Kirkharle, home of Lancelot Capability Brown
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
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Kirkharle Courtyard now operates as a Visitor Centre focusing on Capability Brown.
Before the village gained the kirk (church) element it was called Herle (recorded 1177). Herle comes from the Old English "Herela-lea" which means "Herela's Grove" or "herg-leah" which means "temple-grove", a place of worship for the pre-Christian Angles. Other early forms included Kyrkeherle (c.1250), Kyrkherll (1346) and Kirkehirle (1428).
The current church, dedicated to St Wilfrid, was built in the fourteenth century.
Kirkharle's most famous son is Capability Brown, the notable landscape gardener.
Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown (bapt.1716 -1783) was born in Kirkharle and baptised in St Wilfrid's Church, Kirkharle, on 30 August 1716. His actual birthdate is not known. He was the fifth of the six children of William Brown, a yeoman farmer and Ursula, née Hall, who had also worked in the big house on the Kirkharle estate.
Lancelot attended the village school in nearby Cambo until the age of 16. In 1732, the young Brown began work at the Kirkharle estate, learning many skills in gardening, planting and land reclamation, leaving to further his career in 1739.
Sir William Loraine, 4th Baronet, inherited the estate in 1755 aged 6 and when he came of age, Brown produced a design plan for him to replace the early C18th formal gardens with a more naturalistic landscape, probably around 1770. Brown's scheme included single trees, tree belts, a serpentine lake and a new approach, but was only partially implemented. The lake was not created, only part of the semi-circular approach was laid out, and the walled garden may not have been built.
Brown's original plan was rediscovered by Kirkharle's current owners, John and Kitty Anderson, in 1980. They made plans to restore the Grade II-listed park and to recreate Brown's vision for the landscape, including creating his proposed lake. It was not possible to create the lake as one piece of water because the A696 road, built in 1883, now cuts across the bottom of the park so in 2009, two serpentine lakes were created instead. Hundreds of new trees were planted. A cascade, a feature often used by Brown to make two lakes appear as single sheet of water was added in 2016 as part of the Capability Brown Festival, celebrating the tercentenary of Brown's birth. The water began to trickle through the cascade on 30 August 2016, the 300th anniversary of Brown's baptism at St Wilfrid's Church.
The lake, grounds and St Wilfrid's church are open to the public as part of the Kirkharle Courtyard Visitor Centre.
Music: by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)
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Hiya Ray 👋, Yet another great day for you. Beautiful scenery and the trees on the left were so beautiful Ray. Btw the over view with the drone was just as nice. Ty for sharing and taking the time to do it. Cya at your next adventure. Tc and stay safe.
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Thank you ☺️ it was a nice day for a short wander, the area around there is very nice. Glad you enjoyed the footage 🤗 Hope you’re doing well 🙏🏻❤️
What a beautiful place 😍 Excellent footage and information. Really enjoyed that trip out thank you 😊 ❤
Thank you Yvonne. It is a nice peaceful place for a wander and the restaurant is very nice with some unusual things on the menu lol. Really glad you enjoyed this. Hope you’re doing well 🤗🥰
What a beautiful autumn light ☀️🍂🌳🍁☀️🌳 love the colour Ray pleasing for the eyes by the look at this place definitely good pace to for a long walk or cycle to I love famous history and of course drone footage is amazing ❤ you deserve a thousand view for this video Ray👏 hope you doing well 👋I’m working all Christmas and New year day! 7:42 👍🏼
Hiya Suki 👋🤗 yes I managed too find a dry day 🤣 colours at this time of year are always amazing, shame about the temperature really lol. Glad you enjoyed this video, it may hit 1000 views in 10 years time if I’m lucky 😂 Don’t work too hard over Christmas and new year but think of the extra money hehe 💵 🤗🥰🙏🏻
Oo Ray this was an interesting place with all what you put in the description box and you took beautiful footage, the colours of autumn were stunning and I loved the drone footage 👍~ Anna
Hi Anna 😃 thank you ☺️ I’m happy that you enjoyed it. Autumn colours are always so amazing aren’t they 🤗❤️
amazing, well done & thumbs up 👍🎉🏆
Thank you very much 😊👍🏻 I’m glad you enjoyed this one 🤗
Greetings from Canada Ray! 🍁 So wonderful to learn about the much praised Capability Brown. Lancelot, no less. If he looks anything like his portrait, he’s got a very kind face. I was curious to know if he was born into a family that held a title or not. Interesting that he comes from humble beginnings and made well for himself. The drone footage you’ve taken in this video is amazing. So beautiful. So very England. The striking combination and contrast of foliage and changing leaves, the greenest of green fields, against the sunny blue sky. Perfection. Thank you so much Ray. It’s always a treat getting a notification from you. ❤Raybo1UK. It’s my favourite 🇨🇦🇬🇧🤗👋bye for now. Be well.
Hiya Jill 😃👋🤗 thank you so much for your lovely comments 🤗 I’m always happy if you enjoy my videos ☺️ I’ve taken an extract from the internet for you. “Lancelot Brown was the fifth child of a land agent and a chambermaid, born in the village of Kirkharle, Northumberland, and educated at a school in Cambo until he was 16. Brown's father, William Brown, had been Sir William Loraine’s land agent and his mother, Ursula (née Hall), had been in service at Kirkharle Hall.”
Based on that info I don’t think he was born into a titled family although he did get a job working for Lord Cobham as gardening staff as the undergardener at Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire. He was very much “hands on” which was unusual in those days. I’m glad you enjoyed the short drone footage, I had to try to be a little discreet 🤣 so I didn’t scare the natives 😂😂 Thank you so much for your lovely words and praise, it makes me so happy that I’m your favourite channel 😃I hope all is well with you and your not snowed in yet 😬🤗🥰❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧
@@Raybo1uk Love the info in the “more “ section that you always provide. I always read that first before watching. Brings everything together nicely. Yes, I would think working on an estate, even as a lowly servant, would have been better than what the average person of that time had to deal with to survive. There’d be long hours and almost no time off, but at least you’d have a roof over your head and food in your belly. Treacherous times. Capability was a lucky man, to have been gifted with both opportunity and talent.
hi Jill, none of these “follow up” messages appear in my studio app, RUclips need to sort out this error. anyway, I’m glad the info I provide in the description is of help.. I doubt most read it lol but at least it’s there for future 😁
Wonderful. I really appreciate the effort put into making this video.
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Nicely done, strong editing and production skills
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Nice video
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