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  2. Mentmore Towers - Wikipedia

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    In 1992 the Mentmore Golf and Country Club opened, on land previously owned by the estate; it closed in 2015. The house is currently abandoned. [11] Mentmore Towers is a Grade I listed building, with its park and gardens listed Grade II*. [12]

  3. Destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain - Wikipedia

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    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]

  4. Blackborough House - Wikipedia

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    On 17 September 2016 an auction was held, in preparation for the house sale, of 1,000-plus lots of motor vehicle remains and spare parts that occupied the house and grounds. [ 9 ] In 2018 planning permission was requested to develop the house and grounds into a 64 bedroom hotel and spa with four linked pavilions and seven detached villas in the ...

  5. List of lost settlements in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    New Quay (Devon) – A port on the river Tamar abandoned in the early 20th century. Morwellham Quay – A port upstream from New Quay that was partially abandoned after the closure of most of the local mines in the early 20th century, now an open-air museum. Sutreworde, mentioned in the Domesday book, but abandoned in favour of nearby Lustleigh

  6. Leicestershire Deserted Villages and Lost Places - Wikipedia

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    The university's continuing annual excavation of the Burrough Hill site has highlighted its long residential history and subsequent decline. The Knave Hill abandoned Saxon settlement which was featured by Time Team on Channel 4 in 2008, also brought greater and wider recognition of the wealth of deserted and lost places in Leicestershire.

  7. Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property - Wikipedia

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    An abandoned car Maui Police Department sticker, to be affixed to cars which are suspected of having been abandoned. Property is generally deemed to have been abandoned if it is found in a place where the true owner likely intended to leave it, but is in such a condition that it is apparent that he or she has no intention of returning to claim it.

  8. List of ghost towns by country - Wikipedia

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    It was transferred to tribal land and renamed to Msauli. Leydsdorp is an abandoned mining town near Tzaneen in Limpopo province. [11] Millwood is an abandoned mining town near Knysna. [12] Plaatjieskraal is an abandoned fishing town near Pearly Beach. Pomfret is an abandoned asbestos mining town in the North West province.

  9. Baron Hill, Anglesey - Wikipedia

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    The mansion was abandoned afterwards and is still abandoned and derelict to this day. The mansion and grounds are on private property and there is no public access The Bulkeley Memorial (at 53°16′21″N 4°06′49″W  /  53.272575°N 4.113640°W  / 53.272575; -4.113640  ( Bulkeley Memorial ) ) was built on the crest of Baron Hill