In 2015, north yorkshire county council estimated the population to be 70. She was born on 3 march 1785 at eshton hall, near gargrave, in yorkshire, being the posthumous daughter and sole heir of the revd henry richardson 17581784. During the first decades of the eighteenth century the wealthy yorkshire naturalist richard richardson acquired a large library, particularly strong in natural history, medicine and antiquarianism. The entrance hall has similar pilasters, a rosetted frieze and modillion cornice supporting a simple ribbed ceiling. Earthlight books, independent bookstore in walla walla. This book, a catalogue of the library collected by miss richardson currer at eshton hall, by charles j. Eshton hall stands in one of the most fertile and pleasing situations in craven, on a gentle slope with a foreground of the finest verdure, contrasted with the brown and rugged summits of elso, and on the east a fine trout stream running briskly along a retired and woody valley. Campbells melange eshton hall, 1880 one kings lane. Currer, frances mary richardson, a catalogue of the library collected by miss richardson currer, at eshton hall, craven, yorkshire london, 1833 sp coll bd17c. The whole southwest side is occupied by the drawing room and library which have two fireplaces to the same design of coupled ionic pilastars, in white and grey marble respectively.
Eston hall was inherited by frances mary richardson currer who held a large library. The history of the evangelical churches in the valleys of piemont top results of your surfing the history of the evangelical churches in the valleys of piemont start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. This was a condition of a substantial inheritance from sarah currer, the grand. The library of frances mary richardson currer adventures. The eshton hall archive mainly comprises 19th century financial records but with some diaries and letters of the eshton hall estate, near skipton. Nov 22, 2014 she died at eshton hall, 28 april 1861, and was buried at gargrave, yorkshire. Yorkshire, near the leeds and liverpool canal, 5 miles nw of skipton, and 2 from gargrave station on the m. Worn and torn at extremities, but good and solid text blocks. From around 1875 until 1945, kildwick hall, although owned by the wilson family of eshton hall, was home to the brigg family. A catalogue of the library collected by miss richardson currer, at eshton hall, craven, yorkshire. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of.
The wilson of broomhead collection comprises a huge collection of yorkshire deeds, court rolls and manorial documents assembled by the antiquarian john wilson 17191783. History eshton hall, a country house designed by george webster of kendal for matthew wilson in 18257 was one of the earliest examples of elizabethan revival architecture to be fully realised nationally and is listed grade ii. Jun 09, 2015 she was born on 3 march 1785 at eshton hall, near gargrave, in yorkshire, being the posthumous daughter and sole heir of the revd henry richardson 17581784. Gargrave, west riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry. She had always had an interest in books and now she owned her grandfathers extensive and valuable library. Full text of a catalogue of the library collected by miss. Currer, frances mary richardson dnb00 wikisource, the. Frances mary richardson currer a remarkable bibliophile frances mary richardson currer born in 1785 was the posthumous daughter of rev. Full text of catalogue of the library at eshton hall, in the. Eshton hall management company limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Eshton hall, a country house designed by george webster of kendal for matthew wilson in 18257 was one of the earliest examples of elizabethan revival architecture to be fully realised nationally and is listed grade ii. Imperial type, the upper flights supported by two solomonic columns. Terrace wall of eshton hall, eshton 12082 historic.
The yorkshire genealogy history collection the most complete vintage book library available on 2 x dvd 265 books not just the best for quantity but also quality no surplus books added that are not relevant or in foreign languages easily searchable a totally unique and unrivalled collection n. The history of the evangelical churches in the valleys of piemont top results of your surfing the history of the evangelical churches in the valleys of piemont start download portable document format pdf and e books electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. Eshton hall circa 1800 whitakers history of craven description of the hall from a series of picturesque views of seats of noblemen and gentlemen of great britain and ireland describes the last remodeling of the building by the wilson family. N ow heres a funny thing a history of the music hall by a former conservative prime minister. By james wright 1684 reprint by wright, james, 164317. Currer, is a replication of a book originally published before 1833. Eshton hall is a large grade ii listed country house, built in 18257 by architect george webster of kendal in an elizabethan revival style for matthew wilson. A catalogue of the library collected by miss richardson currer, at eshton hall, craven, yorkshire, isbn 0461627906, isbn 9780461627909, like new used, free shipping in the us. The doors here and throughout the house have narrow vertical panels.
Her books were lodged in a splendid neoelizabethan drawing room there, and her two privately printed catalogues 1820 and 1833 suggest that she coveted her books quite as much as any male bibliomaniac. A rare book exhibition celebrates historic contributions by. Of about 700 books in natural history that he possessed, 425 have been identified. Apr 30, 2016 frances mary richardson currer, photograph of a portrait by masquerier, 1807. Miss currer died without issue and her library, by then.
The library of frances mary richardson currer adventures in. William hook, and captain john hall, of the united states ship chesapeake, in the month of january, 18089781403368744, men. This was a condition of a substantial inheritance from sarah currer, the grand daughter of matthew wilson who had built eshton hall. Eshton, west riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry and.
Flasby hall is a grade ii listed building in flasby with winterburn, north yorkshire, england. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. Full text of a catalogue of the library collected by miss richardson currer, at eshton hall. The collection comprises mainly financial records of the eshton hall estate, near skipton, belonging to the wilson and richardsoncurrer families.
