The castle was begun in the early C12 by William le Meschin.
It changed hands no less than six times in the next two hundred
years, the owners being: Robert de Romilli of Skipton upon the
death of le Meschin in 1134; then William Fitz Duncan, a relative
of King David I of Scotland; on his death in 1151 it passed to
Reginald de Lucy; 1215 saw it in the ownership of Lambert de Multon;
In 1335 it passed to Robert Fitz Walter of Essex. The castle resisted
fierce attacks by the Scots in 1138 and then again in 1315 and
1322. In 1371 Walter Fitz Walter was held prisoner by the French
in Gascony, and ransomed by mortgaging the Castle for the then
truly huge sum of 1000.
LOWES COURT GALLERY
12
Main Street, Egremont, Cumbria. CA22 2DW. Tel: 01946 820693. For
more information on the Lowes Court Gallery visit the website
at Lowes
Court Gallery. The Lowes Court Gallery in Egremont shows a wide range of paintings,
prints and craft work. There are monthly exhibitions of new and
established artists, and offers a constantly changing display
of work for sale, which is part of the 'Made in Cumbria' scheme.
The Gallery is also the Tourist Information Centre providing local
information and an accommodation booking service.
ST. MARY AND ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH
For
more information on the St Mary and St Michael's Church visit the
website atSt
Mary and St Michael's Church.
St Michael & St Mary's Church, a minor gem
of Victorian gothic architecture, was built in the Early English
style in 1881, to a design by T.L Banks of Whitehaven, replacing
an earlier church on the same site. Like many other buildings in
the town, it was built from locally quarried sandstone. It has slender
pillars supporting the roof and nave arches. The capitals at the
top are carved in floral designs, of which there are almost 100,
all different. In 1901 the tower was raised by 42 feet and contains
a set of eight bells presented by Lord Leconfield.
The castle was begun in the early C12 by William le Meschin.
It changed hands no less than six times in the next two hundred
years, the owners being: Robert de Romilli of Skipton upon the
death of le Meschin in 1134; then William Fitz Duncan, a relative
of King David I of Scotland; on his death in 1151 it passed to
Reginald de Lucy; 1215 saw it in the ownership of Lambert de Multon;
In 1335 it passed to Robert Fitz Walter of Essex. The castle resisted
fierce attacks by the Scots in 1138 and then again in 1315 and
1322. In 1371 Walter Fitz Walter was held prisoner by the French
in Gascony, and ransomed by mortgaging the Castle for the then
truly huge sum of 1000. 
