Hall Place, Bexley
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Hall Place is situated off the A2 on Bourne Road, Bexley.
Hall Place is the borough's second Class I park and designated historic site. Tudor/Jacobean buildings are set in over 63 hectares of open space and ornamental gardens.
At the centre of the Hall Place Estate stands one of the most important late medieval houses in the south east. Today the house is managed by the Bexley Heritage Trust and offers a variety of permanent and visiting exhibitions as well as educational exhibits and is open for weddings and other functions. The house has a museum. The local studies centre is no longer based at Hall Place and has moved to the Central Library, Bexleyheath.
It has the added attraction of a working nursery within its ground and offers many recreational facilities including rugby, football and cricket. The main entrance is dominated by a busy modern car park and a newly constructed changing room block, which services the nearby sports fields. These fields are used throughout the year by a wide variety of local teams and clubs. A new cafeteria was opened in 2009, replacing the old tea rooms which were built in the early 60s and demolished to facilitate a larger car park.
History
Since they were opened to the public in 1952 by the Duchess of Kent, the award-winning gardens at Hall Place have become a popular attraction, getting more than 100,000 visitors each year from far and wide. Guided tours are available to groups of visitors on request, throughout the year.
Hall Place is a Grade I listed sixteenth century house constructed of rubble masonry with a red brick seventeenth century extension the south side. Since the house was built in 1537-1540 it has changed ownership many times, and during the first half of the nineteenth century it even existed as a school. Apart from the house, nursery and gardens, the park itself boasts many excellent features and offers something of interest to all ages, from sport to heritage. There is a sports field and flood plain.
The River Cray which runs through the grounds of Hall Place adds its own particular feature and is home to many different types of wildlife. Many large fish, including Chub, can be seen in the many pools within the rivers.
Hall Place - Kent's Best Kept Secret
Hall Place in Bexley was a lovely place to visit at the height of summer. Beautiful gardens and an interesting Tudor house to explore, and explore it we did. The gardens are free to walk round and being National Trust members, the house was a mere £5 each, exceptional value.
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Places to see in ( Bexley - UK )
Places to see in ( Bexley - UK )
The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in south-east London, England. It has common borders with the London Borough of Bromley to the south, the Royal Borough of Greenwich to the west, across the River Thames to the north it borders the London Borough of Havering, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and there is a small boundary with the unitary authority of Thurrock in Essex to the north-east. There is a border with Dartford borough to the east and Sevenoaks district to the south-east, both being in the ceremonial county of Kent. The London Borough of Bexley is within the Thames Gateway, an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. The local authority is Bexley London Borough Council.
Prior to the 19th century the area now forming the Borough was practically unoccupied: very few of the present settlements were mentioned in the Domesday Book, although the village of Bexley has a charter dated 814AD. Erith was a port on the River Thames until the 17th century; the opening of the sewage works at nearby Crossness in the late 19th century turned it into an industrial town.
Today's settlement pattern is the result of the gradual extension of the London influence. Until the 19th century it was an area with a few isolated buildings such as the Georgian Danson House. With the coming of the railways building began apace, although the area is still composed of many disconnected settlements, interspersed with area of open ground and parks. The London Borough of Bexley was formed in 1965, under the London Government Act 1963 from the Municipal Boroughs of Bexley and Erith; Crayford Urban District: and part of Chislehurst and Sidcup Urban District.
Bexley, lying as it does on the outer fringe of London, has many relatively large areas of open space. The ridge of higher ground in South London crosses the Borough from its high point of Shooters Hill, on the boundary with the Royal Borough of Greenwich, to end above the River Thames at Belvedere, where the land drops down to the old port of Erith. This high land, whose geology is the sand and pebbles of the Blackheath beds, and which results in heathland, provided the line on the old Roman road (Watling Street) ran between Crayford and Welling. The land falls away to the north of the high ground, across the Erith Marshes to the River Thames, which here makes a loop to the north at Crossness. There is further ridge of less higher ground from the west terminating at Sidcup.
