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Barden, Yorkshire, England. Further historical information.

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BARDEN

BARDEN, in the parish of Skipton, east-division and liberty of Staincliffe; 5 miles from Skipton, 10 from Pateley Bridge, 11 from Kettlewell. Pop. 219. Here is a private family Chapel, not subject to archiopiscopal jurisdiction, served by the minister of Bolton.

The old Tower of Barden seems to have been one of the six lodges belonging to the forest of that place, and originally erected for the accommodation of the keepers and protection of the deer. But the retired habits of Henry Lord Clifford, leading him to prefer the retreat of Barden to the bustle of his greater houses, enlarged this lodge for the reception of himself and a modest train of followers. His son, a very different character, only occasionally resided here, and till the latter days of the third Earl of Cumberland, it seems never to have been totally neglected by the family. From the inventory taken in 1572, after the death of the second Earl, it appears that the Hall and Kitchen were furnished, but the bedrooms empty: amongst other items are two old Charitts. When the Countess of Pembroke succeeded to her inheritance, Barden had become a ruin, which she repaired in 1657, by a contract of £100., there is an inscription over the principal entrance to that effect. After 1676, Barden was occasionally the residence of the Burlington Family; and in 1774 it was entire. The lead and timbers of the roof have since been taken away, and it has now put on that picturesque form which only dilapidating remains have the privilege of assuming. --Whitaker's Craven.
[Description(s) edited from various 19th century sources by Colin Hinson © 2013]