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Secret Barnard Castle & Teesdale
Teesdale is the second largest designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England and Wales, and has a population of over 25,000. There is also a vast amount history contained within its picturesque valleys, which have attracted many writers and Sir Walter Scott hid in a secret cave by the River Greta to pen some of his verses, and Charles Dickens took inspiration for his books following a visit. For centuries a fertile land under attack by the Scots, yet a king of Scotland was born here in an English castle. Richard III left a permanent legacy, but did he also ensconce the murderer of the princes in this northern dale? Sir Winston Churchill inspected the troops as secret preparations were undertaken for D-Day and only fragments remain of the Queen Mother’s childhood castle. Add to this one of the finest museums in the North built in the style of a French chateau, the largest waterfall in England and villages lost under reservoirs and you will be amazed at the secrets Teesdale will reveal.
96 pages, Paperback
Published January 15, 2018
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April 18, 2018
This full of colour photos with an area that has people like Richard lll,Sir Walter Scott,Charles Dickens,Sir Winston Churchill & Late Queen Mother to Bowes Museum,loads of castles & unwell weird things in it that have been forgotten such as the sheep stone so called because looks like a sheep having a zzzzz.
Reading this book going be one will not forget as today as in 1973 in Darlington I was told I was an epileptic now aged 59 & over 10 lost top job gone West I find out that from my Stress Counciler tells me I never blood had it was all stress blackouts just as bad true but not magic word EPILEPTIC I been like Some the people in this book labeled with big X .So this great books going to memorable one for all wrong Bloody reasons
Charles Dickens visited Bowes Hall then created Dotheboys Hall with headmaster with silliest name ever Wackford Squeers who whacked Smike in Nicholas Nickleby one of the Great school crime books of the 19th Century all from a visit to 17th Century Hall in 1838.
It is also human stories of The postman who for 40ys did a 9 mile rout after losing his leg in WWI or the Mad Hermit & August Frederick Cavendish Webb Esqt who was at Battle of Waterloo ,Kevin Whately who went school at famous public school to weird stories that make this book so interesting.
Reading this book going be one will not forget as today as in 1973 in Darlington I was told I was an epileptic now aged 59 & over 10 lost top job gone West I find out that from my Stress Counciler tells me I never blood had it was all stress blackouts just as bad true but not magic word EPILEPTIC I been like Some the people in this book labeled with big X .So this great books going to memorable one for all wrong Bloody reasons
Charles Dickens visited Bowes Hall then created Dotheboys Hall with headmaster with silliest name ever Wackford Squeers who whacked Smike in Nicholas Nickleby one of the Great school crime books of the 19th Century all from a visit to 17th Century Hall in 1838.
It is also human stories of The postman who for 40ys did a 9 mile rout after losing his leg in WWI or the Mad Hermit & August Frederick Cavendish Webb Esqt who was at Battle of Waterloo ,Kevin Whately who went school at famous public school to weird stories that make this book so interesting.
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