The Most Amazing Stately Homes in Britain

The Most Amazing Stately Homes in Britain
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Publisher : Reader's Digest Association
Total Pages : 223
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ISBN-10 : 1780201389
ISBN-13 : 9781780201382
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Book Synopsis The Most Amazing Stately Homes in Britain by : Rose Shepherd (Writer of guidebooks)

Download or read book The Most Amazing Stately Homes in Britain written by Rose Shepherd (Writer of guidebooks) and published by Reader's Digest Association. This book was released on 2012 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain’s stately homes and grand housesare among its greatest treasures, andThe Most Amazing Stately Homes inBritain brings you the grandest, mostmagnificent, eccentric and unusual ofthem all. This wonderfully illustratedregional touring guide describes eachhouse and tells its story, following theebb and flow of fortune and fame.Every house has something that setsit apart from the rest: the magnificentfour-storey Tudor tower (set in worldfamous gardens) of Sissinghurst inKent; sumptuous painted cloth wallhangingsof romantic Owlpen Manorin Gloucestershire; superb topiary atLevens Hall in Cumbria; sinister mythsof Blickling Hall in Norfolk and theenchanting Great Garden of Edzell Castlein Scotland, created in 1604 to stimulatethe mind and the senses. Discoverancient deer parks; exquisite collectionsof furniture, national treasures andbreathtaking views, to enjoy season-byseasonand year-round.The cover features Chatsworth inDerbyshire, one of Britain’s most famoushistoric houses and the fastest-growingpaid-for visitor attraction in 2010* withmore than 716,000 visitors. In May 2012Chatsworth featured in a popular threepartBBC1 documentary covering a yearbehind the scenes of the house and estate.


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