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Des res: the 400-year-old Yarnton Manor
The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is to sell its historic premises at Yarnton Manor for a new home in the city.
Next year’s planned relocation would bring the centre’s academic activities closer to the heart of Oxford University, with which it has close ties, and would mark “a coming of age”, said acting president Professor Martin Goodman,
He added that the sale of the 400-year-old … (View original article)
23 November 2013
Last updated at 04:32 ET
A gothic country house in Berkshire that was used as a set for Hammer horror films has been sold.
Oakley Court in Bray was also used as Frank N Furter’s castle in The Rocky Horror Picture Show in 1975 and in The Belles of St Trinian’s in 1954.
The former private residence, now a hotel, was a popular film set because of its close proximity to Bray Studios.
Selling agent Julian Troup, of Colliers Inter… (View original article)
25 November 2013
Last updated at 12:10 ET
Cardiff Castle’s outer western moat has been re-flooded for the first time in more than 30 years.
Archaeologists excavated the moat, known as Mill Leat, during a restoration project and found 3,000 items dating back to the 16th Century.
It is believed the watercourse once supplied a corn mill and evidence of local potteries, tanners and metal workers was uncovered.
A ribbon-cutting event took place … (View original article)
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ROBIN Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham have both called for public backing of plans to revitalise Nottingham Castle.
Nottingham City Council agreed to make a second bid for £14 million in lottery cash towards a £25 million redevelopment of the castle.
A previous application for £15 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund towards creating a world-class heritage a… (View original article)
KONOPISTE, Czech Republic — The dining room table is set for five, the monogrammed tableware bearing the initials of the heir to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
It almost seems as if Franz Ferdinand, his wife Sophie and their three children might appear at any moment and take their usual places for a sumptuous meal at Konopiste castle.
On June 20, 1914, the Austrian archduke, then aged 50, and his 46-year-old wife left their imposing countr… (View original article)
Paul Allen’s Atherton estate. Image via Trulia
Paul Allen
Billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
has just paid $27 million for a sprawling
mansion in Atherton, CA, a ritzy town in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Allen is #26 on the Forbes 400
and #53 on the Billionaires list, with a net worth of $15.8 billion dollars. An avid collector of trophy properties and yachts, his newest acquisitio… (View original article)
4 storeys, 7 bedrooms, 2 rooms for just for shoes…
Roll out the welcome mat! Rumours are that David and Victoria Beckham have chosen their new London home and we have the latest photos of the alleged Kensington home that puts Buckingham palace to shame.
When most people retire they decide to downsize. But we guess most people haven’t just sold their previous home for £12.5 million and aren’t international A-listers David and Victoria Beckham. There are no plans f… (View original article)
Rabbit Hill mansion returns to market at $9.8M: PHOTOS
16-acre estate in Westchester County was designed by famed architect Mott Schmidt
November 25, 2013 04:01PM
By Julie Strickland
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The Rabbit Hill estate, in Westchester County, has returned to the market asking $9.8 million – down from the nearly $11 million the sprawling home wa… (View original article)
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Museums such as Dalnavert allow us to immerse ourselves in ideas that cannot be experienced by reading Wikipedia or watching the Discovery Channel.
Winnipeg in the 1890s was a bustling city of 30,000 people. Horse-drawn carriages dodged new electric trolley cars as pedestrians click-clacked along oak-plank boardwalks lining the sides of wide, mud-packed streets.
In residential areas,… (View original article)
Doncaster’s historic Mansion House will host its first wedding next year.
The building, which has remained largely unused since Doncaster Council’s move to the new Civic Offices in Sir Nigel Gresley Square, will see the first couple tie the knot in March.
The historic building is the subject of the latest ‘Seven Wonders of Doncaster’ tourism video which encourages people to enjoy the buildings and places on their doorstep.
This week’s… (View original article)