Regent Palace Hotel The Regent Palace Hotel was opened on May 16, 1915. At that time, it was the largest hotel in Europe with 1028 bedrooms. By the 1930s it was starting to look a bit old-fashioned and it was...
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There have been Brodies at Brodie Castle for over 800 years. Parts of the present building are known to date from the 1560s although it is possible that earlier elements survive. Colen Campbell, the pioneering...
READ MORE »Basildon Park, Berkshire
Basildon Park was built by John Carr of York for Sir Francis Sykes between 1776 and 1783. It is a beautifully balanced building of warm Bath stone consisting of a main central block joined to individual pavilions by...
READ MORE »The Georgian House, Edinburgh
No. 7 Charlotte Square (The Georgian House) is an 18th century town house in Edinburgh's New Town, designed by Robert Adam. The house is beautifully furnished, with collections of period china, furniture, art, and...
READ MORE »Somerleyton Hall, Lowestoft
Somerleyton Hall was bought in 1843 by Sir Samuel Morton Peto who, for the next seven years, carried out extensive rebuilding under his architect John Thomas. In 1863 the Somerleyton estate was sold to Sir...
READ MORE »Wilbury House, Wiltshire
Wilbury House was begun in 1710 by William Benson.1 The name appears to have been composed of the Wil of Wilton and the bury of Amesbury, both being neighbouring houses, and both then believed to have been works by...
READ MORE »The Hill House, Helensburgh
The Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland was commissioned by Walter W. Blackie, the publisher, in 1902 as his family residence. Blackie had been introduced to the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh by the art...
READ MORE »Robert Smail’s Printing Works, Innerleithen
Robert Smail's Printing Works comprises a double shop frontage at No. 7 and No. 9 Innerleithen High Street, in the Borders. It was a printing works and stationers from 1847 - 1985. Today the buildings are...
READ MORE »Barber Institute
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is housed in one of Birmingham's finest Art Deco buildings, purpose built and opened by Queen Mary in 1939. The Barber Institute was designed by Robert Atkinson (1883-1952), one...
READ MORE »Sir William Powell’s Almshouses
Sir William Powell's Almshouses are situated on the north side of the churchyard of All Saints’ parish church, in Fulham. They were founded and endowed by Hereford MP and owner of nearby Munster House, Sir...
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