Hall Place is a former stately home, today a Grade I listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument, beside the River Cray on the outskirts of Crayford, south-east of Bexleyheath and north-east of Old Bexley. It is situated just off the A223, Bourne Road, south of Watling Street (A207) and north of the Black Prince interchange of the A2 Rochester Way with the A220.
The principal roads through the Borough include the A2 trunk road; the A20 (Sidcup By-Pass) which generally marks its southern boundary; the A207, which is the route of the erstwhile Watling Street; the A206 which takes traffic from Woolwich and Dartford; and the latter's newer counterpart, the A2016 through Thamesmead. There are also some Long-distance footpaths in the Borough: among them the Thames Path and the London Outer Orbital Path. Bexley Borough has joined with three other adjoining boroughs to for the South East London Green Chain linking green spaces.
There are three suburban railway lines crossing the Borough, all destined to come together at Dartford. The most northerly is the North Kent Line, then the Bexleyheath Line which runs through the centre of the borough and then finally the Dartford Loop Line which runs furthest south. In common with many other boroughs south of the Thames, Bexley has no London Underground lines or any other London-based transport methods like London Tramlink, the Docklands Light Railway or London Overground.
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Hall Place Estate
Hall Place Estate | An important country estate set amongst majestic West Kent countryside
Hall Place House & Garden - Kent -UK
This place is free to go with family and kids, they have a nice café, and the Glass House and parque is free. They have a Butterfly Experience and the tickets is about 4£.
Hall Place House & Garden está localizado em Kent, é um lugar gratuito para passar o dia com a família.
Tem um espaço que é Experiências com Borboletas uma casa de flores com muitas borboleta e o ingresso fica no valor de 4£.
Tem também um café que servem diversas comidas e doces.
Extraordinary Story 5 - Hall Place
The relevance and importance of local history and heritage in Bexley was boosted by Biffaward, when funding allowed Bexley Heritage Trust to inspire thousands with three new interpretation rooms. The Estate has benefitted hugely in terms of visitor numbers, but the impacts are greater on those in and around Bexley, protecting their heritage through a facility that they can be immensely proud of.
Hall Place 2012
Hall Place a beautifully maintained free garden and historic house in Bexley kent UK.
The gardens include flower beds and borders, lawns, topiary, greenhouses and indoor fish pond, Also an historic house suurounded by immaculate flower borders, built in 1537 for Sir John Champneys a wealthy merchant and former Lord Mayor of London
Hall Place Gardens
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Places to see in ( Gravesend - UK )
Places to see in ( Gravesend - UK )
Gravesend is an ancient town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles east-southeast of Charing Cross on the south bank of the Thames Estuary and opposite Tilbury in Essex.Located in the diocese of Rochester, Gravesend is the administrative centre of the Borough of Gravesham.
Its geographical situation has given Gravesend strategic importance throughout the maritime and communications history of South East England. A Thames Gateway commuter town, Gravesend retains strong links with the River Thames, not least through the Port of London Authority Pilot Station and has witnessed rejuvenation since the advent of High Speed 1 rail services via Gravesend railway station.
The location of Gravesend is at a point where the higher land – the lowest point of the dip slope of the North Downs – reaches the river bank. From its origins as a landing place and shipping port, Gravesend gradually extended southwards and eastwards. Gravesend today is a commercial and commuter town, providing a local shopping district: there are several of the multiple stores, and a good range of local shops. It has a market hall, open six days a week, and a recently established farmers' market. Crew for Thames tugboats live in town, with Gravesend watermen often hailing from a family tradition.
Gravesend Town Pier is a unique structure having the first known iron cylinders used in its construction. Gravesend Town Pier was completely refurbished in 2004 and now features a bar and restaurant. Royal Terrace Pier built in 1844 and originally named Terrace Pier, the prefix Royal was added in honour of Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who arrived at the Gravesend on her way to marry Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in 1865.
