According to English Heritage, “Clifford’s Tower is one of the best-loved landmarks in York. It is the largest remaining part of York Castle, once the centre of government for the north of England. The 11th-century timber tower on top of the earth mound was burned down in 1190, after York’s Jewish community, some 150 strong, was besieged here by a mob and committed mass suicide. The present 13th-century stone tower was probably used as a treasury and later as a prison.” (Photo: Vic Stefanu -… (View original article)
York’s Royal Castle To Have Shop and Information Center Underneath The Hill : News : TravelersToday
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Hotel restaurant awarded three AA Rosettes for dining options | Torquay Herald Express
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BOVEY Castle’s Great Western Restaurant has been awarded three prestigious AA Rosettes for its culinary excellence.
The award puts it among some of the best in the country.
The Great Western Restaurant’s talented head chef Mark Budd honed his skills at some of the finest hotel restaurants in the world before returning to his home country of Devon.
Mark has a passion for provenance and incorporating the best quality local produce into his menus.<... (View original article)
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A woodland retreat in the heart of the Forest of Dean | Plymouth Herald
There’s really only one way to kick off a new year, and that’s to make the most of the beautiful surroundings our forests have to offer us in the UK.
Coming home to a cold dark house in November was the clincher to book a forest retreat not too far from home, but in a location that would offer a complete change of scenery nestled away amongst the trees and also supply plenty to do in an amazing setting.
Walking into our log cabin at the Forest of Dean, it took me a matter o… (View original article)
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The Pink House..Bell Terre..On cliff..Belle Terre
The Pink House..Bell Terre..On cliff..Belle Terre
The picture with the title The Pink House..Bell Terre..On cliff..Belle Terre was taken by the photographer mato angel 1 on 05 March 2011 and published over Panoramio. The Pink House..Bell Terre..On cliff..Belle Terre is next to Hatch Rock and is located in Suffolk County, New York, United States. You can see the original site of the image here.
creator: mato angel 1
Latitude: 40°58’9.27″ Longitude: -73°4’20.21″
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BusinessDen Gilded Age mansion in Cap Hill listed for $3.5M – BusinessDen
Gilded Age mansion in Cap Hill listed for $3.5M
Amy DiPierro
January 23, 2017
The mansion at 709 Clarkson St. was listed for $3.5 million. (Courtesy Distinctive Properties)
A turn-of-the-century mansion built by a Denver businessman and beer baron is on the market in Capitol Hill for $3.5 million.
The Classical Revival brick-and-stone house on the corner of Seventh Avenue and Clarkson Street was built by Adolph Zang, a Louisville transplant wh… (View original article)
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Group Declares Victory In Legal Battle Over Breakers Mansion : Law & Society : Lawyer Herald
The group that owns The Breakers mansion, which is located in Newport, is declaring victory in its long battle to build a visitors center. The Rhode Island Supreme Court will not block the plans of the group to construct a building.
Visitors center opponents declared on Tuesday that they are disappointed because they lost in the court. Anyway, they will pressure the Preservation Society of Newport County to abandon the plan and preserve the historic integrity of The Breakers.
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Taboo: the real-world filming locations used in Tom Hardy’s period drama – TV
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Was Barton Ave. home another ‘Winter White House’ in Palm Beach?
According to Palm Beach lore, Theodore and Elizabeth Frelinghuysen in 1923 entertained President Warren G. Harding at Southways, their newly built Beaux Arts-style mansion with 23 rooms on Barton Avenue.
Although newspaper stories of the time and other historical records can’t confirm whether or not the president actually visited the 3-year-old house at 130 Barton Ave., Harding did know the Frelinghuysen family, according to Sherry Hall, site manager of Harding’s family home in Mari… (View original article)
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Built for an aviation pioneer, this 1940 International Style mansion asks $40M | 6sqft
6sqft’s ongoing series The Urban Lens invites photographers to share work exploring a theme or a place within New York City. In this installment, award-winning photographers James and Karla Murray return with a look inside the spectacular Village East Cinema. Are you a photographer who’d like to see your work featured on The Urban Lens? Get in touch with us at [email protected].
Moviegoers at the Village East Cinema located on 181 Second Avenue may be surprised to learn that they ar… (View original article)
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