Donington Hall, Castle Donington, Leicestershire
Five centuries of rich history associated with this famous manorial,
sporting and residential estate. From medieval hunting lodge to
rambling Tudor mansion and finally Gothic residence. Following the
death of Lord Donington the 5,000 acre estate was finally broken
up and sold to pay crippling debts in 1931. Part became the Donington
racetrack. Today, the house is the headquarters of BMi.
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Donington Hall.
Original proposals by Humphrey Repton 1790. |
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Newspaper Groups
Illustrated histories of houses associated with those whose notorious
deeds or celebrity relationships place them in the public eye.
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Ray Mill House, Laycock,
1863.
Home to Camilla Parker Bowles after her divorce. |
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