Mansions

Advertisement In her silver sequined skirt, faux fur vest, and tall leather boots, Madison Pluck poses on the second-floor stairway landing of the 45-room mansion, Blithewold, in Bristol, R.I. She is on her way to visit some of the dolls from around the world in former owner Marjorie Van Wickle Lyon’s collection. Attending the Daisy … Continue reading »

Playboy Mansion FOR SALE But Hef Gets to Stay 1/9/2016 1:00 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF EXCLUSIVE The Playboy Mansion — the backdrop of some of the wildest parties ever thrown in L.A. — is for sale … TMZ has learned. The 6 acre Holmby Hills estate, built in 1927, will be listed sometime within … Continue reading »

PHOTOS: No mangers here – just a mansion built for Jesus Zillow.com Published: January 6, 2016, 6:01 pm Jesus said his father’s house had many mansions — and one of them appears to be in the Bronx. Back in 1928, a time of flappers and speakeasies, a religious order in New York set about making room … Continue reading »

Fiona Bruce on Antiques Roadshow Comments (0) Have you got an old item in the loft you think could be worth hundreds or even thousands of pounds? Well you now have the chance to get it assessed by some of the country’s top antiques experts, after it was announced the Antiques Roadshow is coming to the … Continue reading »

One of Britain’s most remarkable Classical country houses has undergone a major restoration at the hands of a new owner. Clive Aslet is impressed with the result. ** Subscribe to Country Life and get 50% off with our special offer Four years ago, Donald Fothergill came to Kinross House for the first time. He now … Continue reading »

FAQs What is Bdaily? Bdaily is a regional business news website, covering content in the North East, North West, South East and Yorkshire. We deliver a daily email bulletin directly to your inbox, featuring the latest news and event listings in your area. On the site we have a main news section, where our journalists … Continue reading »

VIEW GALLERY You can’t beat a nice stroll through the grounds of a magnificent country estate or stately home. And thankfully living in Greater Manchester we are blessed with a number of fantastic grand houses on our doorstep. Whether it is deer spotting in rugged open grounds, walking through a well kept garden, or enjoying … Continue reading »

Our English country houses survive thanks only to the private passion of their owners. But how is the English country house actually doing today? Well, I don’t think for a moment that Binney is going to give much comfort tonight. I speak as the owner of an Elizabethan house, one that just about washes its … Continue reading »

British supermodel Kate Moss, whose left breast quite literally shaped a new champagne glass last year, has dipped back into the design realm in a much more orthodox way. Indeed, over on a 650-acre estate in England’s Cotswolds region, where Yoo, the architecture company started by property developer John Hitchcox and French designer Philippe Starck … Continue reading »

A digital missive from Flower Perfectbush, our real estate-obsessed operative on the ground in the U.K., let us know that preternaturally talented — and uncommonly comely — two-time Oscar winning Aussie actress Cate Blanchett and her playwright-director husband Andrew Upton are widely rumored in the British tabs to have shelled out somewhere around $4.5 million … Continue reading »