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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 [...]

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 [...]

Ironbridge Power Station

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 [...]

Langsmead House

Langsmead House is located in Thame, Oxfordshire in England. The house was built in 1924 and is situated within 3.5 acres of land which is mostly mature gardens. During World War 2 the house was owned by band leader, Jack Hilton. Jack often hosted wild parties in Langsmead House and almost always had guests who [...]

Chillingham Castle

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 [...]

The Langham Hotel

The Langham Hotel is located in Marylebone, London in England. This hotel is one of the largest traditional style grand hotels in London. It is also one of the most well known. Construction of the hotel started in 1863 and took just two years to build costing £300’000. The Prince of Wales performed the opening [...]

Metheringham Airfield

Metheringham Airfield is located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire in England. Around 600 acres of farmland and woodland were cleared in 1942 to make room to build the airfield which opened in 1943. The airfield was used throughout World War 2 and closed in 1946 after the war had ended. Today one of the original buildings left [...]

World War 2 Airfield

The World War 2 Airfield is located in Bottesford, Leicestershire in England. Reported Paranormal Activity The unmistakable drone of a phantom Manchester bomber has been heard on quite a few occasions flying invisibly over the airfield. The Manchester bomber was replaced by the Lancaster Bomber after a high amount of the Manchester Bombers being destroyed. The [...]

Chislehurst Caves

The Chislehurst Caves are located in Chislehurst, Kent in England. They are believed to originated from the very early 13th century as they were first mentioned on record in 1250. Although called “caves” they are entirely man made. The cave were originally mined out for chalk and flint. During World War 1 the caves were [...]

Kimbolton Castle

Kimbolton Castle is located in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in England. Catherine of Aragon, King Henry 8th’s first wife, lived at Kimbolton Castle and died their in January of 1536. In 1615 1st Earl of Manchester, Sir Henry Montagu bought the Castle which remained in the possession of his family for 335 until 1951. Between 1690 and [...]