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A fine old feudal Castle, with the most ancient parts being the Barbican or Outer Gate and the Inner Gate with its flanking Towers both built about 1350 the other Ancient parts were built about 1434, the whole has of course been often repaired the two greatest being by the 1st Duke about  1760 when the Keep was repaired & partly rearranged, several detached buildings in the Wards destroyed & and again during the last 10 years the present Duke has nearly remodeled the whole being careful to preseve preserve all that was Antique, thus the Keep has had the massive Prudhoe Tower added keeping the appearance of the Early Edwards Castle externally but transforming it internally into A Gorgeous Suite of State Rooms fitted up in a Mediaeval Italian Style the whole being conveniently connected by corridors, he has added a fine range of kitchens with many Modern Convenience, there is likewise the Stewards Room for the servants, Offices for the Clerks, Stabling Yards &c for the Horses & their attendants he has likewise rearranged the Gardens & pleasure grounds and everything he has done is Superb & the best of its kind as expense has never been regarded.