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Blenheim Palace named in the Top 20 most visited world heritage sites, a new poll has revealed.
A survey by Sykes Cottages found that the palace in Woodstock was the 13th most visited landmark in the country.
It found that 15 per cent of more than 2000 Brits quizzed had visited the site.
The Tower of London was named as the most visited World Heritage Site, visited by 42 per cent of those polled, followed by the City of Bath 32 per cent and Stonehenge 31 … (View original article)
March 27, 2016
Luxurious 1,900 year old apartment found in Hadrian’s Villa
by Susanna Pilny
A previously unknown building has been found within Hadrian’s Villa—the 1,900-year-old imperial complex of the Roman emperor Hadrian. Even more exciting, it is decorated with stunning artwork, according to archaeologists.
The building is filled with floor mosaics depicting abstract art along with patterns, marble revetments (wall façades), red and yellow painted wall panels s… (View original article)
How would you fancy owning this 12th century property, formerly used as a hotel and wedding venue.
Pinchinthorpe Hall is up for sale on a leasehold basis for £110,000 plus rent.
Previously up for sale for £2.5m , the property is located near the village of Newton under Roseberry, between Great Ayton and Guisborough .
The Grade II-listed manor house, which closed as a wedding venue in 2011 , dates back to the 12th century when the Norman family of Pinchun held land … (View original article)
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12:32 EST, 25 March 2016
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Updated:
13:12 EST, 25 March 2016
A manor house that has been in the same family for the last 200 years is on sale for just the third time in its history.
The owners of Tunstall House, a Grade I listed building in the pretty village of Tunstall, near Sittingbourne in Kent, can be traced over five centuries.
The grand home, which has been passed down through generations, is now on the market for £1.95million.
Tun… (View original article)
Venue: Callendar House will play host to the event.
Falkirk Community Trust
A new festival celebrating literature and illustration is set to be held at a historic mansion.
The LandWords event will be held at Falkirk’s Callendar House over two weekends in April and May.
Edinburgh International Book Festival teamed up with the Falkirk Community Trust as part of its “Booked” roadshow to give visitors the chance to explore Callendar House and stories about the wid… (View original article)
Wiltshire police are appealing for witnesses after a man left a trail of destruction through a stately home when his order at a tea room took too long to arrive. A 48-year-old man from Monmouthshire has been arrested and released on bail while the police investigate.
The near farcical stream of events started with the man becoming verbally abusive to a female member of staff at the Coach House Tea Rooms at the 18th century Palladian style Lydiard House after he felt that his order wa… (View original article)
The castle has been owned by the Corsini family since the Emperor Otto bestowed it in 962 A.D. The pool is a more recent addition. Source: Douglas Elliman Real Estate There are plenty of castles for sale across Europe, but few provide the opportunity for prospective owners to play the role of a feudal lord. It’s the difference between living like a prince and living as a prince. Now a castle has come onto the market to let you do the latter.
The Umbrian Castle di Sismano, which has b… (View original article)
Set just southeast of Paris near Melun, the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, or Vaux, was designed for Nicolas Fouquet, superintendent of finances during the early years of Louis XIV’s reign.
Fouquet utilized the talents of renowned architect Louis Le Vau, landscape architect André le Nôtre, and painter-decorator Charles Le Brun, who helped develop the quintessential 17th-century French Baroque style. These three would later collaborate again on the Château de Versailles.
When it … (View original article)
The British landscape is marked with grandiose architectural indulgences, from the ruins of gothic towers built by slave owners to columns that commemorate long-ago battles. Eccentric architecture is such a national tradition – kept very much alive today by Grayson Perry’s House for Essex with its gingerbread Hansel and Gretel nuttiness – that the English language even cherishes the formal architectural term, “folly”: an extravagant, decorative, apparently useless building. Apparently useles… (View original article)
If you don’t have the time or the money to hop on a plane to London, you can still visit the royal residence. Now, with a pair of virtual reality goggles, you can take a tour of Buckingham Palace that is exactly like being there.This 360-degree YouTube video, which can be experienced in 3-D through the YouTube app, gives you a glimpse into the famous building’s decorations and history.
The tour is pretty thorough, spanning the palace’s famous grand staircase, royal art collection, an… (View original article)