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buildings at risk

Battling to save a great old house….

Sep 3, 2023

buildings, television reviews

buildings at risk, Chapel Cleeve Manor, Country House Rescue, History Hit, Jeannie Wilkins, Marten Street, Real Royalty, restorations, Somerset

The Country House Rescue series (all of them) are hit and miss for those who love all things medieval. But Season 4 Episode 2 is about Chapel Cleeve Manor, near Minehead in Somerset. It is a great 15th-century house with much history and is now in grave need of rescuing. The unbelievably stoic efforts of…
Buckden Towers-Heritage at Risk

Mar 9, 2021

anniversaries, buildings, religion

Anne Neville, Bishops of Lincoln, Buckden Towers, buildings at risk, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Edward of Middleham, John Russell, Nottingham, Red Towers, Richard III

Caring for heritage buildings is a never-ending job. They may have stood for hundreds of years but just like every other building, they crumble and decay with time and need urgent restoration. A recently addition to the ever-growing ‘Heritage at Risk’ ledger is Buckden Towers in Cambridgeshire. Formerly known as Buckden Palace, it was home…