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Basing House (Basingstoke)
 Basing House (Basingstoke) ... 1535 as a new palace for William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester. Later it was a major English Tudor palace and castle.Newest Review: ... Tudor barn, the last surviving intact building from the Basing House complex, built in 1535 and measuring 120 feet long with an oak framed roof. On the outside brickwork can be seen the scars of the civil war when it took a beating from canon balls. The barn was used to store corn and barley and the many slit windows on the walls provided ventilation for the corn. Remains of the House - not ... more ... a lot actually remains of the house, but you can see the site of the great gatehouse with it's approach by bridge, the underground kitchens of the old house, the buttery cellar of the great hall used to store butts of wine and beer barrels and recen...more |
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Basing House (Basingstoke): Henry VIII woz 'ere (2157 words)
by - written on 24/07/09 (Very useful, 137 readings)
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During a recent stay with relatives in Hampshire, my partner and I were looking for interesting places to visit. We fancied the living history museum 'Milestones' in Basingstoke and afterwards decided to combine it with a trip across town to the historical ruins of Basing House. For some reason lately our holidays nearly always include a visit to some sort of ruin, abbey or historical palace - must be our age! History ****** Sir William Paulet, the first Marquess of Winchester, built basing House in 1535 on the site of a former Norman castle. It was described as "the largest private house in the kingdom", and was so palatial that it ... Read the complete review
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