James Graham
Sir James Graham of Kirkstall, York (1753-1825). My 5G Uncle. Son of Thomas Graham of Edmond Castle and Margaret Coulthard.
Created a Baronet 3 October 1808, Recorder of Appleby, M.P. for Cockermouth 1802-5, for Wigtown Burghs 1805-6, again for Cockermouth 1807-12, and for Carlisle 1812-25. Bloody hell. No wonder they made the poor bugger a baronet. Married Anne Moore of Kirkstall, Yorks, and had issue. His son was sir Sandford Graham, 2nd Bt. etc etc. More issue. This baronetcy lasted only to the fifth generation, dying out in 1895.
The Grahams of Kirkstall had the same coat-of-arms as the Grahams of Edmond Castle, but with the motto “Fideliter et diligenter”. It last appears in the 1895 edition of Burke’s Peerage and Baronetage.
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Olive Graham
Olive (Olivia) Graham of Edmond Castle (her name is on the back). F.R.G.S., m. 15 July, 1920, Rev. Edward Evelyn Barber, Rector of Ongar 1913-1928. Apparently she was of a scientific bent. I like to believe she was good at it. Dad doesn’t.
[GEC] calls her Aunt Olive and says she had no children.
You have to feel sorry for her, this being the only picture I have of her. Thus doth posterity doom us by our red cheeks.
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Book inscription
Inscription inside a book found at Pop's house after he died. It's Thomas Henry Graham to his wife. 1841.
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Front of Edmond Castle
View of the housekeeper's room with servants' hall to the right., according to the 1844 plan.
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Front of Edmond Castle
The big tree to the left is the Scotch Pine that was planted in 1746 as a memorial of the invasion of the Young Pretender.
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Entrance to Edmond Castle
The Scotch pine to the right. The saloon to the left of the entrance, and the dining room tothe right.
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Front of Edmond Castle
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Front of Edmond Castle
Again, the Scotch pine. This view is mostly of the servants' rooms and hall.
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Front of Edmond Castle
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Front of Edmond Castle
Looking away from the Edmond Castle porch.
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View from the front of Edmond Castle
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Interior of Edmond Castle
Taken in 2005 as it was being "developed". This is a view of the entrance hall, looking through to the inner hall (past the pillars), and then through the door to the study. The door to the dining room is on the right.
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Interior room of Edmond Castle
Taken in 2005 as it was being destroyed by Dyke and his crew. Sorry, I mean "developed". This is looking through the saloon to the drawing room.
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Side view of Edmond Castle
The saloon and drawing room bay windows.
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Side view of Edmond Castle
The saloon and drawing room bay windows.
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Side view of Edmond Castle
The saloon bay window and the porch.
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Rear tower of Edmond Castle
The tower at the corner of the chapel.
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Rear tower of Edmond Castle
Chapel, with corner tower. The conservatory was long gone, but, according to the 1844 plan, would originally have been in front of the chapel in this view.
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Back of Edmond Castle
Drawing room and study windows. Chapel to the left.
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Back of Edmond Castle
Chapel with corner tower.
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Rear tower of Edmond Castle
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View from back of Edmond Castle
Looking away from the drawing room windows.
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Back of Edmond Castle
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Back of Edmond Castle
Pele tower to the left, chapel tower to the right.
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Original Pele tower of Edmond Castle
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Chapel window
View of construction at back of Edmond Castle. The chapel window.
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View of construction at back of Edmond Castle
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Part of front of Edmond Castle
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Detail on front of Edmond Castle
It reads TH 1829 MG, and commemorates the marriage of Thomas Henry Graham to Mary Carnegie (note the Graham escallops and the Carnegie eagle). This was the Thomas Graham that had this mansion built, greatly extending the previous house.
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Detail on front of Edmond Castle
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