Monument record 3969/5/1 - Dryden's Walk

{?} John Dryden was friend of 2nd Viscount Cullen; Dryden's Walk formerly in Hall grounds & C18th column with inscription which was just legible in 1894 but not today; here Dryden is said to have written Hind & Panther;,On pedestal in walk on east side of Wilderness is small moss & lichen-covered urn placed there in memory of poet laureate John Dryden; inscription on front of pedestal; urn is modern & replaces old one;,Poet Dryden was visitor to Rushton & in gardens is walk named after him & memorial with inscription recording his frequenting "....of these shades...."; tradition that was here Dryden composed Hind & Panther;

<1> Gotch J.A., 1936, The Old Halls and Manor Houses of Northamptonshire, 38-45 (unchecked) (Book). SNN44101.

<2> 1896, Rushton And Its Owners, (unchecked) (Article). SNN77120.

<3> ISHAM G., THE PARISH CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS RUSHTON, (unchecked) (Uncertain). SNN44329.

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Feb 4 2011 12:58PM