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    Witley Court, in Great Witley, Worcestershire, England, is a ruined Italianate mansion. Built for the Foleys in the seventeenth century on the site of...
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    promotional clip for "A Whiter Shade of Pale" was shot in the ruins of Witley Court in Worcestershire, England. It features four of the five musicians who...
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    Witley is a village in the civil parish of Witley and Milford in the Waverley district in Surrey, England centred 2.6 miles (4 km) south west of the town...
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  • some of the foremost gardens of the mid-Victorian era. These included Witley Court in Worcestershire, Castle Howard in Yorkshire, Treberfydd in Powys and...
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    Hall until the 1830s, after which Witley Court served as the main residence along with Dudley House. Witley Court was sold in 1920 and became derelict...
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  • fountains designed for William Ward, 1st Earl of Dudley (1817–1885) at Witley Court, Worcestershire, England, and in the town of Dudley. He was born in Kelso...
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    responsibility was transferred to Martley Poor Law Union. The village is home to Witley Court, a Jacobean country house extended on a number of occasions throughout...
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  • Thomas Foley (died 1677) (1616–1677), British ironmaster, builder of Witley Court estate, member of Parliament for Bewdley Thomas Foley (died 1701) (c...
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  • Duchess of Edinburgh, Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1947–4 July 1949) Witley Court Worcestershire Wood Farm Sandringham Estate From his retirement in 2017...
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    Kenilworth Castle in Warwickshire, Croome Court and Witley Court in Worcestershire, Wrest Park in Bedfordshire, Westbury Court Garden in Gloucestershire, and the...
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    residence at his newly purchased house, Witley Court in Worcestershire, from 1842 until 1846. While at Witley Court she had two chaplains – Rev. John Ryle...
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    He inherited a substantial fortune and the palatial family seat at Witley Court. Dudley sat with the Conservative Party in the House of Lords, and was...
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    jewels, but gave her no say in the running of their magnificent homes at Witley Court and Dudley House. For 14 years this queen of beauty lived in something...
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    Stourport there are several large manor and country houses, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall, Pool House, Areley Hall, Hartlebury and Abberley Hall (with...
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    area between Stourport and Bewdley are several large country houses. Witley Court, Astley Hall, and Pool House are considered particularly significant...
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    and the Clent Hills West Midlands Safari Park near Bewdley. Witley Court at Great Witley – a burnt-out shell of a large English stately home, famous for...
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  • Farm, near Cromhall, Gloucestershire Tortworth Court, Spring Park Earl of Dudley Dudley House, Witley Court, Himley Hall, Dudley Castle Earl of Durham Lambton...
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  • some of the locations utilised. Filming also took place at the ruins of Witley Court, Worcestershire, the University of Salford, Salford Museum and Art Gallery...
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    Russell baronetcy, of Wytley in the County of Worcester (i.e. Witley Court, Great Witley), was created in the Baronetage of England on 12 March 1627 for...
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  • Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings in England. September 7 – Witley Court in Worcestershire, England, is gutted by fire. J. M. Richards becomes...
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  • ironmaster and prominent local landowner, whose main estate was at Great Witley, west of Stourport in Worcestershire, but with strong Stourbridge connections...
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    (Eng), Glamorganshire Golf Club Invitational (Wal) 1902 Leeds Cup (Eng), Witley Court Invitational (Eng), Edzell Golf Club Open Meeting (Sco) 1903 The Open...
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    They instead lived in great grandeur on their mineral wealth at Witley Court at Great Witley in Worcestershire. In 1934, the Duke and Duchess of Kent honeymooned...
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  • Festival, bringing the composer to international attention. 7 September – Witley Court in Worcestershire is gutted by fire. 30 September – last issue of The...
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    Herbert Smith, 1st Baronet, Kidderminster carpet manufacturer and owner of Witley Court (see Smith of Kidderminster baronets). Alf Tabb, Kidderminster cycle...
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  • destroyed almost all of the studio's pre-1932 silent films. September 7 – Witley Court in Worcestershire, England, burned down. September 17 – Rotunde, a landmark...
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    Stourport-on-Severn, there are several large manor and country houses, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall, Pool House, Areley Hall, Hartlebury and Abberley Hall (with...
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    Stourport-on-Severn in an area with several large manors and country houses, including Witley Court, Astley Hall, Pool House, Areley Hall and Hartlebury and Abberley Hall...
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    Nunwell House, Nunwell Isle of Wight (1805–07) Sandridge Park (1805) Witley Court (1805–06) Market House Chichester (1807) Ravensworth Castle (1808) Caerhays...
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  • Hymn to Life (New York: Random House, 1974). The Fireproof Floors of Witley Court; English Songs and Dances (Newark & West Burke, Vt.: Janus Press, 1976)...
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