to Trinity College. Writing Twycross's now rare book was published in 5 volumes covered in quarter morocco gilt, with the volumes being released from 1846 to 1850. They included entries on: County of Cornwall, The County Palatine of Lancaster, The County Palatine of Chester Contents of volumes The County of Cornwall was published in a separate folio and included a fold out map of the county. Volume 1 : The county palatine of Lancaster, Northern division, the hundreds of Blackburn and Leyland. Volume 2 : The county palatine of Lancaster, Northern division, the hundreds of Lonsdale and Amounderness. Volume 3 : The county palatine of Lancaster, Southern division, the hundreds of West Derby and Salford. Volume 4 : The county palatine of Chester, containing the hundreds of Broxton, Wirrall, Eddisbury, and Northwich. Volume 5 : The county palatine of Chester, containing the hundreds of Nantwich, Bucklow, and Macclesfield. The volumes are illustrated throughout with 110 tinted lithograph plates of the mansions described in each chapter. These were mostly done by C.J Greenwood from his original drawings. Distribution of Volumes It was thought that Edward intended on publishing volumes on other counties. Only 52 sets of the 5 volume books were printed. The New York Public Library owns a copy that was from the original Astor Library. Some of the volumes have been broken up and single copies of the hand coloured lithographs are sold by dealers. Single volumes occasionally appear at auction houses but they are extremely rare. Hollinshead Hall, a manor house in Lancashire and Thomas de Trafford, a Lancashire baronet, were subjects included in the book. Witton House is another example of a manor house that was included in the volumes . It was originally built in 1800 by a member of the Feilden family, Henry. The family had been lords of the manor of Witton for many years and due to years of land acquisition became the largest landowners in Blackburn. The house was described by Edward Twycross in his work, ' The Mansions of England and Wales,' as: ' a very elegant stone edifice in the Grecian style. It is constructed of cream coloured freestone, richly veined, and has in the centre of its eastern front a splendid portico, supported by columns of the Doric order. The principal apartments, which are of noble proportions, are enriched by several paintings by the best modern masters. the situation