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Shepperton is a village in the Spelthorne district, in north Surrey, England, around 15 mi (24 km) south west of central London.The settlement is on the north bank of the River Thames, between the towns of Chertsey and Sunbury-on-Thames.
The land on which Shirburn resides was part owned the Norman nobleman Robert D'Oyly who accompanied William the Conqueror on his conquest of England in 1066. Various nineteenth century sources, stemming in the main from a short "History of Shirburn Castle" compiled by Lady Macclesfield in 1887, state that D'Oyly constructed a castle there, which was described as having been surrendered to ...
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The unoccupied royal palaces of England, along with Hillsborough Castle, are the responsibility of Historic Royal Palaces. Unlike the other nations of the United Kingdom , there is no official residence for a member of the royal family in Wales ; [ 4 ] Llwynywermod is the private Welsh residence of the Prince of Wales.
Eastnor Castle, Eastnor, Herefordshire, is a 19th-century mock castle. Eastnor was built for John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers, who employed Robert Smirke, later the main architect of the British Museum. The castle was built between 1811 and 1820. Major schemes of interior decoration were carried out by A.W.N. Pugin in 1849–1850.
Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey, England, with a history dating back to 1931.It is now part of the Pinewood Studios Group.During its early existence, the studio was branded as Sound City (not to be confused with the Californian recording studio of the same name).
The house is isolated, and the view from the roof includes park-like grounds and gardens, and beyond, woods and pastures. Nearby is a large group of sarsen stones and Alfred's Castle, [4] a scheduled Iron Age hillfort. [5] At least one of the woods of Ashdown Park predates the house.
Interior looking toward high altar, unusually at the west end The east window. The narthex at the east end has a groin vaulted oak roof, and is paved with black marble and with encaustic tiles. A stone screen leads into the nave. This also has a groin vaulted roof, but built in stone. Between the nave and the chancel is a low alabaster screen.