Lambton Castle in the late 19th century.

Lambton Castle, located near Chester-le-Street in the north east of England, is the ancestral home of the Lambton family, Earls of Durham. Largely constructed in its present form by John George Lambton, first Earl of Durham and one-time Governor General of Canada, in the early 1800s, it was designed by architects Joseph Bonomi the Elder and his son Ignatius and built in the style of a Norman castle. The building overlooks the wooded Wear Valley and it was paid for with coal mining wealth accumulated from the mines which ran below the castle and others right across County Durham. Image File history File linksMetadata Lambton_Castle_Durham_Morris_edited. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lambton_Castle_Durham_Morris_edited. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... The title of Earl of Durham was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1833 for John Lambton, 1st Baron Durham, a prominent Whig politician and author of the famous Report on the Affairs of British North America known in Canada as the Durham Report. ... John George Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (12 April 1792 - 28 July 1840), was a British Whig statesman and colonial administrator, Governor-General and high commissioner of British North America. ... The title of Earl of Durham was created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1833 for John Lambton, 1st Baron Durham, a prominent Whig politician and author of the famous Report on the Affairs of British North America known in Canada as the Durham Report. ... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneur général or Gouverneure générale) is the representative of the Canadian monarch. ... Events and Trends Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1803 - 1815). ... An architect is a person licensed in the art of planning, designing and overseeing the construction of buildings, or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan. ... Joseph Bonomi the Elder (19 January 1739 - 9 March 1808) was an Italian architect and draughtsman notable for his activity in England. ... Despite his Italian-sounding name, Ignatius Bonomi (1787-1870) was an English architect and surveyor, strongly associated with Durham in north-east England. ... The Nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave anticipates the Gothic style. ... Wear Valley is a local government district in County Durham, England. ... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use as fuel. ... County Durham is a county in north-east England. ...

Much of the house, including the great hall, was demolished due to subsidence in the 1930s, ironically caused by the same mines from which Lambton wealth had been obtained. Also at this time, the contents were auctioned off to pay death duties and the family moved to a smaller house on the estate. A road destroyed by subsidence and shear. ... // Events and trends A public speech by Benito Mussolini, founder of the Fascist movement The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the global depression. ...

Today, the castle is something of an anachronism. It stands empty, but continues to be maintained and remains the ancestral home of the Lambton family. It has been speculated that the family members have no wish, or simply cannot afford, to live there, but at the same time will not allow the building to become a conference centre or hotel. An anachronism (from Greek ana, back, and chronos, time) is something that is out of its natural time or appears to be. ... Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ...

The park surrounding the castle is surrounded by a high wall and is still used for an annual pheasant shoot. An Australian park A park is any of a number of geographic features. ... Genera Ithaginis Catreus Rheinartia Crossoptilon Lophura Argusianus Pucrasia Syrmaticus Chrysolophus Phasianus † See also partridge, quail Pheasants are a group of large birds in the order Galliformes. ...

For a time in the 1960s and 1970s, the castle's grounds were also home to Lambton Lion Park. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

Penshaw Monument, an Ancient Greek-style memorial to the first Earl, is located on Penshaw Hill on the Lambton Estate, which surrounds the castle. This was also the resting place of the mythical Lambton Worm, as depicted in the famous North East folk song. Penshaw Monument Penshaw Monument was built in 1844 on Penshaw (pronounced Pensher) Hill, Durham, North-East England, between the towns of Washington, Tyne and Wear and Houghton-le-Spring. ... The restored Stoa of Attalus, Athens This article discusses architecture in Ancient Greece. ... This article is about a system of myths. ... Penshaw Monument, from the south The Lambton Worm is a legend from the North East of England. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ...