, pulled down in the early part of the 18th century. The mansion is admirably situated on a sheltered slope, amid the most romantic…
Slide 5: At the end of the avenue are the entrance gates facing the carriage drive leading to the Hall. It consists of a centre carriage way with an arched gateway on each side.
Slide 4: Facing it is a fine lime tree avenue, a portion of which we shew. The situation of Marske is strikingly picturesque at any season, but especially so when the glorious summer sunshine floods the verdant slopes, towering scars, and…
Slide 3: At a bend in the road we cross the Swale at Downholme Bridge, opposite to which rises the wooded cliff called Red Scar, from the top of which is another famous view point.
Continuing our way along a tree-shaded lane, we soon reach the…