Gossip from a Muniment Room; and Cavalier and Puritan.

52.  Arbury Park, George Eliot Memorial

Mr. W. H. Stokes

Erected by Mr. F. A. Newdigate-Newdegate, M.P.  Of rough grey stone, recording the dates and places of her birth and death, and the words “Lest we forget.”

52a.  Arbury Park, Caterina’s Walk

Mr. W. H. McLauchlan
and Mr. W. H. Stokes

Ch. 7. of Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story.

52b.  Arbury Park, The Rookery

Mr. W. H. McLauchlan
and Mr. W. H. Stokes

“The thick shades of the distant Rookery” where Caterina found the body of Captain Wybrow.

53.  Astley church

Mr. W. H. McLauchlan
and Mr. W. H. Stokes

Astley is the “Knebley” church of Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story—“a wonderful little church, with a checkered pavement which had once rung to the iron tread of military monks.”  (ch. 1).

53a.  Astley castle

Mr. O. W. Barry
and Mr. W. H. Howell

“Knebley” castle.

53b.  Astley castle and gateway

Mr. W. H. McLauchlan
and Mr. W. H. Stokes

53c.  Astley castle, the moat

Mr. W. H. McLauchlan
and Mr. W. H. Stokes

“Adam Bede.”

53d.  Corley Hall farm, gates

Mr. A. W. Hoare

“Evidently that gate is never opened; . . . and if it were opened, it is so rusty, that the force necessary to turn it on its hinges would be likely to pull down the square stone-built pillars, to the detriment of the two stone lionesses which grin with a doubtful carnivorous affability above a coat of arms, surmounting each of the pillars.”—Adam Bede, ch. 6.

53e.  Corley Hall farm, row of walnut trees

Mr. A. W. Hoare

“That grand double row of walnut trees on the right-hand of the enclosure.”—Adam Bede, ch. 6.

“Silas Marner.”

54–55.  Bulkington, single hand-loom at

Mr. A. W. Hoare

Bulkington is possibly the village George Eliot had in mind in describing Raveloe (Silas Marner).  The photographs show a hand-loom used in Silas Marner’s day.

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