56 A VISIT TO TWEEDSIDE IN 1833 



The Journal. 



16th September 1833. 

 " Poor haman nature canTiofc exist without some sort of recreation ; 

 even the rigid Cato says, 'the man who has not time to be idle is 

 a slave.' " — Quarterly Review. 



Monday, 16th September 1833. John Trotter Brockett, 

 Mrs Brockett, John Trotter Brockett Jun., [and] Wm. R. 

 the servant [formed the party]. 



We arrived at Morpeth at a quarter past ten. Mrs Brockett 



and I called upon Miss M . I left Mother there, and 



went to see the remains of the Abbey of Newminster. The 

 remains of the foundations are very distinct, and I think might, 

 upon a careful survey, give some idea of the disposition of the 

 monastery and its outbuildings. As you approach from the 

 Mitford road the opposite hillock of ruins is remarkably steep. 



Morpeth left at half past 1 1 o'clock. 



Longhorsley half past 12 o'clock. 



[Here is inserted a sketch of Longhorsley Tower.] 



A good number of deer in Riddell's Park ; about 100. 



Linden : — the .seat of Charles William Bigge esq. 



Weldon Bridge, 1 o'clock ; baited here. 



[Here is inserted a sketch of Brinkburn Priory.] 



Whittingham about four o'clock. Father and I took a 

 chaise and went to dine with Mr Smart at Trewhitt. Mr 

 and Mrs John Tewart of Eglingham had just arrived, with 

 their three children, on a visit. Two of Mr Tewart's sons 

 were also there, Edward and William (?). 



The tower of the church [of Whittingham] is square, and 

 from appearances Norman. In the east and west sides are 

 two windows with double semicircular heads. The arch of 

 the outer door of the porch is pointed. 



Stayed all night at Whittingham. Breakfasted there next 

 morning, and set off about 8 o'clock. 



Near Roddam (after passing the Percy Cross about a mile) 

 we saw the cuckoo followed by its parasite the willow-wren. 

 [Percy Cross, of which a sketch is inserted, is] surrounded 

 with iron railing ; [it is] hexagonal [in form] and the alternate 

 sides are plain. Near the Cross are some very neat cottages 

 where lives the extremely civil man who keeps the key of 

 the iron-railing door. 



