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Ever wanted to live like a king or queen?
If a real castle is out of your budget, then this unique 19th century gate lodge might be a slightly more affordable replacement.
The property is known as Molly’s Lodge and was built in 1834 by Edward Blore, who had previously helped extend Buckingham Palace before it became the royal home.
The most unique part of this house is definitely the exterior – with a the pyramidal slate roof, stone mullion windows and limestone corne… (View original article)
‘Mad’ King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle, a tourist magnet in Germany, is just 30 minutes from the ruins of Austria’s Ehrenberg Castle, an especially fine example of the countless castle ruins rotting away on hilltops all over Europe.
When I was 18, I took my first independent trip to Europe. During that trip, I toured “Mad” King Ludwig’s Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany — a medieval castle dream. Then, just over the border in Austria, I found the Ehrenberg ruins — a medieval cast… (View original article)
A stunning new ‘then and now’ video using drone footage combined with the latest 3D digital software and techniques shows how Ewloe Castle would have looked around 700 years ago.
The video created by Martin Moss and posted on his DEXTRAVISUAL YouTube channel yesterday is his second Ewloe Castle video, the first created last year racked up an impressive 8215 views.
Since then Martin has recreated Flint, Degawny, Chester and Beeston Castles all with the same meticulous precisio… (View original article)
The fate of a 120-year-old Wheaton mansion is in jeopardy as developers plan to demolish it, but someone can have it for free — if they’re able to relocate it.
Pulte Homes has offered to donate the 19th-century mansion to anyone who can haul it away. If not, the mansion will be razed to make way for single family homes. Preservationists have been unsuccessful in their attempts to save the mansion, called the House of Seven Gables, thus far.
According to the Chicago Tribune,… (View original article)
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1970s Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater lookalike asks $3.5M in Greenwich, CT
courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway N.E. Properties.
This remarkable custom-built, privately commissioned modern house with its cantilevered design, walls of windows, hand-cut Tennessee limestone walls, rock gardens and rooftop terraces can actually be yours, right now, for $3.5 million.
— 6sqft
It’s safe to say local architect Dimitri Bulazel was ins… (View original article)
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As a result Caerhays enjoyed a wealth of seed from newly discovered species, including Chinese rhododendrons, magnolias, camellias, azaleas, acers and evergreen oaks, many of which can still be seen in the castle grounds. With magnolias living around 100 years, it has been the responsibility of successive generations to ensure the work of JC has been continued.
Charles has certainly seized the baton with vigour. As a boy he spent long hours with the estate’s head gardener. His gap ye… (View original article)
Household / Department – Master of the Household’s Office
Location – Windsor Castle
Contract/recruitment type – Permanent
Starting salary – £22,000.00 per annum plus 15% employer contribution pension scheme and benefits.
Hours of work – Full time
About the role
It’s knowing your curtains add the finishing touch to the state rooms
It’s protecting heritage by leaving your own legacy. And it’s furnishing some of the most famous houses in t… (View original article)
Sinn Fein has said the talks process aimed at restoring devolution in Northern Ireland has run its course.
The republican party will not be nominating a deputy first minister on Monday, leader at Stormont Michelle O’Neill said.
“Today we have come to the end of the road,” she said.
“The talks process has run its course and Sinn Fein will not be nominating for the position of speaker or for the executive office tomorrow.”
However President Gerry Adams said he… (View original article)
The Italian Environmental Fund (FAI) is holding its annual “Spring Days” event on March 25th and 26th, opening up buildings, villages, and gardens to visitors that are usually closed. The initiative has now reached its 25th edition, and draws long lines in cities all around Italy as residents wait for hours to peek into “hidden” places.
The FAI is opening up 1,000 sites in 400 towns. Among these, the art schedule includes 260 buildings and villas, 51 villages, 79 castle… (View original article)