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Thank the heavens because this stunning former Victorian rectory complete with six bedrooms, a three-acre garden and a tennis court could now be yours for £3.5million. The Old Rectory at Shipton Oliffe, near Cheltenham, boasts idyllic grounds with the River Coln running through them, and benefits from large windows and light-filled living spaces, arranged over … Read more
Buyers have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to own a 218ft-high Victorian folly which boasts a 60ft swimming pool and a telecommunications income of £35,000-a-year. Sway Tower in Hampshire is 14 storey tower house which is believed to be the tallest unreinforced concrete structure in the world. It was built in 1879 and offers incredible views across the … Read more
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a mother-of-three was stabbed to death beside the ruins of an old Victorian mental hospital. Gemma Cowey, 38, was attacked on wasteland next to the derelict remains of St Andrew’s Hospital in Thorpe St Andrew near Norwich, Norfolk on Friday. Ms Cowey from Norwich, Norfolk, … Read more
Woman is stabbed to death outside former Victorian mental hospital as man is arrested on suspicion of murder Victim was attacked on wasteland in Thorpe St Andrew near Norwich, Norfolk The suspect was arrested more than 120 miles away in the Warwickshire area An area around an abandoned black bicycle was also cordoned off by … Read more
Romantic beauty spot in Exmoor that inspired Victorian novel Lorna Doone is bought by ‘cash-strapped’ National Trust for £1.5million Charity purchased nine acres on Devon and Somerset border before lockdown National Trust said it will be last acquisition for ‘quite some time’ due to losses Site includes Lorna Doone farm in Malmsmead and nearby Cloud Farm … Read more
An olive-skinned twist! Charles Dickens bucked the ‘pallid Victorian’ trend by sporting a TAN, researchers reveal after colourising photos of the author Experts at The Charles Dickens Museum, Holborn, have colourised eight images The first photograph of the author to be transformed has been released today It shows a tanned complexion, an ‘ostentatious’ patterned waistcoat … Read more
The ‘real’ Albert Square! Victorian terrace on the road that inspired the Eastenders set is listed for £1.5m Four-bed house for sale is in Fassett Square in London’s fashionable Hackney Fassett Square was the inspiration behind Albert Square in TV soap Eastenders The Victorian terrace is for sale for £1.5m via estate agents Savills By … Read more
A couple with a knack for renovating have unveiled their biggest success yet, transforming a tired and gloomy Victorian terrace into a bright and airy Instagram-friendly home by the sea. Steve and Katelin Haworth, 37 and 33, from Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, snapped up the house in May last year after already moving three … Read more
‘I have a slight issue with rejoining the world’: Em Rusciano doesn’t want self-isolation to end until Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews can guarantee she can lick her neighbour without getting sick By Kylie Walters For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:59 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 16:03 BST, 14 May 2020 While millions of Australians … Read more
Perfect for lockdown! Listed former Victorian courthouse and police station with its own cells goes on sale for £795,000 A listed former Victorian courthouse and police station with its own cells has gone on sale for £795,000 Built in 1857, The Old Court in Clifton, Bristol, has eight principal bedrooms and its very own guesthouse … Read more