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Hankelow Hall, Cheshire, England=The present house dates from the early 18th century, and was remodelled by William Baker in about 1755. It was built for Gabriel Wettenhall, and altered for his son, Nathaniel. During the 20th century the house was uninhabited and it became neglected. In 1989 it was bought by a property developer who has been restoring it. In this process, evidence was found of ...
Phyllis Court, Oxfordshire, England=The present-day Phyllis Court is a stuccoed, Italianate mansion house on Henley's northern edge, built in the early 1840s. Set amidst sloping lawns which sweep attractively down to the Thames, it has been an up-market country club since 1906.But the site itself is much older. Circumstantial evidence suggests that there may have been a small royal manor house ...
Bulmershe Court, Berkshire, England=The early history of the manor of BELVERSHALL, BULNASSH, BULMARSH or BULMERSHE COURT is obscure. It was probably formed partly out of the manor of Sonning and partly from the manor of Earley. In 1447 as the 'manor of Belvershal called Bulnassh' it is found in the possession of John Lovell, who in that year granted it to Richard Earl of Salisbury, John Nanfane...
Cogges Manor, Oxfordshire, England Cogges Manor Farm is a one-time working farm in Cogges near Witney in Oxfordshire, now a heritage centre operated by a charitable trust and open to the public. Its aim is to give visitors an insight into farm life, and how the food they eat is husbanded or cultivated. Additionally it provides workshops for school children and adults about food production, loca...
Sussex == Historic County of England .==Related Projects>===== Sussex - Famous People >===== Sussex - Genealogical Resources >===== Historical Sussex >===== Historic Buildings of East Sussex >===== Historic Buildings of West Sussex >===== Sussex - Monumental Inscriptions and Graveyards >===== People Connected to Sussex
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire, England= Chastleton House (/ˈtʃæsəltən.haʊs/) is a Jacobean country house situated at Chastleton near Moreton-in-Marsh, Oxfordshire, England (grid reference SP2429). It has been owned by the National Trust since 1991 and is a Grade I listed building.===History===Chastleton House was built between 1607 and 1612, for Walter Jones , who had made his fortune from the ...
Historic Buildings of Dorset ==England Image right - Athelhampton Hall , Dorchester, Dorset>===== Image Geograph © Copyright Sarah Smith and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Dorset, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated wi...
Historic Buildings of Glamorganshire, WalesSee Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Image right - Caerphilly Castle See Table of Welsh Place names (Table listing where places are in Current [Post 1974/1996] Welsh Counties/Historic Counties >>>>>>>> HELP is always welcome - Please get involved!! If you have information about any of the Buildings mentioned below please share it h...
Historic Buildings of Merionethshire, WalesSee Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Image right - Harlech Castle >>>>>>>> HELP is always welcome - Please get involved!! If you have information about any of the Buildings mentioned below please share it here. If you have ancestors linked to any of the places please add them to the project.
Historic Buildings of Montgomeryshire, Wales>==Now in Powys Image right - Powis Castle See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page See Table of Welsh Place names (Table listing where places are in Current [Post 1974/1996] Welsh Counties/Historic Counties ==HELP is always welcome!! If you have information about any of the Buildings mentioned below please share it here. If you have...
Historic Buildings of Gloucestershire ==England Image right - Berkeley Castle >===== Image Geograph © Copyright Philip Halling and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. =====See Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Gloucestershire, with links to sub-projects for specific...
Kensington House, London, Middlesex, England====Introduction===Colby House and Kensington House, a pair of major houses which formerly stood next to one another on the south side of Kensington High Street at its eastern extermity; their short-lived successor, the second Kensington House, lavishly built by Baron Grant in 1873–6 but never permanently occupied; and Kensington Court, a development ...
Historic Buildings of Berkshire ===England Image right - Windsor Castle >>=====By Diliff - Own work, CC BY 2.5, Wiki The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Berkshire, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to indivi...
Fawley Court, Buckinghamshire, England= Fawley Court is a country house, with large mixed-use grounds standing on the west bank of the River Thames at Fawley in the English county of Buckinghamshire. Its former deer park extended east into the Henley Park area of Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire that abuts it to the south. It is listed at Grade I for its architecture. [1]==History=====Early histor...
Historic Buildings of Devon ==EnglandThe object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Devon, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those establishments can be linked to this project and/or to individual projects where they have been set up. Image right - Compton Castle, Devon ===== ...
Chequers or Chequers Court, Buckinghamshire, England= Chequers, or Chequers Court, is the country house retreat of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The residence is located near Ellesborough, to the south of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. Coombe Hill, once part of the estate, can be seen just behind. It has been the private retreat of the Prim...
Aldermaston Court, Berkshire, England= Aldermaston Court is a country house and private park built in the Victorian era for Daniel Higford Davall Burr with incorporations from a Stuart house. It is south-east of the village nucleus of Aldermaston in the English county of Berkshire. The predecessor manor house became a mansion from the wealth of its land and from assistance to Charles I during t...
Cherkley Court, Surrey, England= Cherkley Court , at the extreme south-east of Leatherhead, Surrey, in England, is a late Victorian neo-classical mansion and estate of 370 acres (1.5 km2), once the home of Canadian-born press baron Lord Beaverbrook. The main house is a Grade II listed building. Fire Damaged Cherkley Court ===History===The house was built in 1866-70 for Birmingham wool manufactu...
Historic Buildings of Cardiganshire, WalesSee Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Image right - Aberystwyth Castle See Table of Welsh Place names (Table listing where places are in Current [Post 1974/1996] Welsh Counties/Historic Counties >>>>>>>> HELP is always welcome - Please get involved!! If you have information about any of the Buildings mentioned below please share it h...
Historic Buildings of Cornwall ==England Image right - Trerice, Newquay>===== Image Geograph © Copyright Andrew Longton and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence. The object of this project is to provide information about historic buildings in the county of Cornwall, with links to sub-projects for specific buildings as appropriate. GENi profiles of people associated with those estab...
Historic Buildings of Flintshire, WalesSee Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Image right - Rhuddlan Castle See Table of Welsh Place names (Table listing where places are in Current [Post 1974/1996] Welsh Counties/Historic Counties
Historic Buildings of Denbighshire, WalesSee Historic Buildings of Britain and Ireland - Main Page Image right - Denbigh CastleSee Table of Welsh Place names (Table listing where places are in Current [Post 1974/1996] Welsh Counties/Historic Counties ==HELP is always welcome!! If you have information about any of the Buildings mentioned below please share it here. If you have ancestors linked ...
Updown Court, Surrey, England Updown Court (grid reference SU944641) is a Californian style residence situated in the village of Windlesham in Surrey, England. The 103-room mansion has 58 acres (230,000 m2) of landscaped gardens and private woodland. It was, in 2005, the most expensive private home on the market anywhere in the world, having been listed for sale with estate agencies Savills and...
Suffolk == Historic County of England. ===Related Projects>===== Suffolk Famous People >===== Historical Suffolk >===== Historic Buildings of Suffolk >===== Suffolk Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards >=====]
Rutland Main Page == Historic County of England. ===Related Projects>===== Rutland Famous People >===== Rutland Genealogical Resources >===== Historical Rutland >===== Historic Buildings of Rutland now East Midlands >===== Rutland Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries & Graveyards >=====]