http://www.parlington.co.uk/rss_feed.lasso New details on the Parlington Site. Thur, 02 Oct 2008 11:12:55 +0100 Mon, 29 Sept 2008 11:00:00 +0100 en-us http://www.parlington.co.uk/artifacts.lasso?process=8&subProcess=art8 The following collection of photographs has brought to a close a mystery that began a year or so ago with the two images showing the ladies standing on the bridge over the railway at the rear of the Dark Arch and the same group gathered by the old pump wheel. Mon, 29 Sept 2008 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.parlington.co.uk/locations.lasso?process=9 A verbatim transcript describing the village of Aberford around the end of the nineteenth century, by a villager from Aberford called Tomlinson, the interview was taken in the 1950's. Mon, 29 Sept 2008 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.parlington.co.uk/timeline/timeline.lasso?process=9 A History of the Gascoigne family contrasted against UK events. Mon, 29 Sept 2008 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.parlington.co.uk/inhabitants.lasso?process=1&subProcess=gasc3#tg_death Sir Thomas was the last of the Gascoigne bloodline, a few months before he died in 1810 his only son Tom Gascoigne was killed in an accident whilst hunting in October 1809. A new engraving by C Turner has recently been contributed to the Lotherton Hall collection. The picture is a better representation of the young Gascoigne heir and has an interesting song on the rear of the picture frame. Wed, 10th Dec 2008 21:00:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/photos.lasso?process=4&subProcess=photo5 The Triumphal arch, built by Sir Thomas Gascoigne to commemorate the American victory in the War of Independence, dated 1783. It is likely that the arch occupies the site that was to be the location of the new hall to replace the older property down the hill. The new hall was never built, so it is thought that the stone was used for the creation of the arch, with its damning inscription, "Liberty in N.America Triumphant MDCCLXXXIII".
3 further panoramic views taken in the parkland of the crow river valley (2) and the beech trees on the driveway. Thur, 9th Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0100 http://www.parlington.co.uk/photos.lasso?process=4&subProcess=photo2 There are always lots of places worth photographing around the estate, on pages 2, 3 and 4 are some examples turned into simple slideshows. (QuickTime required) Thur, 9th Oct 2008 21:00:00 +0100 http://www.parlington.co.uk/structures.lasso?process=3&subProcess=struct4_2 Isabella and Frederick sort their own retreat in Scotland and purchased Craignish in Argyleshire for £26,000 This estate was retained by the Gascoigne family into the twentieth century, before, like many other assets being sold off. There are a collection of stereo photographs from around the 1860's which will be added into a new section in the near future, these images are unique in showing Craignish as it was in the nineteenth century after the extensive work carried out by the Gasoignes'. Additional pictures added to the pages. Tues, 28th Oct 2008 21:00:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/structures.lasso?process=3&subProcess=struct4_1 Lakeside cottage was undoubtably a major feature of the ornamental lake which was formed by damming the Cock Beck after it crossed the Garforth to Barwick in Elmet road, the cottage is still in existence but the lake was drained many years ago. Tues, 28th Oct 2008 21:00:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/artifacts.lasso?process=8&subProcess=art7 Recent finds in the debris of the wine cellar, which was located at the rear of the Drawing Room, are fragments of fibrous plaster with painted floral decoration still intact. Tues, 4th Nov 2008 21:00:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/artifacts.lasso?process=8&subProcess=art11 One of the interesting things about researching a topic is how threads develop which lead you off in another direction. Some time ago I acquired a copy of the auction catalogue from the sale in July 1905 of the household effects at Parlington following the death in June that year of Colonel Frederick Charles Trench-Gascoigne [Aged 91] Fri, 7th Nov 2008 18:00:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/hall.lasso?process=5&subProcess=hall8 Like all buildings which date back beyond the nineteenth century, before the use of industrialised materials like iron and steel as major structural components, great pieces of lumber were hewn to form magnificent structural elements. Some years ago in the Parlington woods I came across part of a large roof truss which I suspect was left to rot previously being a part of the old hall and took a piece to see if I could identify the timber. Fri, 7th Nov 2008 20:00:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/hall.lasso?process=5 Skyrack story reads as follows: About a hundred members of the 7th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Leeds Rifles) spent a busy couple of days in Parlington Park, Aberford. They were out for scouting instruction, which is a very wide term - as they found out to their cost on Monday afternoon when they were searching for hidden Boy Scouts under a sweltering sun... Sat, 15th Nov 2008 20:20:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/oddstuff.lasso?process=2 A recent brief visit to a local bookstore, to while away some time, produced a most unusual result. A book on Discovering Yorkshire's History has a short piece which was seemingly taken from the Garforth Gazette of 1903. A clue may be the date of the publication 1st April. Anyway it is worth a pré-cis of the account in the book, as follows. Mon, 17th Nov 2008 20:10:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/structures.lasso?process=3&subProcess=struct6_2 The pictures on this page were taken by precariously poking my Olympus DSLR through the steel bar grill over the entrance, the shot below, still not perfect and taken without the flash, gives a better view of the vast interior. Fri, 21st Nov 2008 12:00:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/locations.lasso?process=9&subProcess=local3 The header picture is included because it dovetails nicely with a recent discovery which will feature in greater detail in the coming weeks. Amongst a collection of artefacts that have been obtained through one of the relatives of the Gascoignes, is a thin volume titled, Parlington Guest Book, this hand written volume is not as it would first seem a record of visitors to Parlington Hall, but a record of approvals of visitors to Parlington Park. Sun, 14th Dec 2008 19:30:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/hall.lasso?process=5 Recent evidence from a collection of Gascoigne family pictures, which includes the period when Lotherton was used for the rehabilitation of British Military personnel in the First World War, shows that the gardens at Lotherton were enhanced by the inclusion of the Parlington Portico much earlier. Sun, 14th Dec 2008 21:30:00 http://www.parlington.co.uk/boat_house_h14.html Further research indicates that the picture originally described here as the lake formed by damming the Cock Beck is not of the lake, although this is the description attributed to the picture by the contributor to the archive at Lotherton Hall. I had always suspected that it was the fish pond which lies to the west of the hall. A recent close examination of the land in the area where the former lake was situated makes it obvious that this view could never be attributed to the former lake. The picture is in fact a view of the fish pond and beyond it is the end of the Stable Block roof to the Hall. Sun, 28th Dec 2008 20:00:00