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W. H. Toms. Hawarden Castle and Park Print

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 600.00 USD
W. H. Toms. Hawarden Castle and Park Print
<Our item number 138698><B>W. H. Toms.</B> <I>Hawarden Castle and Park, in Flintshire, Five Miles from the City of Chester.</I> &#34;The Seat of Sir John Glynne Baronet,&#34; drawn by T. Badeslade, 1740, handcolored, 16¾ x 22 in &#40;visible&#41;; matted and framed to 24 x 29¼ in. Fine. The old Norman castle, located in northeastern Wales, played a role in the struggle for Welsh independence in the late 1200s. Edward I of England finally conquered the area in 1284 and Hawarden Castle was an important English stronghold in the Welsh Marches &#40;border country&#41; during the following years. The castle also played a role in the English Civil War in the mid 1600s. Sir John Glynne &#40;1713-77&#41;, 6th baronet, was a Welsh politician and landowner who represented Flintshire in Parliament from 1741 to 1747 and from 1753-77. In 1752, he built a new Hawarden Castle on the grounds of the ruined castle pictured here. It is best known as the home of Prime Minister W.E. Gladstone, whose wife was Catheri ne Glynne. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;500 - 600. <BR><BR>Our item number 138698<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldbergcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/138698.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>