Situated at the top of Harmer Street, Gravesend Clock Tower, Harmer Street foundation stone was laid on 6 September 1887. An American sculptor, William Ordway Partridge, created a life-size statue of the 17th-century Native American princess Pocahontas.
Windmill Hill, named after its former windmills, offers extensive views across the Thames and was a popular spot for Victorian visitors to the town because of the camera obscura installed at the Old Mill and for its tea gardens and other amusements.
The A2 road passes two miles (3 km) south of Gravesend town centre. Gravesend railway station lies on the North Kent Line, and was opened in 1849. The Gravesend West Line, terminating by the river and for some time operating as a continental ferry connection, closed in 1968. Gravesend is the primary north Kent interchange for high speed and metro rail services. Gravesend is served by several Arriva Kent Thameside bus services connecting the town with other areas in Kent including Dartford, Bluewater and Sevenoaks and to the Medway Towns. Passenger ferry services to Tilbury, Essex, operate daily (except Sundays), from Gravesend Town Pier.
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Vivienne Westwood: Cut from the Past 2015
Danson House, Bexley provides a tailor-made backdrop to the 2015 exhibition Vivienne Westwood: Cut from the Past, which highlights the impact of 18th century art and design on the work of distinguished British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood.
On 16 April 2015, Dame Vivienne Westwood visited Danson House to view the exhibition. She also took part in an event with Ian Kelly, the co-author of her recent biography. In this video Dame Vivienne discusses her work in the fashion industry, in front of an audience in the beautifully restored Georgian dining room of Danson House.
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Places to see in ( Bromley - UK )
Places to see in ( Bromley - UK )
Bromley is a district of south east London, England, located 9.3 miles south east of Charing Cross. Bromley is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Bromley, and identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan.
Bromley was historically a market town chartered since 1158 and an ancient parish in the county of Kent. Its location on a coaching route and the opening of a railway station in 1858 were key to its development, and the economic history of Bromley is underpinned by a shift from an agrarian village to commerce and retail. As part of the suburban growth of London in the 20th century, Bromley significantly increased in population and was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1903.
Bromley has developed into one of a handful of regionally significant commercial and retail districts outside central London and has formed part of Greater London since 1965. Most of Bromley including the town centre falls under the BR1 postcode district, whereas areas to the west towards Shortlands are part of BR2 instead.
Bromley is located 9.3 miles (15 km) south east of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. Bromley is a post town in the BR postcode area, consisting of BR1 and part of the BR2 postcode district. BR1 covers Bromley, Bickley, Sundridge Park and part of Downham; and the BR2 portion covers Hayes, Shortlands, Bickley and Bromley Common.
Other nearby areas:
Beckenham
Bellingham
Catford
Chislehurst
Coney Hall
Elmers End
Eltham
Grove Park
Lewisham
Locksbottom
Mottingham
New Eltham
Orpington
Penge
Petts Wood
Bromley is served by two rail stations , Bromley South station with services to London Victoria nonstop or, via Herne Hill // Kentish Town via Blackfriars and also London St.Pancras (Intl) // trains are available to many other stations incl. Orpington, Sevenoaks via Swanley, Gillingham, Ashford International via Maidstone East and a splitting service to Ramsgate and Dover Priory via Chatham. Bromley North station with services to London Bridge and Charing Cross by changing at Grove Park. Bromley is served by many Transport for London services and an Arriva Kent route, these connect it with areas including Beckenham, Bexleyheath, Catford, Chislehurst, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Eltham, Hayes, Lewisham, New Addington, Orpington, Penge, Sevenoaks, Sidcup, Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and West Wickham.
