Regent Street: London, England
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Bute Street: Sheffield, England
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Royal Crescent: Bath, England
This is a residential road in a crescent shape consisting of 30 homes. It’s one of the greatest examples of Georgian architecture in the UK. It’s been home to many famous people in the past, but today it has many different uses. Most homes are privately owned, while some are maintained by a housing association. Number One Royal Crescent is a museum showing how a wealthy homeowner might have furnished it in the past, and Number 16 Royal Crescent joined with 15 to become the Royal Crescent Hotel.
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Hever Castle: Kent, England.
This manor started out as a country house built around the early 13th century. Geoffrey Boleyn turned the castle into a manor around 1462, and it was handed down to his grandson, Thomas Boleyn in 1505. It then turned into the childhood home of the future Queen consort of England, Anne Boleyn, and her sister, Mary, and brother, George. Mary was disowned for marrying a commoner, Anne was beheaded with no son, and George had a childless marriage with Lady Rochford. Because of this, the Hever estate was left to King Henry VIII when Thomas Boleyn died in 1539. In 1540, King Henry divorced his then wife, Anne of Cleves. Hever Castle was given to her as part of their settlement. After her childless death, the manor passed through many hands where it fell into a state of disrepair. In 1903, American millionaire William Waldorf Astor restored it and used it as a family residence. It was bought for the last time by Broadland Properties Limited who uses the manor as a conference center, but the castle is also open to the public. Its gardens are famous for its many mazes.
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Sycamore Gap: Hadrian’s Wall, northern England
This hole in the famous wall where a lone tree stands is famous as well. It was used in the movie “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves”, and is such nicknamed “Robin Hood Tree”. It is also a popular photo spot along the wall. The wall itself is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (obviously) and has been described as “the most important monument built by Romans in Britain,”. The photo is larger at the source since Tumblr doesn’t particularly like wide photos.
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