Fancy splashing out? Grade II listed 50ft high water tower built in 1853 is transformed into £595k three-bed home after undergoing Grand Designs-style conversion The tower was originally built in 1853 and supplied water to the town of Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire The building’s change of use was subject to protests from a town’s Civic Society as … Read more
If you’re dreaming of owning a lavish mansion straight out of Netflix’s hit series Bridgerton, look no further than this beautiful property, which has just hit the market. A beautiful stately home has just become available that is sure to satisfy all those period property needs and impress the Ton – and it could be … Read more
It began serving beer on its current site in the 1600s and survived the Great Plague but the Lamb and Flag in Oxford is set to close for good after being hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Grade II-listed pub where JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis and Thomas Hardy once visited has shut its doors after … Read more
It began serving beer on its current site in the 1600s and survived the Great Plague but the Lamb and Flag in Oxford is set to close for good after being hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The Grade II-listed pub where JRR Tolkien, CS Lewis and Thomas Hardy once visited has shut its doors after … Read more
A breathtaking Grade II-listed townhouse built for King Henry VIII’s confessor has hit the market for £6.25million. Longlands House was built for John Longland, Bishop of Lincoln, understood to have been one of the first to persuade the Tudor King to annul his marriage to first wife Catherine of Aragon. The six-bedroom property in Henley-on-Thames has a … Read more
A Grade II listed former pub converted into an award-winning four-bedroom house has hit the market for £900,000. The Princess of Wales pub in Little Abington, Cambridgeshire, was built in 1820 but closed in 1963. Locals believe it was possibly named after Princess Alexandra of Wales, the wife of the future King Edward VII, before it … Read more
Myleene Klass praised her eldest daughter Ava, 13, on Thursday night after she passed her grade seven cello exam in lockdown. Taking to Instagram, the classically trained musician, 42, revealed that she had accompanied Ava on the piano during the virtual examination. Myleene gushed that she was ‘super proud’ of her eldest child and sweetly called her … Read more
Kate Middleton’s friend Rose Hanbury has gone all frugal as she looks to do up her 18th century Grade I listed home on the cheap. The wife of David Cholmondeley, 58, who is the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, took to Instagram to ask for help to find some new rugs. The couple – who are worth … Read more
GCSE and A-Level exam grade boundaries should be lowered next year to compensate for effects of the pandemic, Ofqual says Ofqual is urging Government to ensure that exams are ‘less daunting’ in 2021 Chief regulator Dame Glenys Stacey has written letter to Education Secretary Argues that pandemic is impacting learning so exams should be more … Read more
A solid stone former warehouse on the River Exe in Devon with three bedrooms, a vaulted ceiling and a Juliet balcony has been put up for sale for £1.5million. The stylish Grade II-listed property in Topsham has windows all the way down one side of the house, a balcony on the ground floor and a … Read more