Aspects of Markenfield 7: Forgotten Shrines & The Rising of the North by Bede Cam

First published in 1910, Forgotten Shrines introduced readers to some of the most romantic ancient homes of the great recusant families, and the lives of the people who lived in them. Cam was a significant figure in the late Victorian and Edwardian rediscovery of ‘Heritage’, but for us the most significant feature of this chapter on Markenfield was his description of the Hall as he found it over 100 year ago. This is followed by an in depth depiction of The Rising of the North – so pivotal to the history of the Hall and the two families that shaped it.