Michelham Priory is located in Upper Dicker, East Sussex in England. Gilbert d’Aquila founded the Priory of the Holy Trinity in 1229. Originally the building was in the shape of a cross with the Chapter house on the eastern side, dormitories on the western side and the kitchen and refractory to the south. King Henry [...]
Somerleyton Hall is located in Lowestoft, Suffolk in England. Somerleyton Hall stands on the site of an earlier building which was erected in 1240 by Sir Peter Fitzosbert. When Peter’s daughter married into the Jernegan family, the male heirs of the of the Fitzosbert family were no more and the estate was passed over to the [...]
Shugborough Hall is located in Great Haywood, Staffordshire in England. In 1693 the construction of Shugborough Hall had begun, replacing the earlier building which had stood there previously by William Anson. In around 1748 Williams great-grandson, Thomas Anson hired an architect named Thomas Wright to remodel and extend the hall. During the 18th century the [...]
Shrewsbury Railway Station is located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire in England. The station was originally built in October 1848 by an architect named Thomas Penson. Thomas made the building look like it was from the Tudor period to match Shrewsbury School which is directly opposite to the station. Today the school is now a library. Between 1899 [...]
Ironbridge Power Station is located in Shropshire in England. The first part of the power station ( Ironbridge A) was built in 1929 and officially opened in 1932 by an Architect named Alan Clark and a Landscape Architect named Kenneth Booth. The two men worked together to ensure that the power station blended into its [...]
Thainstone House is located in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire in England. The house was built by an architect named Archibald Simpson in the 18th century on the site of an earlier house which was owned by James Wilson who signed the American Declaration of Independence. Unfortunately the original house was ruined by the Jacobites in 1745. Thainstone [...]
Oxford Castle is located in Oxford, Oxfordshire in England. The castle was built by Robert D’Oyly who was a Norman Baron between 1071 and 1073. Robert was instructed to build the castle by William 1st who wanted a castle to dominate the town and although it existed at the time, Oxford Castle was not mentioned [...]
Blenheim Palace is located in Woodstock, Oxfordshire in England. Blenheim Palace was built between 1705 and 1724 and is the only non-royal, non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of Palace. Originally the palace was built as a gift to Duke John Churchill from Queen Anne for defeating the French during the Wars [...]
Foxbury Manor is located in Chislehurst, Kent in England. In 1875 Foxbury Manor was designed by an architect named David Brandon for Henry Frederick Tiark. The Manor remained in the possession of the Tiark family until 1931 when they had serious money troubles and were eventually forced to sell Foxbury Manor. Bishops and their families [...]
Elvaston Castle is located in Elvaston, Derbyshire in England. The castle was built in 1633 for Sir John. During the 1830′s an architect named Lewis Nockalls Cottingham made some modifications. William Stanhope sold the Elvaston estate in 1969 following the Countryside Act in 1968. In 1970 the estate was opened up to the public. Ever since [...]
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