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The fine 15th-century gatehouse of a vanished riverside manor house, with a beautiful oriel window. The monuments of the manor's Marmion family owners grace the adjacent church.
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The remains of the house of a prosperous Blakeney merchant, with a fine 15th century brick-vaulted undercroft. Later the guildhall of Blakeney’s guild of fish merchants.
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Berwick-upon-Tweed Castle and Ramparts
The remains of a medieval castle crucial to Anglo-Scottish warfare.
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In a spectacular cliff-edge position, this unique Bronze Age tomb had a long and complex history as a sacred site. Seen as excavated in 1878 by Cornish antiquarian William Borlase.
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A charming Gothic Revival 'eyecatcher' built in 1760 in the park of the Bishops of Durham. It provided deer with shelter and food, and had grounds for picnics and rooms for enjoying the view.
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RATTIGAN, Sir Terence (1911–1977)
Blue Plaque commemorating playwright Sir Terence Rattigan at 100 Cornwall Gardens, Kensington, London SW7 4BQ, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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Novelist Georgette Heyer was best known for her regency romances and detective fiction. She is recognised by a plaque at the house where she was born, 103 Woodside, Wimbledon.
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Edith Cavell was a British nurse who, as matron of a hospital in Brussels, enabled hundreds of Allied soldiers to escape the German occupation during the First World War. She was caught, put on trial and shot executed in October 1915. Her death sparked international outrage and she became an important symbol – not only wartime sacrifice, but of forgiveness, too.
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Description of Richmond Castle
Much of the 11th-century curtain wall that surrounded the castle enclosure survives, together with many of the castle's main buildings that were ranged along it.
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Wrest Park, like many other country houses, was pressed into service as an auxiliary hospital during the First World War. Official records and diaries give us glimpses of the women who came to Wrest to work as nurses. Unfortunately, many remain unidentified and their important contribution is unrecognised. Can you help us tell their story?