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Belton House is an English country house in Lincolnshire. An English country house is a large house or mansion in the English countryside. Such houses were often owned by individuals who also owned a town house. This allowed them to spend time in the country and in the city—hence, for these people, the term distinguished between town and country.
This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence for a significant family or a notable figure in history.
"Country House" is a song by English alternative rock band Blur. It was released as the lead single from the band's fourth studio album, The Great Escape (1995), on 14 August 1995 by Food Records and Parlophone .
Country House or The Country House may refer to: English country house, a large house or mansion in the English countryside; Country house (Spain), a type of a tourist accommodation; Country House (horse), an American racehorse "Country House" (song), a 1995 song by Blur; The Country House, 2014 play by Donald Margulies; The Country House ...
The Edwardian Country House is a British historical reenactment reality television miniseries produced by Channel 4.First aired weekly in the UK beginning in April 2002, [1] it was later broadcast in the United States on PBS stations as Manor House in 2003, [2] where extra footage was added.
During the 20th century, the dispersal of a country house's contents became a frequent event. The sale of Mentmore Towers' contents highlighted the issue.. Two years before the beginning of World War I, on 4 May 1912, the British magazine Country Life carried a seemingly unremarkable advertisement: the roofing balustrade and urns from the roof of Trentham Hall could be purchased for £200. [9]
Country house hotels (116 P) I. Country houses in Ireland (1 C, 50 P) J. Great Houses in Jamaica (10 P) M. Manor houses (1 C, 14 P) P. Plantation houses in the United ...
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