Enchanting 18th century crystal grotto is unveiled after one-year restoration...
By Anna Edwards | AIt looks like something out of a fairytale. But this sparkling 18th century crystal grotto is very much a reality – and has today been unveiled after a one-year restoration project....
View ArticleThe glass menagerie: More than a million zoological species preserved in...
By Sam Webb | These fascinating images show just a fraction of one the largest collection of preserved zoological specimens in the world. A shark and myriad other creatures lie preserved in alcohol in...
View ArticleHow Rupert Grint became a £13million property wizard: Harry Potter star, 24,...
By Alasdair Glennie | 5 View comments Mischief managed: Rupert Grint is investing his Potter millions wisely After rising to fame as Harry Potter’s sidekick, it seems Rupert Grint is working some magic...
View ArticleThe £3million garage sale: Family of aristocrats auction entire contents of...
By Harriet Arkell | An aristocratic family who want to downsize from their 12-bedroom ancestral home are selling off the entire contents in what must be the ultimate garage sale. Auctioneers say that...
View ArticleDisowned by Cameron, the raffish men-only club that his father once ran
By Harry Mount | As the BBC is embroiled in yet another row over sexism after presenter John Inverdale’s poorly judged on air-comments, and MPs scramble in Westminster to condemn male-only...
View ArticleDisowned by David Cameron, the raffish men-only club that his father once ran
By Harry Mount | As the BBC is embroiled in yet another row over sexism after presenter John Inverdale’s poorly judged on air-comments, and MPs scramble in Westminster to condemn male-only...
View Article7,000 acre Scottish Highlands estate with nine properties and salmon fishing...
By Helen Lawson | A country estate in the Scottish Highlands with nine homes, its own salmon fishing river and 7,000 acres of land could be yours – if you’ve got £8million going spare. The Gledfield...
View ArticleGledfield estate in Ardgay near Inverness up for sale for £8million
By Helen Lawson | A country estate in the Scottish Highlands with nine homes, its own salmon fishing river and 7,000 acres of land could be yours – if you’ve got £8million going spare. The Gledfield...
View ArticleContents of a stately home fetch £3million after being sold by aristocrat...
By Rob Cooper | A huge ‘garden sale’ of the contents of a stately home has netted an aristocrat family over £3million. William and Jennifer Copeland are moving out of Trelissick House in Cornwall and...
View ArticleWooden railway built more than 200 years ago discovered near former colliery
By Hugo Gye | Archaeologists looking for Roman remains have stumbled across an even more historic find – a wooden railway which was instrumental in the development of the Industrial Revolution. An...
View ArticleHow 18th century doctors blamed CHOCOLATE for making women ‘hysterical’
By Emma Robertson | Sounds laughable now: 18th century doctors put chocolate restrictions on nuns, believing it was responsible for the supposed ‘hysteria plague’ at the time Eating too much chocolate...
View Article18th century doctors blamed CHOCOLATE for making women ‘hysterical’
By Emma Robertson | Sounds laughable now: 18th century doctors put chocolate restrictions on nuns, believing it was responsible for the supposed ‘hysteria plague’ at the time Eating too much chocolate...
View ArticlePiercefield House: Battle to save 18th century country estate admired by...
By Nick Enoch | In the late 18th century, the well-heeled came in their droves to admire the views along the Wye Valley. The lush countryside of Monmouthshire, in south-east Wales, proved an...
View Article‘Too many charity shops and the church is a relic’: BBC’s Fiona Bruce upsets...
By John Stevens | BBC star presenter Fiona Bruce, pictured, seems unimpressed by Sudbury, Suffolk, famous for being the birthplace of 18th-century painter Thomas Gainsborough Perhaps it wasn’t such a...
View ArticleBBC’s Fiona Bruce upsets locals in Sudbury, Suffolk, with disparaging...
By John Stevens | 7 View comments BBC star presenter Fiona Bruce, pictured, seems unimpressed by Sudbury, Suffolk, famous for being the birthplace of 18th-century painter Thomas Gainsborough Perhaps it...
View ArticleBishops Castle: hotelier demands chiming 18th century clock in market town is...
By Anna Edwards | A hotelier has demanded an ancient clock stop chiming every 15 because it is keeping his customers awake. The town hall clock in Bishops Castle in Shropshire which has rung every 15...
View ArticleFrozen in time: Incredible pictures showing vivid colours from inside an...
By Kieran Corcoran | These extraordinary pictures give a glimpse into a beautiful underground landscape, the eerie remains of a once-bustling mine in Wales. The Dinas silica mine, at the head of Neath...
View ArticleStriking collection of male nudes from 1700s to go on display in London
By Ruth Styles | A rare collection of French 18th century male nudes is to go on display next month at London’s Wallace Collection. The stunning charcoal drawings were created by some of the greats of...
View Article£40,000-a-year to live in the house Wordsworth hated: Isolated listed home on...
By Francesca Infante | The rare chance to live a castaway lifestyle while actually only a stone’s throw from civilisation has become available after a tiny island went on theThe post £40,000-a-year to...
View ArticleMansion built by husband and wife for 18th century-themed wedding… and sold...
By Daily Mail Reporters | A well-to-do Canadian couple are selling their opulent $17.8 million mansion, which has a palace-like balcony purpose-built for the newlywed’s first kiss. The 24,000 squareThe...
View ArticleChâteau de Versailles: Mansion built by couple for 18th century-themed wedding
By Daily Mail Reporters | A well-to-do Canadian couple are selling their opulent $17.8 million mansion, which has a palace-like balcony purpose-built for the newlywed’s first kiss. The 24,000 squareThe...
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