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Duncombe Park, North Yorkshire

This May 2009 itinerary covered Burton Agnes Hall (1601-10), Nunnington Hall, Duncombe Park and Rievaulx Terrace, Sledmere House (1783-1800) and the magnificent Castle Howard, setting for the 1981 TV and 2008 film adaptations of Brideshead Revisited, including Nicholas Hawksmoor’s Mausoleum (1731-42).

The 40-page generously illustrated handbook provides detailed notes of the history and architecture of each of these houses, together with suggestions for background reading.

For introductions to some of the sites mentioned in the handbook, please click here.

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Contact:  0114-242-0951 or 07946-650672 or mike@mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk