1830 Antique Print; Stourton Castle, nr Stourbridge, Staffordshire after Calvert For Sale

DATE PRINTED: 1830

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately17.5 x12.5 cm (6.75 x 5 inches) plus margins with a blank back (medium).

PROVENANCE: This print was published in \"Picturesque Views.... in Staffordshire from Original Drawings Taken Expressly for This Work By Mr Frederick Calvert....\". Published in 1830.Published by William Emans, Birmingham.

TYPE: Antique copper plate engravingprinted onpaper.

VERSO: There is nothing on the reverse which is blank.

CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian paper is subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated.

AUTHENTICITY: This is an authenticantique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term \'original\' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.

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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:Stourtonis ahamletin Staffordshire, England a few miles to the northwest ofStourbridge. There is a fair amount of dispute over the pronunciation, being pronounced \'stower-ton\', \'stir-ton\' or \'store-ton\' by different people from the area. The nearest sizeable villages areWollastonandKinver, the nearest hamlets arePrestwoodandDunsley. It lies on theRiver Stour.Believed to be a medieval hunting lodge dating from the reign ofKing William II. Stourton Castle was evidently \'the King\'s Houses\' in Kinver during the reign ofKing Henry II.It was called a castle in 1122. The house was remodelled and partially rebuilt in 1832-3 bySir Robert Smirkefor the industrialistJames Foster. His nephewWilliam Orme Fosterlived there until 1868, when he sold the lease. Around 1890, Martha Steer (née Nettlefold) took it on lease for herself, her daughter, Ethel Steer, and the Wymans with their family of young children. The castle was vacant from the death of George Arkle until the sale of the Prestwood estate in 1913. It was bought by Francis Grazebrook, a relative of the earlier tenant, and remained in the family until the death of his son O. F. Grazebrooke in 1974.

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