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Amberley Castle stands in the village of Amberley, West Sussex (grid reference The castle was erected as a 12th-century manor house and fortified in 1377, giving it a rhomboid shaped stonework enclosure with high curtain walls, internal towers in each corner, a hall and a gateway.
Location of Berks County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Berks County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties ...
Lindenwold Castle, home of Richard Mattison. Lindenwold Castle, also known as the Mattison Estate, is the former personal estate in Ambler, Pennsylvania, United States of asbestos magnate Richard Van Zeelust Mattison (1851–1935) of the Keasbey and Mattison Company. [1] [2] [3] It was designed by Milton Bean [4] [5] and built in 1890. [2]
Amberley village Thatched cottages, Amberley, July 2020. Amberley is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England. It is situated at the foot of the South Downs, 4 miles (6 km) north of Arundel. [3] Its neighbours are Storrington and West Chiltington. The village is noted for its thatched cottages. A house named ...
Reade converted the old Manor House at Amberley, into a castle. [c] The 19th century theologian and historian William Stephens says he did this "to provide a strong fortress for himself and his successors against troublous times." At the time the south coast of England was being made secure to prepare itself for an invasion by the French. [3] [11]
Pennsylvania's history of human habitation extends to thousands of years before the foundation of the Province of Pennsylvania. Archaeologists generally believe that the first settlement of the Americas occurred at least 15,000 years ago during the last glacial period , though it is unclear when humans first entered present-day Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 276) has an interchange with PA 309 south of Ambler in Fort Washington. [ 58 ] Ambler is served by SEPTA Regional Rail 's Lansdale/Doylestown Line , which provides service to Center City Philadelphia , Lansdale , Doylestown , and other intermediate points, at Ambler station , which is a major park-and-ride ...
Amberley Museum is an open-air industrial heritage museum at Amberley, near Arundel in West Sussex, England. The museum is owned and operated by Amberley Museum and Heritage Centre, a not-for-profit company and registered charity , [ 2 ] and has the support of an active Friends organisation .