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Michelham Priory

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 [...]

Preston Manor

Preston Manor is located in Preston, Sussex in England. During the Domesday survey of 1086 it is believed that Preston had a manor house with a simple timber-framed structure but no trace of it exists today. In the survey the manor was valued at £25 with its own church, 12 ploughs, 8 oxen and an [...]

Sinai House

Sinai House is located in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire in England. The Saxons used the local area as a stronghold. The building which stands today replaced an earlier fortified manor of the de Schobenhale family. The de Schobenhale family held courts and trials in the manor house and had a strong influence and generally ran the [...]

Tamworth Castle

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 [...]

Tutbury Castle

Tutbury Castle is located in Tutbury, Staffordshire in England. Hugh d’ Avranches was granted Tutbury in 1068. Between 1068 and 1069 Tutbury Castle was built in the form of a Motte and Bailey. In 1071 Tutbury was granted to Henry de Ferrers. The town of Tutbury was recorded in the Domesday Book as the third [...]

Theatre Royal

Theatre Royal is located in Bath, Somerset in England. George Trim built the Theatre Royal in 1705. The theatre was very small and cramped. It made very little to no profit. The theatre was demolished in 1738 to make room for the Mineral Water Hospital. Some plays were held in the Simpsons rooms in the [...]

Craigievar Castle

Craigievar Castle is located in Alford, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Craigievar Castle was built in 1626 by William Forbes who’s brother was the Bishop of Aberdeen. For the next 350 years the castle remained in the Forbes family before being handed to the National Trust of Scotland in 1963. The building looks like that of a [...]

Tulloch Castle Hotel

Tulloch Castle Hotel is located in Dingwall, Ross-Shire in Scotland. The castle is believed to have been built by Norsemen in the 12th century. The Bayne family were the first documented family to have lived in the castle around the 16th century. On January 13th 1762 the castle was owned by Kenneth Bayne who sold [...]

Invarary Jail

Invarary Jail is located in Invarary, Argyll and Bute in Scotland. The jail was originally designed in 1807 by Robert Reid. Robert’s design consisted of a courthouse, 2 separate prisons (one for women and one for men), and also an area to imprison debtors. Although the grounds were big enough for this design to work, [...]

Chipping Norton Church

Chipping Norton Church is located in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire in England. It is thought the church was founded at the beginning of the 12th century and was dedicated to St. Nicholas. Later on after 1170 it was re dedicated to St. Thomas. In the 13th century the church was rededicated again to St. Mary the [...]