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Budding archaeologists will sieve through soil at Pontefract Castle, as excavation work begins on the site’s Royal Apartments.
Schools and visitors will get the chance to trawl through the dirt from a previous excavation to see if they can find any historic treasures.
Workshops will take place at the castle, which is currently undergoing a £3.5m Heritage Lottery Fund conservation project, on May 21.
And there will be a drop-in session during a War of the Ro… (View original article)
A castle with a reputation for repelling attackers went out of its way to welcome children to help mark two important anniversaries.
Prudhoe Castle survived two sieges during the 1170s and is said to be the only Northumberland fortress to have resisted the Scots.
On Wednesday it welcomed pupils from Prudhoe Castle First School to celebrate the 50th anniversary since guardianship of the castle was handed over to the Ministry of Works and 30 years since English Heritage opened … (View original article)
Live like a king without squandering your fortune in this historic brownstone mansion. Easy walk to international culinary delights, jewelry merchant at quaint “Windsor Center.” Enjoy an eclectic, quirky neighborhood! A short stroll from the lakefront.
That might be one way to market the 11-bedroom property that recently went on the market in the Uptown neighborhood for $650,000 — about what one would pay for the average three-bedroom condo in Lincoln Park or Wicker Park.
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POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. — A group of concerned citizens is fighting to save a historic property in Powhatan County that touched the lives of thousands of people from around the world.
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament President Sister Donna Breslin announced Saturday the order had decided to sell both of its Bensalem, Penn. property, where St. Katharine Drexel founded her religious order in 1891, and … (View original article)
No takers for Auckland’s $35 million ‘Dotcom’ mansion
ROB STOCK
Last updated 13:47, May 15 2016
BARFOOT AND THOMPSON
The mansion took years to build with stone from China and Italy.
There have been no offers made for the “Dotcom” mansion in Coatesville which is on the market with a sale price of $35 million, it has been … (View original article)
The chance to be king (or queen) of a castle rarely comes along, but as an ancient structure – complete with jousting field – is put on the market, aspiring royalty have the opportunity to buy Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire.
As the saying almost goes, an Englishperson’s home is their castle. But for the benefit of those who would rather a castle was their home, BBC News takes a look at some that have been up for sale.
Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire
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Sydney’s south could see see a new property record with the $20 million “Palazzo Georges” mansion on the market.
The 15-room waterfront residence in Sylvania, one of the more lavish homes to emerge from Sutherland Shire in Sydney, is hoping to attract a sale price of $20 million.
The site spans 1,400 square metres and took around three years to build.
The property is being listed with Giorgio Koula of Sydney Sotheby’s Realty and Dave Watkins of DJW Property and is… (View original article)