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Dunsmuir Hellman House Dunsmuir Hellman House
Dunsmuir Hellman House- The official site includes an illustrated history of this mansion built in 1899 by Alexander Dunsmuir in Oakland, California, and designed by San Francisco architect J. Eugene Freeman. ...
Hammerwood Park Hammerwood Park
Hammerwood Park- The Greek Revival house near East Grinstead was built in 1792 to the designs of Benjamin Latrobe. Scholarly history by Michael Trinder and a virtual guided tour. ...
Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace- This baroque masterpiece - a World Heritage site - was built (1705-22) for the 1st Duke of Marlborough to designs by John Vanbrugh. The official site supplies an illustrated history and visitor informati ...
Grimsthorpe Castle and Gardens Grimsthorpe Castle and Gardens
Grimsthorpe Castle and Gardens- The official site for this stately home in Lincolnshire, remodelled in 1715 to the design of Sir John Vanbrugh. Includes a few images and very brief history, amid the visitor information. ...
Castle Howard Castle Howard
Castle Howard- One of England's grandest Baroque mansions, designed for Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle, by John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. History, images, news and visitor information. ...
Lulworth Castle Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle- Official web-site of this early 17th-century mock-castle in Dorset, gutted by fire in 1929 but partly restored and open to the public. ...
Belchamp Hall Belchamp Hall
Belchamp Hall- The official site of this Queen Anne period family home in Suffolk has photographs, some history, and description of facilities offered. ...
Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens
Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens- The publishers of the guide to heritage properties in Great Britain and Ireland maintain this directory of links to web-sites of historic houses and gardens. ...
Sutton Park Sutton Park
Sutton Park- The official site of an early Georgian house in Yorkshire gives a history, photographic tour and visitor information. ...
Scotland's Castles and Historic Houses Scotland's Castles and Historic Houses
Scotland's Castles and Historic Houses- Articles, with photographs and plans, on Traquair, Mary Queen of Scots House, Linlithgow Palace, Hermitage Castle, Castle Urquhart, Crichton Castle, Strome Castle, Threave Castle a ...
Coleton Fishacre Coleton Fishacre
Coleton Fishacre- Article by Jane Johnson in Britannia on this Art Deco mansion in South Devon built in 1926 to the designs of Oswald Milne (1881-1967), assistant to Lutyens. Photographs, history and visitor information. ...
English Country Houses English Country Houses
English Country Houses- Britannia's collection of illustrated articles: regional studies and the histories of specific houses. ...
Beaulieu Palace House Beaulieu Palace House
Beaulieu Palace House- Formerly the Great Gatehouse of Beaulieu Abbey, Palace House has been home to the Montagu family since 1538. The official site offers photographs and visitor information. ...
Longleat House and Safari Park Longleat House and Safari Park
Longleat House and Safari Park- The house is widely regarded as the best example of high Elizabethan architecture in Britain. Visitor information includes details of the library and archives assembled by the Thynne famil ...
Chartwell House Chartwell House
Chartwell House- Sir Winston Churchill's family house, managed by the National Trust. Photograph and description of the collection of Churchill memorabilia. ...
The DiCamillo Companion to British and Irish Country Houses The DiCamillo Companion to British and Irish Country Houses
The DiCamillo Companion to British and Irish Country Houses- A database that aims to list every British and Irish country house from circa 1500 to 1945, standing or demolished. Also an online shop. ...
Burton Constable Hall Burton Constable Hall
Burton Constable Hall- This Elizabethan house has been the home of the Constable family since it was first built. Photographs of superb later interiors, visitor information, teachers' resource packs. ...
Renishaw Hall Renishaw Hall
Renishaw Hall- The stately home of the Sitwell family in Derbyshire, built mainly in the Georgian period around a 17th-century core. Brief history and engraving, visitor information. ...
Boughton House Boughton House
Boughton House- The palatial Northamptonshire home of the Dukes of Buccleuch and Queensberry. Includes history and tour of this Baroque house influenced by French architecture. Visitor information. ...
Layer Marney Tower Layer Marney Tower
Layer Marney Tower- This Italianate masterpiece built c.1515 is the tallest Tudor gatehouse in England and was originally intended to rival Hampton Court. Includes a history and photographs. ...
Chatsworth House Chatsworth House
Chatsworth House- The magnificent home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, remodelled to designs by Talman 1686-1707. Includes a history and highlights of the house, along with visitor information. ...
Hatfield House Hatfield House
Hatfield House- The official site for this magnificent Jacobean house built by Robert Cecil 1st Earl of Salisbury and still home to his descendants includes a brief history, visitor information and interactive aerial vie ...
Burton Court Burton Court
Burton Court- This 14th-century manor house in Herefordshire was re-fronted by 20th-century architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis. Includes history and information on the holiday flat, exhibition and soft fruit farm. ...
