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Speke Hall

Speke Hall is located in Speke, Liverpool in England. The hall was built in 1530, the Great Hall being the first part to be constructed. There were earlier buildings on the site of Speke Hall and it is believed that parts of these have been incorporated into the current building. In 1531 the Great / [...]

Shugborough Hall

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 [...]

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 [...]

Leith Hall

Leith Hall is located in Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire in Scotland. Leith Hall was built in 1650 by JAmes Leith on the site of the medieval Peill Castle. The hall remained in the same family for hundreds of years by being passed from father to son. In 1939 the last two Lairds of the hall died within [...]

Crown Bar Liquor Saloon

The Crown Bar Liquor Saloon is located in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Originally the building was opened as The Railway Tavern by Felix O’Hanlon. Not long after, Michael Flanagan bought the pub and his son Patrick renovated and renamed it in 1885 to the Crown Bar Liquor Saloon. Patrick hired Italian Craftsmen who created the spectacular woodwork and stained glass windows. [...]

Woodchester Mansion

Woodchester Mansion is located in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire in England. Construction of the mansion started in 1858 but ended in 1870 leaving the building half finished. From the outside the mansion looks complete but inside there are floors, plaster and even whole rooms missing. It is believed that construction ended early because the man behind it [...]

Hughenden Manor

Hughenden Manor is located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire in England. Records show that Hughenden Manor existed as far back as the year 1086. Benjamin Disraeli, a Victorian Prime minister once resided at Hughenden Manor during the mid-late 19th century. In 1862 architect, Edward Buckton Lamb and Benjamin Disraeli remodeled the house. After the death of BenjaminDisraeli, [...]

Rufford Old Hall

Rufford Old Hall is located in Lancashire, England and was built in 1530 by Sir Thomas Hesketh. The hall is an impressive building with its carved panelling and its hammer-beam roof. A brick Jacobean style extension was added to the hall in 1661. Where the topiary gardens are found today, there used to be a [...]

Lyme Hall

Lyme Hall can be found in Cheshire, England. It is a mansion, built in the 16th century bu Giacomo Leoni, standing on a large estate know as Lyme Park. In 1346 Lyme Park was granted to Sir Thomas Danyers by Edward 3rd. Sir Thomas’ daughter Margaret inherited the estate when he died. In 1388 Margaret [...]

Gunby Hall

Gunby Hall was built in 1700 by Sir William Massingberd in Lincolnshire. During the 2nd World War plans had been made to build an airfield on the Gunby estate which meant the Hall would have to be demolished. Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd who lived at Gunby Hall at this time wrote an appeal against the airfield [...]