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At Wentworth Castle he had John Platt (1728–1810) [22] on the site as master mason and Charles Ross ( –1770/75) to draft the final drawings and act as "superintendent"; Ross was a carpenter and joiner of London who had worked under the Palladian architect and practised architectural amanuensis, Matthew Brettingham, at Strafford's London ...
King George V and Queen Mary visited south Yorkshire from 8 to 12 July 1912 and stayed at Wentworth Woodhouse for four days. The house party consisted of a large number of guests, including: Dr Cosmo Gordon Lang, the then-Archbishop of York; the Earl of Harewood and his Countess; the Marchioness of Londonderry; the Marquess of Zetland and Lady Zetland; the Earl of Scarborough and Lady ...
Wentworth Castle: not a castle but a country house. Amongst post-medieval buildings in England that are known as castles, a few, such as Peckforton Castle, closely resemble medieval castles. Many others, such as Clearwell Castle, have some castle-like features, and some, like Mereworth Castle, bear no resemblance whatsoever to a castle. The ...
Laughton Castle was a motte and bailey dependent on Tickhill Castle, and was probably built on the site of a hall owned by Edwin, Earl of Mercia. The motte survives, as does a ditch surrounding the bailey. [2] The castle was probably originally built by Roger de Busli, and may predate his castle at Tickhill. [5] The site is a scheduled monument.
There are two storeys and six bays. In the ground floor are cast iron columns, the openings infilled with brick and stone, and the end piers projecting to support the eaves. In the upper floor are round-headed pigeon holes and a doorway. At the rear is a doorway and a ledge with pigeon holes above. [82] II: Milepost, Hoober Lane
Tyler Perry is spotlighting a lesser-known piece of World War II history in his new Netflix film, The Six Triple Eight. Based on a WWII History Magazine article by Kevin M. Hymel, the film, out ...
It is set in the only Grade I listed landscape in South Yorkshire, Wentworth Castle Gardens. [1] The Northern College. The college is one of the two residential adult education colleges in the United Kingdom. It is also one of the Institutes for Adult Learning. [2] It is a registered charity. [3]
Keppel's Column is a 115-foot (35 m) [1] [2] [3] tower Grade II* listed building between Wentworth and Kimberworth in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. Keppel's Column is one of several follies in and around Wentworth Woodhouse park; the others include Hoober Stand and Needle's Eye .