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The remains of the bath house of Ravenglass Roman Fort, established around AD 130, are among the tallest Roman structures surviving in northern Britain: the walls stand almost 4 metres high.
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The elaborately decorated ruins of a 14th-century chancel and chapter house (viewable only from the outside), attached to the still operational cathedral-like minster church.
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The partial excavated remains of a Roman ‘Saxon Shore’ fort, including wall and ditch sections and building foundations.
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The low and grass-covered but complete ground-plan of a moated 13th-century manor house, in a delightful woodland setting.
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A deserted medieval village, one of the best-preserved examples in England, clearly visible as a complex of grassy humps and bumps.
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Robert Clive, later Baron Clive of Plassey, played an early part in the establishment of British imperial control of India. He became the effective ruler of Bengal, and was a controversial figure in his own time. As a founder of the Empire in India he came to be lionised by many in Britain as a hero, a view of him that has been called into question in more recent years.
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Prima ballerina Alicia Markova was one of the greatest dancers of the 20th century and instrumental in supporting key British ballet institutions. She is recognised by a plaque at her childhood home, 7 Cascade Avenue, Muswell Hill.
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Description of Brodsworth Hall and Gardens
Both the house and gardens at Brodsworth provide a remarkable expression of the mid-19th-century taste for the Italianate style.
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The significance of Kenwood, one of the most important surviving works by Robert Adam and the home of an internationally renowned collection of paintings.