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Basildon ParkTown:Reading Brief description: -A striking Palladian mansion set in extensive parkland. Basildon Park was built between 1776 and 1783 and was the home of Sir Francis Sykes, a man who had made his fortune in India. The property fell on hard times in the early part of the last century, but was rescued by Lord and Lady Iliffe, who lovingly restored it and filled it with fine pictures and furniture. Today Basildon illustrates the hi....(Click For More) |
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Mottisfont AbbeyTown:Near Romsey Brief description: -It has been said that Saxon freemen may have held their village moots, or meetings on this site before the Priory was built in 1201 by William Briwere, trusted advisor to Richard the Lionheart. The monks started offering hospitality about 800 years ago to visiting pilgrims. Then, in the last century, it became something of a retreat for the London social circle, which included George Bernard Shaw.....(Click For More) |
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Osterley ParkTown:Isleworth Brief description: -This neo-classical house makes a particularly grand statement of classical refinement. Osterley Park was completed in 1576 by Sir Thomas Gresham, commercial agent and financial adviser to Elizabeth I, and it was described at the time as 'a faire and stateley brick house'. The house was acquired by Sir Francis Child in 1713, a self-made man who rose from apprentice to owner of a firm of goldsmiths.....(Click For More) |
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Wimpole Hall at The National TrustTown:Royston Brief description: -Wimpole Hall is Cambridgeshire's largest and grandest Georgian mansion and during its heyday, the 2nd Earl of Oxford, Lord Harley, entertained a glittering circle of writers, musicians and artists, including Swift and Pope. It has also been the home of Mrs Elsie Bambridge, the daughter of Rudyard Kipling, who helped to restore the house to its former glory with its fine interiors designed by Gibbs....(Click For More) |
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Sutton Hoo at The National TrustTown:Woodbridge Brief description: -On a spur of land rising above the River Deben, you'll find Sutton Hoo, the burial ground of Anglo-Saxon kings and warriors. This atmospheric place is one of Britain's most important archaeological sites and internationally renowned. One of several large mounds was excavated in 1939, revealing a fabulous Anglo-Saxon ceremonial burial chamber within the remains of a 90 ft ship, that had lain undist....(Click For More) |
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Blickling Hall at The National TrustTown:Norfolk Brief description: -Nobody forgets their first sight of Blickling. As the road turns past the church, the south front suddenly comes into view: a stunning confection of local red brick and Ketton limestone, Dutch gables and turrets, framed by massive yew hedges and service wings with even more picturesque gables. The effect continues inside reflecting the fashions and tastes of the people who have lived here for over....(Click For More) |
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Waddesdon ManorTown:Buckinghamshire Brief description: -Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, creator of Waddesdon, loved France and French art. With his French architect Destailleur and his landscape gardener Lainé, he built this Renaissance-style château in a dramatic setting. Waddesdon has one of the best collections of French 18th century decorative arts in the world, paintings, furniture, carpets and curiosities, lovingly assembled over 35 years by Ferdi....(Click For More) |
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