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Egglestone Abbey— The Poorest House in England
Just under two miles south-east of Barnard Castle, the remains of Egglestone Abbey stand above the south bank of the Tees. They are, not to put too fine a point on it, rather good.
Egglestone was a Premonstratensian house, founded around 1195. The Premonstratensians — known ...
http://www.fhithich.uk/2026/03/16/egglestone-abbey-the-poorest-house-in-england/
#BarnardCastle #NorthYorkshire #Teesdale #history #medieval #monastic
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Spent a fascinating time today at Bowes Museum including watching the Silver Swan going through its automated movements even though it is 251 year old!
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1/3 Reading a book called The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways by Peter Walton (Oxford Publishing Company)
This #railway line linked #BarnardCastle with #Tebay plus branch lines. The last passenger train ran in Jan 1962. I love this quote from a former signalman at Stainmore, Mr N. Pearson, who described his years in the box as follows: continues….
