The magnificent keep at Conisbrough Castle is one of South Yorkshire?s most striking landmarks. The castle was the centre of a great Norman lordship, given by William the Conqueror to William de Warenne. The keep was probably built in the 1170s or 1180s. Escaping damage in the Civil War, it became a picturesque ruin in …
Codnor Castle is a ruined 13th-century castle in Derbyshire, England. The land around Codnor came under the jurisdiction of William Peverel after the Norman conquest.[1] Although registered as a Scheduled Ancient Monument[2] and Grade II Listed Building[3] the site is officially, as at 2016, a Building at Risk.[4] The castle is a stone keep and …
When you are looking for a venue that will match the vision you have for your event, Camden Place?has lineage that is?difficult to beat. Camden Place has always been a hub for the business of commerce, of socialising and entertaining, having featured a succession of distinguished visitors throughout the years, including Queen Victoria and Prince …
Rainham Hall is a Grade II* listed Georgian house, owned by the National Trust, in Rainham, in the London Borough of Havering. Built in 1729 for Captain John Harle, the house was transferred to the National Trust in 1949; let to a number of private tenants, it remained closed to the public until late 2015. …
Maes Knoll (sometimes Maes tump or Maes Knoll tump) is an Iron Age hill fort in Somerset, England, located at the eastern end of the Dundry Down ridge, south of the city of Bristol and north of the village of Norton Malreward near the eastern side of Dundry Hill. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument. …
The Brandy Bottom Colliery is located on the South Gloucestershire coalfield in the parish of Pucklechurch, and is the site of a 19th century steam-powered colliery. It lay on the line of the Dramway, the horse-drawn railway that was used to haul coal from the Coalpit Heath area either to the River Avon near Keynsham …
To satisfy the city?s demand for coal, a company was formed to build a railway into Bristol from Coalpit Heath, a mining area to the north-east. Its Act of Parliament received Royal Assent on 19th June 1828, authorising what was formally known as the Bristol & Gloucestershire Railway (B&GlosR). W H Townsend surveyed the route …
Discover medieval Bristol at St John on the Wall. Explore this hidden church built into the old city wall and descend into the vaulted crypt, uncovering its history and the stories of those who walked through its gate. Discover new activities and interactive displays: – Look for centuries of lost property belonging to characters from …
The iconic Brabazon hangars have been a part of Bristol’s heritage since the 1940s. But almost 70 years since it was first built following the Second World War many Bristolians have probably never stepped foot inside. Most of us will know of someone – mother, father, grandfather – who would have worked at the hangars …
Bodiam Castle (/?bo?di?m/) is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward Dalyngrigge, a former knight of Edward III, with the permission of Richard II, ostensibly to defend the area against French invasion during the Hundred Years’ War. Of quadrangular plan, Bodiam Castle has no …
Blaise Castle House Museum is situated in 500 acres of beautiful parkland on the Blaise Estate, Bristol. The museum is housed in a late 18th-century Grade II-listed mansion, and contains most of Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archive’s social history collections including costumes, toys and household items.
Christmas at Blenheim Palace. A magical wonderland for the whole family to enjoy! Simply click our ‘Book Now’ button and we will transfer you straight to the official Blenheim Palace website to view ticket options.
Biddulph Grange is a National Trust landscaped garden, in Biddulph near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. “Behind a gloomy Victorian shrubbery there’s a gloomy Victorian mansion, but behind that lurks one of the most extraordinary gardens in Britain…it contains whole continents, including China and Ancient Egypt ? not to mention Italian terraces and a Scottish glen.” The …
Rayleigh Windmill is a grade II listed Tower mill at Rayleigh, Essex, England which has been restored as a landmark and is used as a museum. Rayleigh Windmill was built in 1809 for Thomas Higgs, a timber merchant of Rayleigh. Higgs was bankrupt in 1815 and the mill was sold to William Hart of Woodham …
Guildhall is a Grade I-listed building in the Moorgate area of the City of London, England. It is situated off Gresham and Basinghall streets, in the wards of Bassishaw and Cheap. The Great Hall has witnessed its share of drama. During the turmoil of the Reformation, peers, an archbishop and a queen were tried here …
Barrington Court is a Tudor manor house begun around 1538 and completed in the late 1550s, with a vernacular stable court (1675), situated in Barrington, near Ilminster, Somerset, England. The house was owned by several families by 1745 after which it fell into disrepair and was used as a tenant farm. After repair by architect …
Woodchester Mansion is an unfinished, Gothic revival mansion house in Woodchester Park near Nympsfield in Woodchester, Gloucestershire, England. It was formerly known as Spring Park. The mansion was abandoned by its builders in the middle of construction, leaving behind a building that appears complete from the outside, but with floors, plaster and whole rooms missing …
Astley Hall is a country house in Chorley, Lancashire, England. The hall is now owned by the town and is known as Astley Hall Museum and Art Gallery. The extensive landscaped grounds are now Chorley’s Astley Park. The site was acquired in the 15th century by the Charnock family from the Knights of St. John …
Arbury Hall is a Grade I listed country house in Nuneaton in Warwickshire, England, and the ancestral home of the Newdigate family, later the Newdigate-Newdegate and Fitzroy-Newdegate families. The hall is built on the site of the former Arbury Priory in a mixture of Tudor and 18th-century Gothic Revival architecture, the latter being the work …
The Jewel Tower is a 14th-century surviving element of the royal Palace of sigh, in London, England. It was built between 1365 and 1366, under the direction of William of Sleaford and Henry de Yevele, to house the personal treasure of Edward III. The tower, a three-storey, crenellated stone building, occupied a secluded part of …
Local landmark: St George Fountain, a Victorian drinking fountain divides the main Church Road which forks at this point to Kingswood and Hanham. The road was also once the boundary to old Kingswood forest between Bristol and Gloucestershire. The St George Fountain is a Victorian drinking fountain which divides the main Church Road which forks …
Farleigh Hungerford Castle, sometimes called Farleigh Castle or Farley Castle, is a medieval castle in Farleigh Hungerford, Somerset, England. The castle was built in two phases: the inner court was constructed between 1377 and 1383 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, who made his fortune as steward to John of Gaunt. The castle was built to a …
The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom and the largest national library in the world by number of items catalogued. It is estimated to contain 170?200 million+ items from many countries. As a legal deposit library, the British Library receives copies of all books produced in the United Kingdom and Ireland, …
Owain Glynd?r’s Parliament House was traditionally the building where Owain Glynd?r held a parliament after being crowned Prince of Wales in 1404. The origins of this structure are probably later. The existing building may be 15th century in origin, but has been extensively rebuilt particularly by David Davies of Llandinam who purchased it in 1906. …
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