Turncroft Hall Turncroft Hall
Turncroft Hall- A history of this small country house in Lancashire, two centuries old and refronted in the simplified classicism of the early Victorian period. ...
Highcliffe Castle Highcliffe Castle
Highcliffe Castle- The official web site of this early Victorian romantic fantasy castle in Dorset, incorporating medieval stone-carving and stained glass from France, includes history and photographs. ...
Coughton Court Coughton Court
Coughton Court- The National Trust describes the largely Elizabethan family home of the Throckmortons, built around a Tudor gatehouse. Includes history, images and visitor information. ...
St Michael's Mount St Michael's Mount
St Michael's Mount- Crowning an island off the coast of Cornwall is the home of the St Aubyn family, incorporating parts of the priory that once stood there. Includes history and room tour. ...
Waddesdon Manor Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon Manor- This astonishing Renaissance-style château was designed by French architect Destailleur in 1874 for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild. Includes history, images and visitor information. ...
Woodchester Mansion Woodchester Mansion
Woodchester Mansion- A 19th-century masterpiece of Cotswold stone deserted during construction. History, photographs, restoration, conservation training and visitor information. ...
Acton Court Acton Court
Acton Court- A Tudor courtier house built by Nicholas Poyntz at Iron Acton, near Bristol. Illustrated history and description of the house and grounds today, plus visitor information including calendar of events and loca ...
Columbine Hall Columbine Hall
Columbine Hall- A moated manor house in Suffolk. Built around 1390 it has been through several phases of additions and alterations. History, images, and visitor/lodging information. ...
Owlpen Manor Owlpen Manor
Owlpen Manor- This fine Tudor manor house in the Cotswolds is open to the public. Includes a history of the manor and description of its architecture, and visitor information. ...
Haddon Hall Haddon Hall
Haddon Hall- The home of the Manners family in Derbyshire is one of the finest medieval and Tudor houses in England. Includes an online tour and family history. ...
Lost Heritage Lost Heritage
Lost Heritage- Matthew Beckett provides a list of the many country houses which have been demolished in England since 1800, with images and history of a featured selection. ...
Mellerstain Mellerstain
Mellerstain- This great house in the Scottish Borders was begun in 1725, overseen by architect William Adam and completed 70 years later by Robert Adam. History, photographs, news and attractions. ...
Titsey Place, Oxted, Surrey Titsey Place, Oxted, Surrey
Titsey Place, Oxted, Surrey- The official site gives a history, guided tour and visitor information for this Georgian mansion set in extensive gardens. ...
Woburn Abbey Woburn Abbey
Woburn Abbey- The official site offers an illustrated history and tour of the Georgian stately home built on a monastic site. Visitor information, activities programme. ...
Anglesey Abbey Anglesey Abbey
Anglesey Abbey- The National Trust describes this Augustinian priory in Cambridgeshire converted into a country house at the start of the 17th century. Includes history, photographs and visitor information. ...
Spencer House Spencer House
Spencer House- Fine example of an eighteenth-century aristocratic private palace in London, overlooking Green Park. Includes history, online tour via sensitive plan or list, and visitor information. ...
St Mary's Lodge, London St Mary's Lodge, London
St Mary's Lodge, London- History, photographs, plans and current status of this grand early Victorian house in Stoke Newington, London N16, designed and constructed by the architect John Young for himself. ...
Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre, Warwickshire Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre, Warwickshire
Henley-in-Arden Heritage Centre, Warwickshire- A part-14th-century house with crown post has become a heritage centre, displaying aspects of the past life of the town. History of Henley's market cross, visitor informatio ...
The Mackintosh House The Mackintosh House
The Mackintosh House- A QuickTime virtual reality tour of the house of architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928), with its original contents restored. Visitor information. ...
Lights of Ireland Lights of Ireland
Lights of Ireland- Contemporary color photographs by John Eagle, with brief historical overviews. ...
Dunmore East Lighthouse Dunmore East Lighthouse
Dunmore East Lighthouse- Contemporary color photograph and data for light located on the Waterford shore. ...
Bailey Light Bailey Light
Bailey Light- Photo and information for lighthouse located in Howth, County Dublin. ...
Howth Light Howth Light
Howth Light- Information on lighthouse located on the northern shore of Howth Head. Photo provided. ...
Poolbeg Light Poolbeg Light
Poolbeg Light- Color photo and brief description provided. ...
Dun Laoghaire West Light Dun Laoghaire West Light
Dun Laoghaire West Light- Photo and information on lighthouse located at the end of the West Pier of Dun Laoghaire Harbour. ...
South Rock Lightship South Rock Lightship
South Rock Lightship- Lightvessel built in 1877 and anchored in Dun Laoghaire Harbour. ...
Wicklow Head Light Wicklow Head Light
Wicklow Head Light- Color photo and information for light built in 1818. ...

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