Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Heather Mills pays £1.5m for a two-bed flat in a converted Austrian castle | Mail Online
So THAT’S where Macca’s money went: Heather Mills pays £1.5m for fairytale two-bed flat in a converted Austrian castle Adds to £6million property portfolio in England and AustriaRecently bought a chalet for £1.4m in Austria as a base for her Paralympic trainingAwarded £24million in divorce from Sir Paul McCartney in 2008 By Daily Mail Reporter … Continue reading
BBC News – Lowther Castle starts to reopen after £9m restoration
5 May 2012 Last updated at 01:47 ET For one man the reopening of a Gothic styled building in north Cumbria will see the end of a year of “frantic work” by craftsmen and builders. Andrew Mercer is the project director at Lowther Castle, near Penrith. He has been involved in the day to day … Continue reading
BBC News – In Pictures: Castles on route of new Wales Coast Path
24 hours of news photos: 9 May 2012 President of Russia for the third time Socialist candidate Francois Hollande wins 24 hours of news photos: 8 May 2012 News photos from around the world Exploring Wales’ dramatic coastline 24 hours of news photos: 4 May 2012 Tackling Asia’s increasing wealth gap … (View original article)
Scotland’s specters: Haunted castles, part 1 – Heritage – Scotsman.com
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The $100 Million Question – NYTimes.com
NINE months after the billionaire British heiress Petra Ecclestone set this city buzzing with her purchase of a 123-room estate for $85 million, the real estate community here is hoping the sale will help propel prices high enough to crack the elusive $100 million barrier. Even in this town of fast fortunes and extravagant mansions, … Continue reading
Mitford manor house in Swinbrook, Oxfordshire gutted by fire | The Sun |News
Fire crews rushed to the sprawling three-storey mansion and battled to save the hundreds of valuable antiques inside. Six people — said to be guests and staff members — had to be evacuated from the historic three-storey home as acrid black smoke engulfed the property. Two of those evacuated had to be treated by paramedics … Continue reading
Villagers felled by court ruling – Property News – Lancaster Guardian
Published on Thursday 19 April 2012 17:00 A BITTER legal battle between locals and a one-time lord of the manor over a wild stretch of moorland this week ended in final defeat for the villagers in London’s High Court. The five-year-long dispute – which turned on 360 acres of fell land at the highest point … Continue reading
Gravetye Manor, West Sussex: hotel review – Telegraph
Sequins, I’m happy to report, are not their thing. Nor are metallic wallpapers, purple devoré sofas or any of the other ubiquitous hallmarks of contemporary hotel design. As I strolled around the darkly panelled public rooms, an initial feeling of relief was quickly followed by one of joy that the hotel had fallen into exactly … Continue reading
Edmund de Waal at Waddesdon: Full of gilt | The Economist
May 8th 2012, 7:25 by T.E. | BUCKINGHAMSHIRE THE walls are festooned with paintings by Reynolds and Gainsborough. There are desks made for French kings, an elephant sculpture that bewitched the Shah of Persia, and thousands of pieces of Sèvres porcelain that belonged to Louis XV. The contents of Waddesdon Manor, a turreted French-style chateau … Continue reading
Rollins Mansion, Estate of the Day
It’s hard to know what the fate will be of a grand old home like this. The Rollins Mansion in Des Moines, Iowa is an 82-year-old English Tudor built in 1925-27 by Ralph Rollins, owner of Rollins Hosiery Mills. Rollins and cosmetics maker Carl Weeks, who built another Des Moines home, the Salisbury House, were … Continue reading