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Regency Estates: Burghley House

By Anne | December 22, 2022 - 7:34 am |January 11, 2023 Regency Estates

Burghley House in Lincolnshire near Stamford was built in the 16th century for Sir William Cecil, the Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. Continue →

Regency Estates: Highclere Castle

By Anne | September 28, 2022 - 6:25 am |October 7, 2022 Regency Estates

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Highclere Castle in Hampshire, England was constructed in the 17th century (around 1679) on the foundations of the original medieval palace of the Bishops of Continue →

Regency Estates: Drumlanrig Castle

By Anne | July 30, 2022 - 6:56 am |August 15, 2022 Regency Estates

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The Land of Burns (1840) Constructive from pink sandstone, the “Pink Palace” is nestled at the 80,000 acre Queensberry Estate in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Continue →

Regency Household: An Egyptian Chimney Front

By Anne | February 6, 2021 - 7:25 am |February 16, 2021 Regency Household

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This engraving and the description appeared in the 1823 book “Modern Furniture” by Augustus Pugin and J Stafford. Napolean’s Egyptian Campaign in the early 19 Continue →