County Names — Heritage and History

Fingerpost sign with crown on top

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March 30, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment

Just outside Pooley Bridge and on the junction between Penrith and Tirrel is this unusual fingerpost with a crown on top. Often to be found at … [Read more...]

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Lost Country Houses of England

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February 23, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

The Lost Heritage website is a memorial to the lost country houses of England and is the dedicated work of one man, who's fascination with these great … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Architecture Tagged With: Buckinghamshire, Country Houses Of England, County Names, English Country Houses, Family Collections, Fascination, Few Limits, Geographical Boundaries, Good Fortune, Great Buildings, Heritage Website, History Of Architecture, Manor Houses, Mansions, Monuments, National Trust, Palaces, Urban Development, Wilton Park, Wise Management

Tall tales wanted for Park project

Legends, tall stories and old myths are in demand for a special project aimed at … [Read More...]

Carlisle Catheral - northern aspect

The bells of Carlisle Cathedral

Carlisle Cathedral boasts a peal of 12 bells, but it hasn't always been this … [Read More...]

Foundering in soft snow: Bowers' sledge team; Wilson pushing; Oates and PO Evans repairing, Beardmore Glacier, 13 December 1911. Pic HLF

Captain Scott’s South Pole images saved for nation

Photographs taken by Captain Scott on his final expedition to the South Pole … [Read More...]

HSL102, a former air-sea rescue launch is to get new engines Pic - PNBPT

Wartime rescue boat, HSL102, to get new engines

HSL102, one of two historic World War II rescue boats owned by Portsmouth Naval … [Read More...]

The Palladian style Doll's House c1735-40 at Uppark, West Sussex. Pic NT

More than 700,000 National Trust items go online

From great works of art by Gainsborough to the ordinary cotton underpants of a … [Read More...]