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Stapleford Park

Stapleford Park

Early historical records indicate that at the time of the Norman Survey, Stapleford was held under the King by Henry de Ferrers, who fought at the battle of Hastings in 1066, and who was afterwards appointed the Doomsday Commissioner. After passing through a succession of owners, according to record, in the 14th Century Stapleford formed part of the great estates of John O’Gaunt, and in…

Newstead Abbey

Newstead Abbey

Newstead Abbey, in Nottinghamshire, England, originally an Augustinian…

Albright Hussey Manor

Albright Hussey Manor

The Battle Of Shrewsbury was fought on nearby fields…

Consall Hall Landscape Gardens

Consall Hall Landscape Gardens

Fifty years of amazing vision, careful planning and construction have created Consall Hall Landscape Gardens, which…

Blithfield Hall

Blithfield Hall

Blithfield Hall (pronounced locally as Bliffield), is a privately owned Grade I listed country house in Staffordshire, England, situated some 9 miles (14 km) east of Stafford, 7 miles (11…

Coombe Abbey Hotel

Coombe Abbey Hotel

Coombe Abbey was founded in 1150 AD by Cistercian Monks, then known as the Abbey of Cumbe. It has an illustrious past; Dissolution by King Henry VIII, Private residency…

Ragley Hall

Ragley Hall

Ragley is the family home of the Marquess and Marchioness of Hertford and has been the seat of the Conway Seymour family since 1680. The house was not completed until the middle…

Wood Norton Hall Hotel

Wood Norton Hall Hotel

Sold by the family in 1911, the estate then had a sucesssion of owners until acquired by the BBC in 1939. Established as an emergency broadcasting base, Wood Norton had become the largest broadcasting centre in Europe by the…

Grafton Manor

Grafton Manor

If you go up into the eaves of Grafton Manor it is still possible to see where someone has carved the date into one of the wooden beams. The date is 1742. Who knows who did it maybe a workman, maybe it was one of the servants. Whoever it was, Grafton Manor then was a prestigious new house, built on the site of a much older house that had been tragically destroyed by fire in 1710. It was a famous house and had been the home to many families over the centuries, all fabulously wealthy and most favourites with the monarchy. Sir Humphrey Stafford was a trusted friend of Henry VI, Sir Gilbert Talbot enjoyed the favour of Henry VII and Charles Talbot who enjoyed the good opinion of no less…

South Shields Museum and Art Gallery

South Shields Museum and Art Gallery

South Shields Museum & Art Gallery explores the…