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Published:
05:58 EST, 7 August 2016
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Updated:
07:14 EST, 7 August 2016
These nostalgic images, captured towards the end of the 19th century, show some of Europe’s best known sights, including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Colosseum in Rome.
The photographs were originally taken in black and white but have since had colour restored to them with the help of photochrom technology.
They bring into focus how little and how much has changed over the course of… (View original article)
Photo by Giles Jones
This year marks the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings. Stafford Castle is archaeologically important as one of the largest surviving Norman earthwork fortifications in England.
The Norman characters will bring Stafford Castle to life with both social and military displays and demonstrations. This is a real ‘hands on’ event with something for all the family – so be prepared for an exciting day, where dressing up is an optional activi… (View original article)
Published:
18:00 EST, 7 August 2016
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Updated:
19:24 EST, 7 August 2016
Police Scotland boss Phil Gormley, pictured, lives rent free in a castle in Fife
Dozens of police employees have charged taxpayers to move house.
Removal fees, curtains, furniture, TV aerials, decorating, and stamp duty have all been put on expenses.
Some have lived rent-free at exclusive properties as part of ‘relocation packages’.
More than £600,000 has been sp… (View original article)
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Merseyside’s most expensive home – which includes luxury features such as a swimming pool, stables and its own wine cellar – is still on the market, at a cool £12.5m
The plush Formby pad is set within five acres of land and has eight bedrooms spread across four floors.
Within its grounds sits a ‘huge sweeping driveway,’ a whole woodland, an all-weather tennis court, three stables and formal lawns.
On the ground floor there is a chlorine free ‘o-zone’… (View original article)
The down-throttled outboard hums and gurgles, pushing the fiberglass hull between a narrow pinch of dark granite bedrock. The muggy summer air seems to slow us as much as the crystal clear water. This is David Garlock’s boat, and we’ve arrived at his favorite place in the Thousand Islands. Garlock, a 62-year-old local with a history painted in strokes of Jack London and Mick Jagger, lights up a stogie. The cigar’s whiff of classy ruggedness seems the perfect tribute to this sublime water-wo… (View original article)
The historic Penicuik House in Midlothian has been commended in the 2016 Restoration Award, presented by the Historic Houses Association.
The house, on the Penicuik Estate, was gutted by fire in 1899 and over the decades fell into ruin.
The project to conserve what remains of the 18th century building was started more than 30 years ago.
The Historic Houses Association/Sotheby’s Restoration Award recognises and celebrates the work being undertaken by me… (View original article)
There are aspects of houses and home deals that just scream out for one’s attention. Among them are A-list celebrity owners, secret rooms, jaw-dropping interiors, magical gardens and framed NBA jerseys. Murder also makes the list this week, as does a way-over-asking sales price.
– Neal J. Leitereg and Lauren Beale
They had us at Brando A Hollywood Hills residence where actor Marlon Brando once made his home has sold for $2.73 million.
Besides the legendary parties thr… (View original article)
This year, somewhat overshadowed by the quatercentenary of Shakespeare’s death, marks the tercentenary of the birth of the landscape designer Lancelot Brown, whose supposedly naturalistic confections around more than 130 country houses earned him the popular tag of “Capability”. The conjunction with Shakespeare has pleased Brown’s supporters, who believe he should be similarly regarded as one of the “curators of English identity”. “He stands behind our vision, and fantasy,” one biographer… (View original article)
Published:
16:03 EST, 6 August 2016
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Updated:
16:11 EST, 6 August 2016
For generation after generation, it launched ship after ship – and, in doing so, also launched the career of author Daphne du Maurier.
From the early 19th Century, the building that is now Waterside House – in the village of Polruan, on the River Fowey in Cornwall – was Slade’s Yards, and its flagship schooner was to become the inspiration for Du Maurier’s first novel.
When Du Maurier – … (View original article)
Midway into our planning for an Italy trip, I realise the plan is loaded in favour of art and architecture. Those fabulous Michelangelo sculptures and the early paintings of Leonardo da Vinci can’t be overlooked. The Vatican is a must. Even Venice, like Rome, is dotted with signs of a grand heritage and smells of a bygone era.
But what about a place to enjoy the sun and sundowners, unworried by history books? The Amalfi coast, I thought, may be an answer. “Cinque Terre is also fas… (View original article)