Ad
related to: abandoned stately homes in england for rent by owner
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Stately homes were now big business, but opening a few rooms and novelties in the park alone was not going to fund the houses beyond the final decades of the twentieth century. Even during the stately home boom years of the 1960s and 1970s historic houses were still having their contents sold, being demolished or, if permission to demolish was ...
The diocesan rest home ceased operation in 1937 due to the expansion of the adjoining works. The house was requisitioned during the Second World War and was later divided into twelve flats. The deteriorating condition of the building led to the property being vacated during the 1970s.
This is a partial list of country houses in Derbyshire which have been demolished: Appleby Hall, demolished 1920s; Aston Lodge, Aston-on-Trent, demolished 1933 (see Joseph Greaves) Chaddesden Hall, Chaddesden, demolished 1920s; Chilcote Hall; Drakelow Hall, demolished (see Gresley baronets) Darley Abbey Hall, demolished 1962
Drayton Manor in 1842. Drayton Manor, one of Britain's lost houses, was a British stately home at Drayton Bassett, since its formation in the District of Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.
This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence for a significant family or a notable figure in history.
Kentchurch Court is a grade I listed [8] Stately home located near Kentchurch in Herefordshire, and has been handed down through the Scudamore family since 1058. Current owner Jan Lucas-Scudamore is finding Kentchurch increasingly difficult to run, and her son Joss wants to gain life and business skills before he takes over.
Owner and heir Roger Tempest has transformed it into one of the UK’s most innovative wellness retreats – a sprawling estate with a sixteenth-century manor house surrounded by walking trails ...
Historic Houses: Conversations in Stately Homes. Discussions with Robert Harling. London: Condé Nast. ISBN 0-900303-05-0. Lewis, Lesley (1997). The Private Life of a Country House. Stroud: Sutton. ISBN 0-7509-1678-8. Gives much detail of how a smaller country house operated in the early 20th century. Lycett Green, Candida (1991).
Ad
related to: abandoned stately homes in england for rent by owner