Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Sylvester Stallone | Sylvester Stallone Knocks Down Property Price | Contactmusic
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Villa’s $53m record doesn’t add up
Villa Veneto. Photo: Michele Mossop THE Sydney house price record claim of $53 million for Villa Veneto, the Point Piper harbourfront mansion sold last year, has been questioned by estate agents since records lodged with the Land and Property Management Authority reveal it was transferred for $44 million at settlement. When the Wolseley Road property … Continue reading
The Dark Knight Rises finds new home for Batman in Nottingham | Metro.co.uk
Wollaton Hall has been chosen as Bruce Wayne and butler Alfred Pennyworth’s new abode for the third Batman adventure. The Elizabethan mansion, which is Grade One listed building, will be closed to the public from June 10 to July 6, so that it can be transformed into Wayne Manor for the shoot. Batman-on-Film said it … Continue reading
Montecito’s ‘Glass Pavilion’ By Steve Hermann For Sale
The ‘Glass Pavilion,’ a massive modernist estate in Montecito, is on the market. True to its name, the five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bath mansion utilizes a stunning amount of glass to create an open and refreshing relationship with the surrounding 3.5 acre grounds. Aesthetes will likely enjoy the 2010 building’s stylish kitchen and bath fixtures designed by celebrated … Continue reading
BBC News – Repairs for Baddesley Clinton after 500 years
10 June 2011 Last updated at 10:49 ET A manor house is being repaired for the first time in 500 years. The stone front of medieval manor house Baddesley Clinton, in Warwickshire, is getting a facelift after centuries of battling all weathers. Repairs will be made using authentic Arden Sandstone, extracted from a small quarry … Continue reading
Issues aired at Lacock (From This Is Wiltshire)
Issues aired at Lacock 7:00pm Friday 10th June 2011 Print Email Share Comments(0) Lacock parish councillors are meeting on Monday night to discuss ongoing problems around the historic village. The meeting will take place at 7.30pm in the Manor Room and the public are welcome. Councillors have already discussed issues such as the overgrown footpath … Continue reading
Oxford Castle to host floral bonanza (From The Oxford Times)
Oxford Castle to host floral bonanza 6:00pm Friday 10th June 2011 Print Email Share Comments(0) gardeners are being urged to visit the Oxford Castle Flower and Gardening Festival this weekend. The event will bring together markets, talks, demonstrations and workshops in a celebration of all things green. There will also be the chance to try … Continue reading
This is Bristol | A dream come true at Castle
THIRTY years ago a 14-year-old boy, Dorian Keilhack – visiting this country in order to improve his English – visited Berkeley Castle. Like many other visitors to this ‘home’, because for all of its imposing features Berkeley Castle always has the feel of a ‘home’ about it, he found himself caught up in the atmosphere … Continue reading
Hedgehog Roadshow at Dunster Castle (From This is The West Country)
Hedgehog Roadshow at Dunster Castle 9:10pm Friday 10th June 2011 Print Email Share Comments(0) VISITORS to Dunster Castle had the opportunity to get up close to one of Britain’s favourite mammals this week. Secret World Wildlife Rescue Centre, near Bridgwater, held a Hedgehog Awareness day at the National Trust castle on Tuesday. The centre’s volunteers … Continue reading
BBC News – Somerset’s Nunney Castle targeted by vandals
10 June 2011 Last updated at 02:56 ET Vandals have removed more than 30 coping stones from the perimeter wall of a Somerset castle. The 14th Century Nunney Castle was targeted in the past two days, the parish council said. It is not known what happened to the stones, but it is thought they might … Continue reading