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A Saxon Mill

This is instantly recognizable as the Saxon Mill at Guy’s Cliffe in Warwickshire; it’s mentiontd in the Domesday Book, and there’s a stone dated 1060 by the door, although the mill was running (it’s said) two hunred years earlier, so that it might have ground the corn to make the flour that went into [...] [more...] [$]

Two Little Homes—Biddestone

This book was written by a rich American tourist visiting the UK, and sometimes his condescending attitude that America is the Best [more...] [$]

Framlingham Gate

The entrance to Framlingham Castle in Suffolk; you can see the remains of a coat of arms over the arch. [$]

Front Cover of “England Beautiful”

Light brown buckram (cloth) binding with dark red/purple illustration. [$]

Haddon Hall

A photograph taken from an unusual angle; Haddon Hall is just visible at upper left. The Hall dates back to the 12th century, although the present occupants, the Manners [...] [more...] [$]