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  2. Craigflower Manor and Schoolhouse - Wikipedia

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    The Craigflower Manor and Craigflower Schoolhouse are National Historic Sites of Canada located in View Royal, British Columbia (the Manor) and Saanich (the Schoolhouse) near Victoria. The centerpiece of each historic site is a 19th-century building — a manor and schoolhouse commissioned by the Hudson's Bay Company to provide education and ...

  3. View Royal - Wikipedia

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    View Royal is a town in Greater Victoria and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District of British Columbia, Canada. View Royal has a population of 11,575 [ 3 ] residents. With over 700 hectares (1,700 acres) of parkland, View Royal includes Thetis , McKenzie, Pike, and Prior Lakes and portions of Esquimalt Harbour and Portage Inlet .

  4. Government Houses of the British Empire and Commonwealth

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    When King Charles III or a member of the royal family visits a Commonwealth nation, they will often stay at the Government House, which is reported in the Court Circular. This privilege is sometimes extended to other dignitaries, but usually arrangements are made for important non-royal visitors to be accommodated at hotels, or in ...

  5. See inside the stunning $6.1 million home the Queen bought ...

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    Birch Hall is a sprawling estate originally built in 1740 and located in a charming village in Surrey, and it once belonged to Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice of the British royal family. ...

  6. Byelaw terraced house - Wikipedia

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    A byelaw terraced house is a type of dwelling built to comply with the Public Health Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict. c. 55). It is a type of British terraced house at the opposite end of the social scale from the aristocratic townhouse but a marked improvement on the pre-regulation house built as cheap accommodation for the urban poor of the Industrial ...

  7. Municipal Corporations Act 1882 - Wikipedia

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    The Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 50) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that replaced existing legislation governing municipal boroughs in England and Wales, and gave the corporations powers to make bylaws and to acquire land and buildings. [1]

  8. List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto - Wikipedia

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    Felix Kent House 1858 51 Royal York Road Mimico: Etobicoke [5] Mary Curts House 1858 58 Royal York Road Mimico: Etobicoke [5] Rev. Samuel Boddy House 1858 21 Winchester Street Cabbagetown: Old Toronto 18 Thomas Clarkson Building/John Hallam Building 1858 [note 20] Renaissance Revival: 85 Front Street East St. Lawrence: Old Toronto [40] Cornell ...

  9. List of noble houses - Wikipedia

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    Many noble houses (such as the Houses of York and Lancaster) have birthed dynasties and have historically been considered royal houses, but in a contemporary sense, these houses may lose this status when the dynasty ends and their familial relationship with the position of power is superseded. A royal house is a type of noble house, and they ...