Lilliput Lane Cottages Q to S
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Radcliff Camera LL3096
Oxford's famous landmark which opened in 1749, was designed by the architect, James Gibbs, as a memorial to Dr John Radcliffe, a royal physician who bequeathed his great collection of scientific books along with £40,000 when he died in 1714. Camera is Latin for "chamber" or "room".
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Restful Retreat LL2901
Surrey, South East 10.cm
Built in the nineteenth century and designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, this magnificent church in Godstone, featuring a bell tower and overhanging jetty, sits alongside a picturesque group of eight timber-framed almshouses.
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Robert Burns Cottage LL2810
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Round House Monmouth LL2876
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Romany Wedding LL3235
This idyllic 'Church in the Wood', as it is known locally, was built in 1883 to serve the Gypsy community that lived on Bramdean Common at that time.
Such 'temporary' buildings were built from corrugated iron as they could be erected in a matter of days very cost effectively and were available in kit form from catalogues and even exhibited at the 'Great Exhibition'.
With its small spire and stained glass window, this wonderful example of a 'tin tabernacle' - 'tabernacle' meaning 'a moveable dwelling', as it was not uncommon for them to be dismantled and rebuilt elsewhere once permanent places of worship were provided - took just five days to build.
Our scene depicts a Romany Wedding and a beautiful bow-topped caravan waiting to take the happy couple on their honeymoon completes the romance of this unique 'temporary' building which has stood the test of time
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The Royal Observatory LL3172
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height: 7.5cm Length: 9.0cm
2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, so, what better time to produce this magnificent building which houses the UK Astronomy Technology Centre?
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Scottish Clock Tower Cottage | $40.00
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Scottish Clock Tower Cottage LL3225
Situated on the banks of the River Dee midway along the northern shore of Loch Ken, the pretty estate village of Parton was built in 1901 to house the workers of the Parton House Estate, which, sadly, was demolished in 1964. It is famous for its attractive terrace of Arts and Crafts houses and listed red-bricked octagonal building, which housed eight privies to serve the cottages.
Remarkably, this delightful example topped with its very own clock tower was used as a byre and housed pigs before being converted into a laundry for the communal use of the employees.
In 1793 the famous poet, Robert Burns visited Parton and wrote of his stay: 'a beautiful situation on the banks of the Dee. In the evening we walked out, and ascended a gentle eminence, from which we had as fine a view of Alpine scenery as can well be imagined.'
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Shopping in the Shambles LL3113
With the illuminated shop windows adding a lovely warm tone, our
wonderful scene depicts The Shambles in a nostalgic setting. Crouch
down to view it at eye level and it is easy to feel as though you have
been shrunk to Lilliputian proportions to join the people busying
themselves with their shopping.
Illuminated
York, North East & Yorkshire
Height: 11.0cm Length: 18.0cm
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Sugar Loaf Cottage LL3026
Typical Home Counties architecture is portrayed in the timber frame and brick construction of this seventeenth-century, Grade II Listed cottage from Weston Turville. Named because its roof resembles a conical sugarloaf - - the form in which sugar was imported at the time this delightful cottage was guild.
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Sweet Lavender LL2790
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Together Forever LL3176
Hertfordshire, Middle England
Height: 7.0cm Length: 9.0cm
This beautiful riverside cottage in the village of Great Amwell was built in the seventeenth century, but its old timber frame is now cased partly in nineteenth-century red bricks and also newer buff bricks.
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Tollemache Arms LL3179
Northamptonshire, Midlands
Height: 7.0cm Length: 9.0cm
Serving visitors since 1547, this inn was named after the Reverend Tollemache, and his successor, the Reverend Atkins, bought it in the 1800s and closed it on Sundays in an attempt to boost church attendance.
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