Cherie's Place » Catholic History http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Sat, 02 May 2026 22:45:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Arundel Castle – The Library http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2019/02/11/arundel-castle-the-library/ http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2019/02/11/arundel-castle-the-library/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2019 22:59:33 +0000 CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=21792 The Library

The Library is the principle survivor of the 11th Duke’s work and is one of the most important Gothic rooms of circa 1800 in the country. It is 122 feet (38 meters)long, entirely fitted out in carved Honduras mahogany and treated as if it were a church, with slender clustered columns supporting a ribbed vault. *

The Library

Death Warrant of Thomas 4th Duke of Norfolk

Death Warrant of Thomas 4th Duke of Norfolk

The Library is one of the more important country house collections, rich in manuscript and printed material relating to Catholic history. It comprises ten thousand books and was collected by the 9th and 11th Dukes.*

Silver Icon by Faberge

The Library

The Library

*From the Arundel Castle guidebook

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