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| The focus of the special exhibition at the Museum of Costume for 1999 and 2000, will be the women who wore the clothes featured in the display rather than simply the garments. Curators have carefully ... |
| Castle Howard was created by Sir John Vanbrugh for the 3rd Earl of Carlisle. This was Vanbrugh's first architectural commision, and a quite remarkable achievment. Vanbrugh was a fascinating character; ... |
| Knole is one of Englands great houses largely unaltered since 1603, and standing in a deer park. A house has stood at Knole since 1291, but what we see today is largely thanks to Thomas Sackville, who ... |
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Bodiam Castle rises from its own reflection in a lake-sized moat, where only swans, water lillys or the wind, break the surface. Bodiam is a fairytale castle in a superb location. The Castle was built ... |
| Alfriston Clergy House is a thatched and timber framed hall house, in the Wealden vernacular style, built in around 1350 for a small group of parish priests. The house is set on the edge of the village ... |
| Bateman's is a Jacobean style house built in 1634 by a local builder. It features mullioned windows, gables with finials, a three storey porch and the fashionable decorative chimneys of the time. From ... |
| Lamb House is a Georgian house dating from 1723 when completed by James Lamb. The Lamb family were a force to be reckoned with in Rye for 150 years; James Lamb was elected Mayor 13 times and his son, ... |
| Uppark is a late 17th century house designed by William Talman for Lord Grey of Werke. Talman was of Dutch origin, and the style of the building reflects this with its hip roof, exaggerated cornice, and ... |
| Standen was built in 1894 for James Beale and designed byPhilip Webb, a close friend of William Morris. This family house is a peculiar building, neither a cottage or grand house, and externally finished ... |
| The Vyne dates from the early 16th century when it was built by William Sandys, a gentleman who served Henry VIII for over 30 years, later being rewarded as Lord Sandys of The Vyne and becoming Lord Chamberlain. In ... |
| Mottisfont Abbey dates from the 12th century and sits in wonderful gardens in a 2,000 acre estate surrounded by beautiful countryside. Originally an Augustinian Priory, Mottisfont was converted into a ... |
| Beaulieu is home of the National Motor Museum, the historic Palace House and Beaulieu Abbey.
National Motor Museum From small beginnings in 1952, when Lord Montagu of Beaulieu first displayed ... |
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Corfe Castle was once one of Britain's most inpenetrable fortresses, reaching its present state of ruin not by neglect, but by the deliberate action of Parliament in 1646 when they voted to demolish the ... |
| Kinston Lacey dates from the 17th century when designed by Sir Roger Pratt for Sir Ralph Banks. The family seat at Corfe Castle had finally been destroyed with explosives by Parliament in 1646 after 2 ... |
| White Mill is in a beautiful location, alongside the River Stour, with a riverside picnic area nearby. The present cornmill dates from around 1776, but an earlier mill on the site is recorded in the ... |
| HMS Victory is the world's oldest surviving warship to still be in continuous use and remains the Second Sea Lord's Flagship. Victory will always be associated with Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar. ... |
| A La Ronde was constructed around 1796 for 2 spinster cousins, Jane and Mary Parminter, and is somewhat unique in its 16 sided design. The house contains furniture and collections brought back by the ... |
| Arlington Court is rather severe in appearance dating from around 1820, and by a local architect - Thomas Lee. An attractive Doric porch and Tuscan pilasters at each corner are the only features that ... |
| Buckland Abbey dates in part from around 1278 when the first Cistercian Abbey was founded on the site, but the main parts of the house date from the 16th century when Sir Richard Grenville re-modelled ... |
| Castle Drogo was created by Sir Edwin Lutyens for the millionaire Julius Drewe between 1910 and 1930. The granite Castle stands in a 600 acre estate on a spur immediately overlooking the River Teign, ... |