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The house has been much used as a film location, including: Libel (1959); several episodes of the BBC science-fiction television series Doctor Who, and for 30 years a Doctor Who Exhibition was hosted on the grounds, [5] with an event celebrating the series's 20th anniversary being held at the house at Easter 1983; the Indian Hindi film Mohabbatein (2000); [6] [7] and the BBC show How to ...
This is a list of Grade I listed buildings in Wiltshire, England, in the United Kingdom.. These buildings are protected for their historic significance. There is a parallel system for ancient monuments, known as 'scheduling', which means that there is not a consistent approach to sites like castles, abbeys and henges, which may be listed, scheduled or both.
The castle was held directly by the Norman kings; its castellan was generally also the sheriff of Wiltshire. In 1075, the Council of London established Herman as the first bishop of Salisbury (Seriberiensis episcopus), [20] uniting his former sees of Sherborne and Ramsbury into a single diocese which covered the counties of Dorset, Wiltshire ...
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Dyrham Park was one of the houses used as a filming location for the 1993 Merchant Ivory film The Remains of the Day (others included Badminton House and Powderham Castle). [42] The house was used for outdoor and garden scenes in the 1999 BBC mini-series Wives and Daughters. [43] In 2003, it was the filming location for the BBC One series ...
Bowood is a Grade I listed Georgian country house in Wiltshire, England, that has been owned for more than 250 years by the Fitzmaurice family. The house, with interiors by Robert Adam , stands on extensive grounds which include a garden designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown .
In the 1914–18 war the castle was a hospital. [2] In the 1939–45 war the castle was occupied by British and American troops and entertained Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, Gen. Mark Clark and Maj. Gen. Sir Michael O'Moore Creagh. [2] Longford Castle is shown from the air at the end of the 2001 film The Princess Diaries as the castle in ...
Location and coordinates Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes Fountain The Orangery, Longleat: Early 19th century: Unknown Fountain: Stone: Grade II listed. [39] A fountain in the gardens of The Orangery. Heaven's Gate: Heaven's Gate, Longleat: 2001: Paul Norris Sculpture: Stone, granite