Greystoke Castle
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| Roughly fifteen miles from Chestnut Cottage is Greystoke Castle. This was the home of Shelley’s friend and ally the Duke of Norfolk, who helped the young man engineer a temporary reconciliation with his father (and, perhaps more importantly, an allowance of two hundred pounds a year). |
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| Shelley and Harriet spent a week visiting the Duke, and enjoyed themselves tremendously. Although very little of the present castle existed in Shelley’s day (there were two remodelings in 1836 and a Great Fire in 1868), he would have visited the ancient pele tower (above left) and rambled over the lovely grounds. |
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| Inquiries should be directed to Neville and Joanie Howard, Greystoke Castle, Penrith, Cumbria (phone: 017684 83722, fax: 017634 83072) |
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