In Unfamiliar England (page 1/2)

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Frontispiece: Sulgrave Manor

Sulgrave Manor, The Cradle of the Washingtons.
Painted especially for the author by Daniel Sherrin. [more...] [$]

Corfe Village and Castle

There has been a castle on this site for well over a thousand years. The buildings there now were started in the 11th century, but were slighted (made insignificant, or at least indefensible) after the English Civil War, probably in 1646. Even as a [...] [more...] [$]

Whittington Castle, Shropshire (wallpaper version)

This is a version of Whittington Castle resized and cropped so it fits on most computer desktops. [more...] [$]

Whittington Castle, Shropshire.

There was a castle here over a thousand years ago, but the current buildings probably date from the 1200s and later. [more...] [$]

Washington Brass, Sulgrave Church

We followed the rough cobblestone walk to the church door, but could not gain admittance until the caretaker was found, for Sulgrave Church has been kept strictly under lock and key ever since one of the Washington brasses was stolen—by an American, of course—a few years ago. It is a small, rough, lichen-covered building, much restored, even to [...] [more...] [$]