Author Archives: Castles of the Realm
Drumming up support for Armed Forces Weekend : Nottingham City Council
The East Midlands Flagship Armed Forces event takes place on Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June 2011. This year Nottingham Castle and the Old Market Square will play host to an exciting programme of FREE events and activities to celebrate and honour our Armed Forces – past, present and future. The East Midlands Flagship Armed … Continue reading
On the hunt for a ghost in a German castle – Monsters and Critics
Ludwigsburg, Germany ⤒ Tour guide Thomas Weber has just taken part in a one-and-a-half hour nighttime ghost hunt in Ludwigsburg Castle in south-western Germany. He frowns as spirit medium Heike Maegel-Barth suddenly announces that she has made contact with the other side. ‘He says he was the last cooper to work here,’ she says. The … Continue reading
Recession? What recession? Hire a Scottish castle for £60,000 a week | Money | guardian.co.uk
The recession may be impacting on the lower and middle ends of the holiday market, but jet setters are still visiting Scotland to hire castles and grand houses for high-end house parties at weekly fees that can exceed £60,000. Andrew Loyd is no stranger to the whims of the super rich: as a former butler … Continue reading
San Diego Reader | Vikingsholm Castle, Lake Tahoe
Vikingsholm Castle sits at the bottom of a steep, mile-long switchback driveway that drops 500 feet to the shore of Lake Tahoe. Once at the bottom, I purchased a ticket to participate in a guided tour of the 48-room summer home of Lora Josephine Knight. Throughout my travels, I’ve come to learn about some fabulously … Continue reading
Keep Bidwell Mansion open – Editorial – Opinions – June 16, 2011 – Chico News & Review
The inclusion of Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park among the 70 state parks slated to be closed next fiscal year doesn’t make any kind of sense—economic, educational or cultural. We’re glad to see that the 221 members of the Bidwell Mansion Association are working hard to persuade our legislators to keep the mansion open, and … Continue reading
Minding a Hinsdale Manor—and Former Groupon Chief Lists His Kenwood Home – Deal Estate – June 2011 – Chicago
Minding a Hinsdale Manor—and Former Groupon Chief Lists His Kenwood Home Posted Jun 16, 2011 at 10:40 AM For a closer look at the house, launch the photo gallery » List Price: $6.72 million The Property: The blocks south and southeast of Hinsdale’s downtown are replete with imposing homes of various eras and styles. Set … Continue reading
Business Line : Columns / TCA Srinivasa Raghavan : To the manor reborn
A refurbished colonial retreat in Mussoorie. Who was responsible for the birth of the once-great and noble Congress party? Most people will say Alan Octavian Hume and the rest of his gang. But the truth, as usual, is different. It was a man called Courtney Peregrine Ilbert, a government lawyer, who came up with a … Continue reading
$150 million Spelling mansion sold to UK heiress – Business – Personal finance – Real estate – msnbc.com
LOS ANGELES — The late TV producer Aaron Spelling’s mansion and 5-acre estate, ranked as America’s most expensive home when it went on the market in 2009, is near the final stages of a sale, the Wall Street Journal reported. Access Hollywood said Wednesday it had confirmed the sale, but provided no further details. The … Continue reading
2801 S Prairie, Chicago, IL Victorian Mansion – Getting Real
Historic S. Prairie Victorian Mansion Sells For $450,000 I first wrote about this mansion at 2801 S Prairie in the Douglas neighborhood back in October. The price had just been lowered by a quarter of a million dollars to $599K. I had the unique opportunity of touring it one Saturday and found it to be … Continue reading
The Dark Knight Rises To Use Nottingham Mansion – Muveez
By Alex Winehouse on Thursday 16th June 2011 The Dark Knight Rises To Use Nottingham Mansion Wollaton Hall will double up as Wayne Manor Photo by splashnews/WENN A 423-year-old mansion in the Midlands is to be used for Wayne Manor in The Dark Knight Rises. Wollaton Hall, near Nottingham, will be taken over by the … Continue reading