Victory in Japan, August 1945 marked the end of World War 2, and was celebrated by a two day holiday in the UK. USA and Australia, people crowded onto the streets singing, dancing and letting off fireworks...or like here, between Scott Hall & Chapletown Rds, residents had a community street party to celebrate the end of six long years of conflict...Photo. Y.P.A.
Gas up the car and take this hauntingly beautiful road trip to some of the creepiest abandoned places in Iowa.
Nettlebed Hospice
This disturbing asylum would look right at home in a horror movie - but it can be found right here in Scotch Grove, Iowa.
In an earlier post I wrote about exquisite tiny gothic revival cottages. There is of course a different side to the gothic home—giant gothic houses. In the continuing spirit of Halloween and haunte…
Labassa, 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North. Labassa is one of Australia's most opulent 19th Century mansions with fie architectural detailing, embossed wallpapers and a grand staircase. Completed in 1890 for Cobb & Co. millionaire Alexander Roberston, the mansion was designed by German architect JAB Koch in the French Renaissance style.
Mixing brilliant paints and bold fabrics, the stylish linens matriarch displays her signature flair at this historic stone manor
Pumpkin-like gargoyles and grotesques peer down from the rooftop of this unassuming apartment building in Illinois.
Labassa, 2 Manor Grove, Caulfield North. Labassa is one of Australia's most opulent 19th Century mansions with fine architectural detailing, embossed wallpapers and a grand staircase. Completed in 1890 for Cobb & Co. millionaire Alexander Roberston, the mansion was designed by German architect JAB Koch in the French Renaissance style.
The Inn at Willow Grove is a Wedding Venue in Orange, VA. Read reviews, view photos, see special offers, and contact The Inn at Willow Grove directly on The Knot.
Rainthorpe Hall is an exceptional Elizabethan manor house that features magnificent stained glass and panelling.
Rodmarten Manor, Gloucestershire Photo by Poppins’ Garden
Review on meeting and event spaces at The Grove Hotel and Spa, Watford. Ideal for corporate event planners and organisers to help make events extraordinary.
Exploring Oxford and England
As The Land Gardeners, Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld are establishing a reputation for designing walled gardens and growing cut flowers at their Wardington Manor base
Until 1973, a large three-storied mansion still stood in The Grove, Walton, between Terrace Road and Carlton Road, on a plot of land surrounded by Grove Crescent.
These five newly opened manor hotels make for stylish country retreats
UVA '19
