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It is a fortified manor house constructed from stone and was built for Sir Thomas Pilkington. [17] The castle may have replaced an earlier house on the site, surrounded by a moat . [ 16 ] Excavation of known remains has revealed foundation walls 180 metres (590 ft) by 82 metres (269 ft) and a keep or tower 25 metres (82 ft) by 19 metres (62 ft ...
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.
Dale House was enlarged by subsequent generations: in 1776 Abraham Darby III converted the attic into a third floor. During the 20th century it was converted into flats, which undermined the true character of the house, but has since been restored as much as possible to its 18th-century appearance. [3] It is a Grade II listed building. [4]
Dale Castle is a 13th-century castle located close to the village of Dale in Pembrokeshire, Wales. In 1910, part of the castle was removed and other parts were incorporated into a new private dwelling house, built in the style of a fortified manor house.
The Manor of Drakelowe was the Gresley family's estate since the 11th century. The baronetcy was created in 1611 and became extinct on the death of the 13th and last baronet in 1976. [45] The Elizabethan manor house was demolished in 1934 after the estate was sold. Drakelow Power Station was built on the site. [51] Harpur baronets: Calke Abbey
The grade I listed [2] manor house, known as Great Fulford House, is about 9 miles west of Exeter. Its site was said in 1810 to be "probably the most ancient in the county". [ 3 ] The present mansion house is Tudor (16th century) with refurbishment from the late 17th century and further remodelling from about 1800. [ 4 ]
Dale was born Thomas Simon Savage Dale on 17 June 1919 in Richmond, Surrey, to middle-class parents Beatrice (née Pritchard) and Thomas Lawrence Dale, an architect. Dale spent some of his architectural career restoring dilapidated country homes. [1] He wrote scholarly works centring around Arthurian legend, though none were published.
Stanton by Dale, also written as Stanton-by-Dale and sometimes referred to as simply Stanton, [1] is a village and civil parish in the south east of Derbyshire, England.. According to the University of Nottingham English Place-names project, the settlement name Stanton-by-Dale could mean 'Stony farm or settlement', stān (Old English) for stone or rock; and tūn (Old English) for an enclosure ...