Sable, a demi wolf couped or, gorged with a collar gemel gules, between three open books proper, edged gules, bound and clasped or. Hall has 51 books on goodreads with 129296 ratings. Frances received two substantial inheritances which included her grandfathers library. A catalogue of the library collected by miss richardson currer at eshton hall, craven, yorkshire9781403392046, proceedings of the general court martial convened for the trial of commodore james barron, captain charles gordon, mr. Eshton hall around 1775 whitakers history of craven we have already covered the earlier ownership of the manor of eshton and its hall and can now look at its history after the wilson family came into possession of eshton hall in 1646. Engraved frontis of dibdin facing title page to vol. A rare book exhibition celebrates historic contributions. Bookseller offers rarity that inspired charlotte bronte and. Gargrave house and eshton hall are chief residences. Apartment 1, which is the principle apartment at eshton hall, can be accessed either by the ground floor or off the first floor landing. The wilson family were associated with eshton hall for over 300 years, from its purchase until its eventual sale to the eshton hall education. Different members of the family left their stamp on eshton, making changes to the building and its decoration, and. Flasby hall, flasby with winterburn, north yorkshire. Image courtesy of the yorkshire archaeological society.
Eshton hall school coat of arms crest of eshton hall school. The catalogue is arranged in a number of classes, including religion, arts, literature and history. Eshton hall boarding school 1946 1966 a website with lots of photos of ex pupils and the building. Her mother, a niece of clive of india, was the only surviving child and heir of matthew wilson of eshton hall. Details of those who died in the two world wars plus rolls of honour listing those who served in the forces. To ensure that you have the correct materials needed for your courses and the best returns opportunity if your classes change, seton hall university expects that you acquire your course materials from the seton hall university bookstore. To understand the largely 19th and 20th century history of american women book collectors, it is helpful to know the standard by which they were judged. Eshton hall is a grade ii listed building in eshton, north yorkshire, england. The yorkshire collector frances richardson currer owned a magnificent library at eshton hall. A catalogue of the library collected by miss richardson. Sir john brigg died 1911 was the liberal mp for keighley. Eshton, west riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry and history. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity.
Yorkshire special collections library university of. Eshton hall, eshton, north yorkshire history in structure. Remains of a roman villa, with tessellated pavement were found about half a mile from gargrave village. The history of the evangelical churches in the valleys of. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the. This spacious apartment was the former library, housing many of frances book collection. Natural history books in the library of dr richard richardson. This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building. Oxford university and uploaded to the internet archive by user tpb.
Henry richardson 17581784, who, a short time before his death, took the name of currer upon succeeding to the estates of sarah currer after the death of his uncle. Currer, frances mary richardson 17851861, book collector, born 3 march 1785, was the posthumous daughter and sole heiress of the rev. Eshton is a small village and civil parish in the craven district of north yorkshire, england. She was unfortunately deaf, and although not unsocial, found among books the chief occupation of her life. Full text of catalogue of the library at eshton hall, in. To view the associated costs of course materials, search for the course you want, and click on view books. Paper covered boards, quarter bound in cloth with paper labels. Frances mary richardson currer was born shortly after the death of her father, henry richardson currer in 1785. The volume includes engravings of the drawing room and library of eshton hall, which is shown above. Eshton hall belonged to the bindlosses, and passed to the wilsons. Yorkshire special collections library university of leeds.
An inventory of the great library of englands first acknowledged female bibliophile, frances mary richardson currer, from eshton hall in yorkshire, attests to the presence, and even preeminence, of women book collectors in the 19th century. Eshton hall school coat of arms crest of eshton hall. Terrace wall of eshton hall, eshton 12082 historic england. A general view of the agriculture of the east riding of yorkshire h. Frances mary richardson currer a remarkable bibliophile. Search the history of over 411 billion web pages on the internet.
The main block is of two storeys, and five by five bays, but the bays vary greatly in width. Eshton, west riding of yorkshire historical description. On a wreath of the colours, a demiwolf or charged on the neck shown on the shoulder with a mullet of six points gules supporting a torch or enflamed proper. There was a fair collection of greek and latin classicsthe books were all in choice condition, many with fine bindings. The history and antiquities of the county of rutland. Ebook the history of the evangelical churches in the valleys. Halls most popular book is textbook of medical physiology. One thought on the library of frances mary richardson currer luke rogers. Eshton hall management company limited officers free. Fanaticism by the author of natural history of enthusiasm. Three of the sons were unmarried and remained at the hall, and the daughter mary came back to live at the hall when her. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us. Brief history of the wilson family virtual war memorial.
Eshton hall management company limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual. During this period the estate was in the west riding of yorkshire. Shortly before he died, he had added the surname currer to his own name. Henry richardson currer and his wife margaret clive wilson, the only surviving child of mathew wilson of eshton hall. Gargrave, west riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry and. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Comparison is made with other natural history libraries, and the eventual fate of richardsons is discussed. I mention to someone who knows the area that im a member of the farnhill and kildwick local history group and sooner or later ill be told of course kildwick hall is. She was an extremely accomplished and amiable woman, and had the scholars as well as the collectors love of books. A chromolithograph from seats of the noblemen and gentlemen by morris. Natural history books in the library of dr richard. A general view of the agriculture of the north riding of yorkshire.