Tamworth Castle is located in Tamworth, Staffordshire in England. It is thought that Tamworth Castle was originally a Motte and Bailey which was built around 1070 by Robert le Dispenser. When Robert died he had no children to pass his estate onto, so his property was left to his brother’s daughters, one of whom was named [...]
Moreton Corbet Castle is located in Moreton Corbet, Shropshire in England. The castle was first established by the Toret family in the 1100′s. The castle remained within the Toret family until 1239 when it was passed over to the Corbet family through marriage who still owns the castle to this day. It is thought that [...]
Feathers Hotel is located in Ludlow, Shropshire in England. The Feathers Hotel was originally built around the year 1619 by an attorney named Rees Jones. The Feathers was names after the Ostrich feather motifs which form part of the timber frame façade. These feathers can still be seen on the three street gables when looked at [...]
Chillingham Castle is located in Chillingham, Northumberland in England. The castle was built in the 12th century and was used as a monastery. During the medieval times the castle was used as a staging post for English armies who were entering Scotland as it is right on the border between the two countries. The Scottish repeatedly [...]
Baconsthorpe Castle is located in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk in England. The castle was constructed by John Heydon and Sir Henry Heydon between 1460 and 1486. Originally the building started off as a quadrilateral manor house but as the Heydon family grew richer the castle grew more grand and elaborate. During the 16th century the owner of the castle [...]
The Old Royal Naval College is located in Greenwich, London in England. The college was originally a hospital between 1694 and 1869 founded as Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich. The hospital was built on the site of Greenwich Palace (or Palace of Placentia) who was King Henry 7th’s favourite place. The Palace was demolished after [...]
The Rising Sun is located in Winchester, Hampshire in England. Reported Paranormal Activity Staff working at The Rising Sun have reported seeing blood oozing down the walls of the cellar and barrels toppling over by themselves. During the English Civil War a Roundhead Soldier was said to be held captive in the cellar. Various items [...]
Carlisle Castle is located in Carlisle, Cumbria in England. It is believed that the original Motte and Bailey Castle was built sometime during the 11th century, during the reign of William 2nd of England to keep the border of England safe from any invasion threatened by the Scottish. During the 12th century King Henry 1st [...]
The George Hotel was built around the very beginning of the 17th century in Crawley, West Sussex in England. The hotel was formally used as a coaching inn and was one of England’s most successful. In the 18th and 19th century the inn was extended to join onto the buildings adjacent as its success was [...]
Whitby Abbey was founded in 657 AD and built on the east cliff overlooking Whitby by the Saxon King. Whitby Abbey was a double Monastery with Benedictine Monks and Nuns. Vikings attacked the Abbey in 867 and was then abandoned until 1078. The Abbey was then re-founded by a Soldier-Monk named Regenfrith. King Henry 8th destroyed Whitby [...]
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