Gleaston Village. Pencil drawing on grey/green paper. Sheet 7 1/2 x 11 3/4. Provenance: studio of the artist's father, Oliver Hall. Unsigned.
Gleaston Castle Pencil drawing on grey/green paper. Sheet 7 1/2 x 11 3/4. Provenance: studio of the artist's father, Oliver Hall. Unsigned. Titled 'Gleason Castle' in pencil. $175.>
The village of Gleaston, lies between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness in the Furness peninsula, Cumbria, England.Gleaston village dates from the 11th century but with many of the dwellings 19th century in origin. Its original name was Glasserton. There is a village green next to Gleaston beck which runs along one edge of the village. The village has a hall, an old tithe barn, and several old cottages. The village of Gleaston, which lies between the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness in the Furness peninsula, Cumbria, England.
Gleaston Castle is a 14th Century ruin situated in a valley about 0.5km North-east of the village of Gleaston. In 1297 John de Harrington I, Lord of Aldingham and Muchland began the construction of what is now the South-west Tower and part of the west wall ending with another tower, although the site had been inhabited since the early part of the 13th century.
In 1325, the building of the present day castle was started by either John de Harrington I or his son John de Harrington II. The building work was completed in around 1340. The castle was inhabited by the de Harrington family for 118 years until, in 1457, William de Harrington, last Lord Harrington of Aldingham and Muchland, died with no heir. The castle and estate passed to Lord William Bonvilla and eventually passed by marriage to Thomas Grey, great-grandfather of Lady Jane Grey. It was during this time that the castle gradually fell into rapid decay.
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