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Gravestone slab - Here lieth in hope of a joyfull resurrection , the body of Thomas Corbett who departed this life January 19th …… in the 68th year of his age - Church St Swithin, Lower Quinton Warwickshire,
Basildon Park
Basildon Park estate was bought by Francis Sykes in 1771.
Sykes had made his fortune in the East India Company and required a home befitting his status. He demolished the original house and employed architect John Carr to build the mansion that survives to this day.
The Sykes family owned the house until 1838.
The Morrison family owned Basildon Park from 1838 to 1928. It was originally bought by Liberal MP James Morrison who passed it to his eldest son Charles. On his death it was inherited by his sister Ellen who died just seven months later, leaving it to her nephew Major James Archibald Morrison.
During the Second World War, the estate was requisitioned. It served several purposes including being used by the 101st Airborne Division of the American Army for D-Day training, and later as a prisoner-of-war camp for German and Italian soldiers. This was all vital to the war effort but inevitably resulted in severe damage to the house and estate.
In 1952 Lord and Lady Iliffe bought the semi-ruined Basildon Park.
The couple set about restoring the house sensitively to its former glory, with the addition of modern-day comforts such as central heating, a contemporary kitchen and bathrooms.
They restored the elegant interior and scoured the country searching for 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings to fill their comfortable new home.
The fine paintings, fabrics and furniture they bought can still be enjoyed by visitors today.
The house and gardens have been featured in several Film and TV drama productions including Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton, Downtown Abbey, The Gentlemen and The Crown.
Lord and Lady Iliffe gifted the house, together with 400 acres of parkland, to the National Trust in 1978.
Grade I Listed
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The Library
Lord Iliffe used this room as his study.
Mirror over the fireplace:
Pier Glass
by Robert Adam
1773-174
Glitwood and Glass
The small Norman church of St Leonard, a few houses and farm buildings, are all that remains of the medieval villages of Upper and Lower Lemington. Nave, chancel, south porch and a Victorian north vestry, are hidden by yew trees as you approach from the south. You enter through a C12 door and find a stoup just to the east of the entrance. The Norman north door survives as does a battered cross above the bellcote. The chancel is Early English with lancets to the north and larger later windows to the south. The chancel was damaged by cannon fire in the Civil War and the queenpost roof dates from the late C17. The early Norman chancel arch is only 4ft wide and has small squints on either side. The Norman font which can be seen in the chancel was replaced by a very small Victorian font. C18 pulpit with reading desk, restored arms of George III above the chancel arch. East window c.1888 Lavers, Barraud and Westlake. West window J.E. Nuttgens 1932 and north nave window by Alexander Gibbs 1871. Interesting brass 1636 to Charles and Peter Grevill in the sanctuary. There is a consecration cross on the north jamb of the chancel arch and several small votive crosses. There is a mass-dial and the single bell was cast by Richard Sanders of Bromsgrove in 1722.
Lower Than Atlantis
Opening for All Time Low
Glasgow o2 Academy
Saturday February 9th 2013
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Staten Island Ferry
The Staten Island Ferry is a passenger ferry service operated by the New York City Department of Transportation that runs between the boroughs of Manhattan and Staten Island. The Staten Island Ferry is free and provides great view of the lower Manhattan skyline and Statue of Liberty.