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5 of the best houseplants to fill your home with joy this autumn
After a summer of outdoor living and long spells of sunshine, now’s the time when thoughts turn to indoor greenery – and the visual contrast between our décor and the natural beauty of flora. Especially with our gardens taking a back seat with
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The Education Through the Ages exhibition at the Hawkshead Grammar School Museum
For more than 320 years boys did what boys do, setting to work with pocket knives and, perhaps later, compass points to carve out their names in the desks at school. Among them were William Wordsworth and his brother John, the names clearly gouged
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Samlesbury Hall's plans for its 700th anniversary next year
As one of Lancashire oldest homes, Samlesbury Hall has lots of stories. In recent times many of these are tales of fun family days out at a much-loved tourist destination, visits to the popular cafe or wafflery and stays in the self-catering cottage
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Why Arbigland House and Gardens near Kirkbean are a visitors’ favourite.
With a breathtaking setting, fascinating back story, an historic house with connections to John Paul Jones, George Washington and Robert Burns, dramatic trees, fascinating plants, and hidden gems, Arbigland House and Gardens near Kirkbean are a visitors
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Mirth, Murder & Mayhem: Cotswolds in the Medieval era
Having previously penned Roman, Tudor, Stuart, Georgian and Victorian Cotswolds (although not necessarily in the right order as Eric Morecambe might have said), it occurred to me that I should write another about Medieval Cotswolds, or the Middle Ages
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The fascinating history of a Georgian manor in Halstead
Greenstead Hall near Halstead was built in 1800 for Isaac Emery, who was described as a ‘gentleman’. It was known then as Halstead Lodge. Isaac Emery died shortly after it was built in 1803 and two years later his widow Elizabeth remarried Colonel
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The centenary of the creation of the Devon County Library Service.
It’s hard to imagine a world without libraries. Whether we need to pop in to borrow a book, use a computer, watch a film, take part in an art workshop, book a meeting room or take a child to a lively Bounce & Rhyme session, we know libraries are always
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Neolithic monument discovered under Thomas Hardy’s former home protected
A Neolithic site discovered under author Thomas Hardy’s house has been protected as a scheduled monument. The circular enclosure, which is almost 100 metres in diameter, was found under the garden of Max Gate, in Dorchester, Dorset, and is made
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Inside the North Wales country house hotel with five stars
Anthony and Donna Cooper-Barney have only had the keys to Palé Hall – North Wales’s celebrated AA Five Red Star country house hotel – for a few months, but they seem entirely at ease in their palatial new surroundings. It’s a world away from the
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Reviving of one of Malton’s best-loved historic buildings
Yorkshire’s historic, quaint, majestic, and atmospheric churches are an integral part of our county’s character and identity. The ecclesiastical settings inspire gothic imaginings and serve as the heart of a community; a place of sanctuary, where