Edenhall
Edenhall is a village located about a mile south of Langwathby,[1] in the Eden district, in the county of Cumbria, England. Edenhall has a church called St Cuthbert's Church.[2] The name Edenhall originates from Eden Hall house, the seat of the Musgrave family.[3]
Eden Hall
The original Eden Hall was extended in the 1700s from materials salvaged from the demolition of Hartley castle, the ancestral home of the Musgrave family. It was rebuilt in 1821 by Sir Robert Smirke and rebuilt again in white stone in an Italianate style in the late 1860s. The hall was sold in the early 1900s when the Musgrave family moved to London and was demolished in 1934. [4]
The hall was noteworthy as the home of the Luck of Eden Hall, an enamel and gilt glass beaker from the 14th century, currently in pristine condition. While reputedly stolen from the fairies during its history, it is actually an Islamic piece dating from the 14th century. It is now in the Victoria and Albert museum.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Edenhall". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Edenhall St Cuthbert's Church". Visit Cumbria. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Edenhall, Cumbria". Thecumbriadirectory.com. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ^ "Lost Heritage- Eden Hall". Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "The Luck of Edenhall in the Victoria and Albert Museum". Victoria and Albert Museum. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
External links
- Cumbria County History Trust: Edenhall (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)
- http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/edenhall_f.html
- http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/the-luck-of-edenhall/
- http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=5067
- http://www.geograph.org.uk/gridref/NY5632
54°40′N 2°40′W / 54.667°N 2.667°W
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