Country Houses

Crook Hall to open in run-up to Christmas 1:24pm Tuesday 26th November 2013 in News A TOURIST attraction has announced plans to open during the week in the run-up to Christmas. Crook Hall, the Medieval manor house in Durham City, is to open on Mondays and Tuesdays in the first three weeks of December. The … Continue reading »

Maestro Manor: It’s time to pass the baton says Proms conductor after 15 years transforming Victorian gem Proms conductor Sir Roger Norrington is selling his £2,995,000 homeHe has spend more than 15 years renovating Nalder Hill House The estate comes with three cottages and four flats to rent out By Fred Redwood PUBLISHED: 17:00 EST, … Continue reading »

Des res: the 400-year-old Yarnton Manor The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is to sell its historic premises at Yarnton Manor for a new home in the city. Next year’s planned relocation would bring the centre’s academic activities closer to the heart of Oxford University, with which it has close ties, and would … Continue reading »

To the Middleton Manor born: Kate and Pippa’s parents look at £4m seven-bedroom house close to family home By Pamela Owen PUBLISHED: 06:51 EST, 13 May 2012 | UPDATED: 13:28 EST, 14 May 2012 The Duchess of Cambridge’s parents, who now boast their own coat of arms, could soon be moving to a house befitting … Continue reading »

Ellwood Manor, welcome center for Virginia’s Wilderness battlefield, invites visitors on Sunday to hear interpreters read letters between Civil War soldiers and their kinfolk–especially their mothers. (THE FREE LANCE-STAR) Historic site on Orange–Spotsylvania line will celebrate Mothers Day with live music, special interpretation When it comes to Civil War history, there’s nothing much more touching … Continue reading »

Waddesdon Manor has been home to the banking dynasty for centuries. Jacob Rothschild explains how an exhibition of modern sculpture fits right in ©Gautier Deblonde’Bad Timing, Lamb Chop!’ (2004-2005) by Urs Fischer, is installed in the grounds of Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire As our car sweeps up the twisting driveway of Waddesdon Manor, all is as … Continue reading »

Fire crews rushed to the sprawling three-storey mansion and battled to save the hundreds of valuable antiques inside. Six people — said to be guests and staff members — had to be evacuated from the historic three-storey home as acrid black smoke engulfed the property. Two of those evacuated had to be treated by paramedics … Continue reading »

Published on Thursday 19 April 2012 17:00 A BITTER legal battle between locals and a one-time lord of the manor over a wild stretch of moorland this week ended in final defeat for the villagers in London’s High Court. The five-year-long dispute – which turned on 360 acres of fell land at the highest point … Continue reading »

Sequins, I’m happy to report, are not their thing. Nor are metallic wallpapers, purple devoré sofas or any of the other ubiquitous hallmarks of contemporary hotel design. As I strolled around the darkly panelled public rooms, an initial feeling of relief was quickly followed by one of joy that the hotel had fallen into exactly … Continue reading »

Report an error OTTAWAÂ -Â The mansion Canada’s first prime minister called home sustained extensive fire damage Tuesday night. Firefighters managed to contain the flames largely to the attic of the manor known as Earnscliffe, but there was much damage to the roof and interior. British High Commissioner Andrew Pocock and his wife Julie, who … Continue reading »