1 Weddington Castle (apparently standing in 1947) was probably on the site of the capital mansion-house mentioned in a suit of 1566. It may have been built by Thomas, Marquis ...
The site of Weddington Castle which was built during the Post Medieval period. It was situated west of Castle Road, Weddington, but is now destroyed.
By the principle of utility is meant that principle which approves or disapproves of every action whatsoever, according to the tendency it appears to have to augment or diminish the ...
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Bentham’s first recorded visit was in late October 1789, when he intended to stay there for three days. A surviving letter to a member of the Vernon ...
1 This is the possible site of “Swearing Castle”, which appears on Beightons map of 1725, and it is shown in Dugdale’s History of Warwickshire 1730 as a large house. ...
The possible site of Swearing Castle dating from between the Post Medieval and Imperial periods. The castle is known from documentary evidence. Various finds have been recovered from the site, including a buckle. It is located 800m north east of Willington.
Astley Castle has a rich and varied history. In 1266 Warin de Bassingburn was granted a licence to enclose the manor house at Astley with a dyke and walls, and ...
To identify exactly what inspires great works of art is an impossible task. However, when presented with the ideal subject artists often flock to paint, draw or sculpt it.
Warwick Castle, ...
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The second Earl was not only a collector of art, but seemed to enjoy participating in the creation of it too. It has been noted that both ...
By the year 1816 the walls of Warwick Castle held one of England’s most ambitious collections of Old Master Portraiture ever assembled. Despite the sale of the Castle in 1978 ...
You may not be aware that Warwick was visited on at least two occasions by one of the most famous painters of the 18th century. Giovanni Antonio Canal (1697-1768) was ...