Country Houses

Cogges museum needs volunteers as it gears up to reopen 8:10am Saturday 14th May 2011 Print Email Share Comments(2) COGGES Manor Farm is set to open for the summer after a turbulent year but is in need of volunteers. The trust that recently took over the museum is searching for people with a variety of … Continue reading »

Palmse Manor and Open-Air Museum Palmse Manor is one of the grandest baroque mansions in Estonia. The mansion and open-air museum were the first fully restored manor complex in the country. They are surrounded by the beautiful natural environment of Lahemaa National Park and provide an overview of Estonian manor life and architecture throughout the … Continue reading »

Isaac Manchester arrived in Washington County in 1797 and built an elegant Georgian manor on a 400-acre farm for his wife, Phebe, and 12 children. Today, the manor, Plantation Plenty, is an organic farm with a pond, a bank barn, 175 grazing cattle, Berkshire pigs, a crowing Rhode Island Red rooster and two goats named … Continue reading »

This magnificent Normandy Manor style estate is located at 2945 Lazy Lane Boulevard in Houston, TX. It is situated on approximately 4.89 acres in the River Oaks section. The original house was designed by renowned architect John F. Staub and built in 1935. It was then restored and expanded by William Furbish. It boasts 14,365 … Continue reading »

Fancy lording it about? A rare chance for Joe Bloggs to get their hands on a title is being offered. The Lordship of the Manor of Bisham is being sold off for £8,250. It does not come with any land but the buyer will be able to use the title on their passport, credit cards … Continue reading »

The name Rothschild is arguably the most powerful in the world of high finance. The family operates in a rarefied, aristocratic and largely private realm of mega-investments and major shareholdings in international banks. As you read this, Nathaniel Rothschild is concluding a deal to turn a £100m investment into a new £1bn gas and oil … Continue reading »

This English Tudor in the Ashwood Manor section of Villanova is on the market for $1,155,000. It has six bedrooms, four full and two partial baths, and sits on a 0.88-acre lot. It has a living room, family room, dining room, and breakfast area off the kitchen. It also has central air, a two-car attached … Continue reading »

This English Tudor in the Ashwood Manor section of Villanova is on the market for $1,155,000. It has six bedrooms, four full and two partial baths, and sits on a 0.88-acre lot. It has a living room, family room, dining room, and breakfast area off the kitchen. It also has central air, a two-car attached … Continue reading »

10 June 2011 Last updated at 10:49 ET A manor house is being repaired for the first time in 500 years. The stone front of medieval manor house Baddesley Clinton, in Warwickshire, is getting a facelift after centuries of battling all weathers. Repairs will be made using authentic Arden Sandstone, extracted from a small quarry … Continue reading »

Issues aired at Lacock 7:00pm Friday 10th June 2011 Print Email Share Comments(0) Lacock parish councillors are meeting on Monday night to discuss ongoing problems around the historic village. The meeting will take place at 7.30pm in the Manor Room and the public are welcome. Councillors have already discussed issues such as the overgrown footpath … Continue reading »