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Scottish castle on market for £1.25m after battle over £230 debt ends

24-06-2022 14:31

Previous owner of Knockderry Castle was evicted after refusing to pay bill that then spiralled to £30,000A Baronial castle that has been at the centre of a 25-year legal battle over a £230 debt has gone on the market for more than £1.25m.Knockderry, on the west coast of Scotland, was designed by the architect Alexander “Greek” Thomson and is A-listed, largely on account of its ornate and richly panelled Leiperian interior, which is considered one of the finest examp

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‘Those bastard developments’ – why the inventor of the shopping mall denounced his creation

24-06-2022 13:03

The world’s first indoor mall was meant to usher in a utopian dream. But its creator, an Austrian who had fled the Nazis, came to believe a nightmare had been unleashed that ‘destroyed our cities’‘Every day will be a perfect shopping day,” cooed the adverts for America’s first indoor mall when it opened in Edina, Minnesota, in 1956. Edina is blanketed by snow and ice in winter, and baked by unbearably humid heat in summer. The Southdale Center offered the blis

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Inside the lair of the She-Wolf of France: why you should visit Castle Rising

24-06-2022 11:00

A seat of the Plantagenets and once home to Isabella, wife of King Edward II, this fortress is a trip that satisfies the mind, lifts the spirit and takes its visitors back in timeCastle Rising castle. Once you say it, there’s no obvious place to stop: “Castle-Rising-castle-rising … castle … rising … castle.” This chant would come, without fail, from the back of the car as we headed past fields of lavender, between high hedgerows, down narrow lanes leading t

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Open your eyes to Britain’s hidden history. Here’s our pick of places to explore

24-06-2022 08:00

From prehistoric stone circles and cave art to castles and galleries, our writers pick their favourite spots for a day outHidden histories. In 2022, this phrase may bring to mind heated arguments at the National Trust, disputes over controversial statues, and the righteous efforts of campaigners and academics to write various groups of people back into the shared story of these islands. But perhaps it has a double meaning. I’ve always thought of Britain as in some way hidden: a nooks and c

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