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Aldermaston, BerkshireThe Mansions of England in the Olden Time (1906)

Aldermaston Court, the manor house in Aldermaston Park, was largely destroyed by fire just a few years after Joseph Nash painted this picture. Today (2020) the Victorian replacement manor is for sale. [...]

Keywords: interiors, mansions, stately homes, staircases, ceilings, people, statuart, dogs, chidren, women, boys, sculpture, gothic architecture, medieval architecture, carving, costumes, greyscale

Places shown: Aldermaston; Berkshire; England

Added: 2020-10-15

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A ReminiscenceArt-Journal (1850)

A path through the trees, strewn with the fallen masonry of gateposts with their terracotta balls; mature trees on either side. In the backgrouns a person wearing a ha and using a cane (or umbrella) w [...]

Keywords: mansions, stately homes, ruin, nostalgia, trees, paths, poetry, poems, greyscale

Places shown: England

Added: 2023-12-13

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Brereton, CheshireThe Mansions of England in the Olden Time (1906)

Brereton Hall was built in 1586 and is a Grade I listed building. It is a private home today. The foundation stone was said to have been laid by Queen Elizabeth I, although there was a manor house at [...]

Keywords: halls, manors, stately homes, mansions, parks, entrances, towers, windows, tudor architecture, greyscale

Places shown: Brereton Hall; Brereton Green; Brereton; Cheshire; England

Added: 2020-11-03

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Cranbourne House, DorsetThe Mansions of England in the Olden Time (1906)

Cranborne Manor dates back to the start of the Thirteenth Century, but was rebuilt in the 1600s. It belongs to the Marquess of Salisbury, and is traditionaly occupied by the heir, who is given the tit [...]

Keywords: halls, manors, stately homes, mansions, entrances, steps, gothic archtecture, greyscale

Places shown: Cranborne; Dorset; England

Added: 2021-02-08

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Bryn-y-PysThe River Dee: Its Aspect and History (1875)

This hall was built in the late 1730s, was remodelled in the 1850s, and, having fallen into disrepair, was demolished in 1956. The engraving here was printed in 1875 and probably shows the hall after [...]

Keywords: stately homes, mansions, houses, buildings, trees, parks, views, windows, parks, deer, animals, greyscale

Places shown: Bryn-Y-Pys; Overton-on-Dee; Denbigh; Wales

Added: 2019-01-13

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Hinchinbrook House, HuntingdonThe Story of Some English Shires (1897)

Queen Elizabeth I was entertained here in 1564 by the owner and original builder, Henry, grandson of one Morgan Williams of Glamorganshire, wife to the sister of Oliver Comwell. The house was sold in [...]

Keywords: houses, mansions, buildings, stately homes, battlements, tudor architecture, mullions, windows, towers, people, hunting, dogs, animals, greyscale

Places shown: Hinchinbrooke; Huntingdon; Cambridgeshire; England

Added: 2013-10-17

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