The Antiquities of England and Wales - FARNHAM CASTLE, SURRY (Plates 1 and II) and MOTHER LUDLAM'S HOLE, NEAR FARNHAM, SURRY (Surrey)

GROSE, Francis (1731-1791)

Published by Hooper et alia circa 1773 - 1778, London, 1772

About this Item

Three copper plate prints with text engraved 177. Fanham Casle plates engraved by Godfrey both 10.5cm x 15.cm (not including plate mark) and Mother Ludlam's Hole by Sparrow 10.5cm x16cm (not including plate mark) - over all with text 23cm x 33cm each, for Grose's Antiquities of England and Wales from views taken Grose in 1761. Very good condition. Farnham Castle was originally a motte-and-bailey fortification built by Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester and was later substantially upgraded when a shell keep was constructed around the motte. It was captured by Prince Louis during the First Barons War and was a Parliamentary outpost during the English Civil War. Mother Ludlam's Cave, also known as Mother Ludlum's Cave or Mother Ludlum's Hole, is a small cave in the sandstone cliff of the Wey Valley at Moor Park, near Farnham, Surrey, in England. The cave is the subject of a number of local legends. A spring rising in the cave is recorded in the 13th century "Annals of Waverley Abbey" as "Ludewell"; other spellings through history include "Ludwell" and "Luddwelle". A monk named Symon is credited with identifying the spring as a suitable water supply for Waverley Abbey in 1218, after the original source had dried up. The brothers of the abbey dedicated the spring to St Mary, so it also became known as St Mary's Well. The cave has been naturally formed by the spring but may have been enlarged by the monks and was made into a grotto (possibly during the eighteenth century) and further enhanced by addition of an ironstone arched entrance, possibly during the reign of Queen Victoria. The cave was explored and surveyed at around 200 feet long in 1945 and as 192 feet to a recent roof collapse in 1961 [For all of our prints by Francis Grose enter PRBGROSE in Key words][QP]. Seller Inventory # 010051

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Antiquities of England and Wales - ...

Publisher: Hooper et alia circa 1773 - 1778, London

Publication Date: 1772

Binding: No Binding

Illustrator: GROSE, Francis engraved Godfrey

Condition: Very Good