Alot to see in ( Bromley - UK ) such as :
Down House
Jubilee Country Park
Church House Gardens
Whitehall Recreation Ground
Hayes Common
South Hill Wood
Forster Memorial Park
Hayes Old Rectory Gardens
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Postcard from Brodsworth Hall and Gardens, Yorkshire | England Drone Footage
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Brodsworth Hall was built and the pleasure gardens laid out, in the 1860s. It survived with remarkably few changes until taken on by English Heritage in 1990. The gardens have been restored, and the faded and worn interiors gently conserved, telling the story of the changing fortunes of the people who lived and worked here.
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5 Bed Detached House in Arundel Close, Bexley
Largely extended and situated in a Cul-De-Sac on the cusp of Bexley and South Bexleyheath, this 5 Bedroom Detached House is in a great location for amenities including primary and secondary schools such as Townley Grammar School, Bexleyheath shopping center, parkland, access to the A2, and much more. The property has been updated by the owners to a good standard and benefits from a loft conversion as well as being extended to the rear giving this home plenty of living space and well proportioned bedrooms. The property also benefits from Double Glazing, Gas Central Heating System and Solar Panels.
The accommodation on offer comprises a Porch, Entrance Hall, Ground Floor WC, a light and airy Through Lounge which continues to the Dining Room with bi-fold doors to the rear garden. The Kitchen has been extended and boasts a stylish gloss finish with ample work surface, space for appliances and an integrated oven + hobs with extractor, a wine cooler. The first floor comprises a Landing, 4 Bedrooms, a Family Bathroom, and to the top floor another Double Bedroom with an En-Suite Shower Room.
Externally the property boasts a large western-facing Rear Garden, a Garage and a Driveway to the front providing Off Road Parking.
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Places to see in ( Market Drayton - UK )
Places to see in ( Market Drayton - UK )
Market Drayton is a market town in north Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh and Staffordshire border. It is on the River Tern, between Shrewsbury and Stoke-on-Trent, and was formerly known as Drayton in Hales and earlier simply as Drayton.
Market Drayton is on the Shropshire Union Canal and on Regional Cycle Route 75. The A53 road by-passes the town. The counties of Staffordshire and Cheshire are both close by. In 1245 King Henry III granted a charter for a weekly Wednesday market, giving the town its current name. The market is still held every Wednesday.
Ancient local sites include Audley's Cross, Blore Heath and several Neolithic standing stones. The Devil's Ring and Finger is a notable site 3 miles (5 km) from the town at Mucklestone. These are across the county boundary in neighbouring Staffordshire. The Old Grammar School, in St. Mary's Hall, directly to the east of the church, was founded in 1555 by Rowland Hill, the first Protestant Mayor of London. Former pupils include Robert Clive, and a school desk with the initials RC may still be seen in the town.
The great fire of Drayton destroyed almost 70% of the town in 1651. It was started at a bakery, and quickly spread through the timber buildings. The buttercross in the centre of the town still has a bell at the top for people to ring if there was ever another fire.
Other notable landmarks in the area include: Pell Wall Hall, Adderley Hall, Buntingsdale Hall, Salisbury Hill, Tyrley Locks on the Shropshire Union Canal and the Thomas Telford designed aqueduct. Fordhall Farm has 140 acres (0.57 km2) of community-owned organic farmland located off the A53 between the Müller and Tern Hill roundabouts. The farm trail is open to the public during farm shop opening hours, and on the path is the site of Fordhall Castle, an ancient motte and bailey structure which overlooks the River Tern valley.
To the south-east near the A529 an 18th-century farmhouse stands on the site of Tyrley Castle, which was probably built soon after 1066 and later rebuilt in stone in the 13th century. Nantwich & Market Drayton Railway Society - Meeting regularly in Market Drayton.
Shropshire Council also run a number of bus services under the 'ShropshireLink' brand in addition to the 301 and 302 Market Drayton Town Services. Market Drayton had a railway station which opened in 1863 and closed during the Beeching cuts in 1963. The railway station was located on the Nantwich to Wellington line of the Great Western Railway network and was also the terminus of the Newcastle-under-Lyme line of the North Staffordshire Railway network.
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