Lowther Castle Cumbria 280414 (1)
Ancestors of Lowther 1200 have been here over 800 years. Their name is taken from the river that runs below the castle. 1390 Sir Hugh Lowther builds a peel here. It is a fortified tower and a family home but with a beacon on top to warn of impending invaders. Scottish Armies tried often to take these land by force. 1630 Around this time the tower is upgraded to a large coutry house by Sir John Lowther. The tower becomes a corner stone. Construction takes 30 years but after andother 30 years it is demolished. 1691 is it the First Viscount John who has the house taken apart. He imagines a sandstone mansion and make that reality. Disaster in 1718 the upper storey and last wind is destroyed by fire. 1805 William the 1st Earl of Lonsdale has the remains of the mansion demolished. They are replaced by a majestic Castle. shining and new it nonetheless conveys the fact that Lowthers have lived here for centuries. 1937 The End of the Lowther Castle as a family seat. The 5th Earl's life style brings financial difficulties to a point at which it is Abandoned. The gate are locked and the garden hidden for over half a century. 1942 During world war II The British Army requistion Lowther. Their mission to test a secret weapon concreting huge areas for Armoured tanks to traverse. The grounds are battered. 1957. the castle is unstable and dangerous. 2012 A charity and volunteers take over the place. www.lowthercastle.org/
Lowther Castle Cumbria 280414 (1)
Ancestors of Lowther 1200 have been here over 800 years. Their name is taken from the river that runs below the castle. 1390 Sir Hugh Lowther builds a peel here. It is a fortified tower and a family home but with a beacon on top to warn of impending invaders. Scottish Armies tried often to take these land by force. 1630 Around this time the tower is upgraded to a large coutry house by Sir John Lowther. The tower becomes a corner stone. Construction takes 30 years but after andother 30 years it is demolished. 1691 is it the First Viscount John who has the house taken apart. He imagines a sandstone mansion and make that reality. Disaster in 1718 the upper storey and last wind is destroyed by fire. 1805 William the 1st Earl of Lonsdale has the remains of the mansion demolished. They are replaced by a majestic Castle. shining and new it nonetheless conveys the fact that Lowthers have lived here for centuries. 1937 The End of the Lowther Castle as a family seat. The 5th Earl's life style brings financial difficulties to a point at which it is Abandoned. The gate are locked and the garden hidden for over half a century. 1942 During world war II The British Army requistion Lowther. Their mission to test a secret weapon concreting huge areas for Armoured tanks to traverse. The grounds are battered. 1957. the castle is unstable and dangerous. 2012 A charity and volunteers take over the place. www.lowthercastle.org/