Recommended Historic Buildings in England

Durham Castle in the town of Durham, in the county of County Durham
Durham Castle is another one of Durham's magnificent buildings. It was founded in 1072 and such was the impregnability of the...
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Durham Cathedral in the town of Durham, in the county of County Durham
One of the finest buildings in the world. This huge cathedral which is third only to Canterbury and York in ecclesiastical...
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Dyrham Park in the town of Dyrham, in the county of Gloucestershire
This engaging house sits serenely in a beautiful wooded Gloucestershire valley, surrounded by an old deer park. It is built of...
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East Riddlesden Hall in the town of Keighley, in the county of West Yorkshire
For a glorious day out amongst spectacular countryside where you get an evocative glimpse into the past there are few properties...
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Ely Cathedral in the town of Ely, in the county of Cambridgeshire
Sitting majestically above the River Ouse, Ely cathedral presents an awesome sight with its towers sweeping 217 feet towards an...
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Fairfax House in the town of York, in the county of North Yorkshire
They say first impressions count and they do, for looking at the beautiful facade of Fairfax House, designed by John Carr, noted...
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Felbrigg Hall in the town of Felbrigg, in the county of Norfolk
Felbrigg Hall is an outstanding Jacobean house built in about 1620, with a later west front in the William and Mary style. ...
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Frampton Court in the town of Frampton on Severn, in the county of Gloucestershire
Designed by Bristol architect John Strahan and built between 1731 and 1733, Frampton Court is built from Bath stone in the...
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Frampton Manor in the town of Frampton on Severn, in the county of Gloucestershire
This is a magnificent timber frame property dating back to the 12th-century, with alterations from between its inception and the...
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Friends Meeting House in the town of St Helens, in the county of Merseyside
George Shaw of Bickerstaffe first established this handsome stone-built house of 1679 as a place of Quaker worship, since then...
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Furness Abbey in the town of Barrow in Furness, in the county of Cumbria
St Mary of Furness was founded in 1123 by Stephen, later King of England.
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Gainsborough Old Hall in the town of Gainsborough, in the county of Lincolnshire
Gainsborough Old Hall is one of the largest and most outstanding surviving examples of a late medieval house in the country. It...
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Gainsborough's House in the town of Sudbury, in the county of Suffolk
An unusual and elegant joining of two old fashioned properties from the 1500's made this an attractive home for the Gainsborough...
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Gawthorpe Hall in the town of Padiham, in the county of Lancashire
Gawthorpe Hall, home of the Shuttleworth family for several centuries lies close to the traditional Lancastrian market town of...
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Georgian House, Bristol in the town of Bristol, in the county of Somerset
Centuries ago the great docks of Bristol drew many wealthy merchants to the town, fortunes were founded by these early...
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Glenn Mill in the town of Abingdon, in the county of Oxfordshire
A rural water-powered corn mill on a tributary of the River Ock. The present building of local limestone and the working parts...
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Greenway in the town of Galmpton, in the county of Devon
The house called Greenway sitting serenely in attractive countryside has been an important Devon home for centuries, during which...
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Haddon Hall in the town of Bakewell, in the county of Derbyshire
Perched in a picturesque position above the Derbyshire River Wye, the grey stone walls of Haddon House tempt invitingly, and you...
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Hadleigh Castle in the town of Hadleigh, in the county of Essex
Built by the Normans on the approach to London, lived in by 3 queens; Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr....
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Halsway Manor in the town of Crowcombe, in the county of Somerset
Halsway Manor is unique residential Folk Centre set on the southern slopes of the Quantock Hills in West Somerset. Set in...
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