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Allerton Castle

Allerton Castle, formerly "Allerton Park" is a Grade I listed nineteenth century Gothic or Victorian Gothic house at Allerton Mauleverer in North Yorkshire, England.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Salford, Bedfordshire

Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Salford, Bedfordshire, England.

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Shelton, North Bedfordshire

Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed church in Shelton, Bedfordshire, England.

Church of St Mary, Linslade

Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Linslade, Bedfordshire, England.

East Cowick

To the west of the village is the late 17th century Grade I listed Cowick Hall, the former seat of the Viscounts Downe which is now the headquarters of Croda International.

Farley Hall

Farley Hall is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Farley Hill in Berkshire.

Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

The ancient cobbled street runs beside the Grade I listed walls of the ancient Shaftesbury Abbey built by King Alfred the Great; the origins of the wall are not known, but it is presumed to have been built in the 1360s, when the abbess or other authority was given royal permission to build town defences.

Milnthorpe

The grade I listed house Dallam Tower, with an estate known for its deer, stands near to the River Bela just south west of Milnthorpe, whilst St. Anthony's Tower may be seen on the top of St. Anthony's Hill to the north east of the town centre, overlooking the village and the housing estate of Owlet Ash Fields in nearby Ackenthwaite.

National Telephone Company

In 1886 it built an ornate red brick and terracotta building 19, Newhall Street, now grade I listed, for its Birmingham Central exchange, opened in 1887.

Precinct of Mut

Two Grade I listed statues at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, England, collected by the 6th Duke of Devonshire, dating from c.1570–1304 BC and said to represent Sekhmet, are believed to have come from this site.


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Belmont Hall

Belmont Hall, Cheshire, grade-I-listed hall at Great Budworth, Cheshire, England

Birdbrook

Nearby Moyns Park, a Grade I listed Elizabethan country house, is said to have been where Ian Fleming put the finishing touches on his novel From Russia, with Love.

Church of St Andrew, Banwell

The mainly 15th-century parish Church of St Andrew in Banwell, Somerset, England, is a Grade I listed building.

Church of St Catherine, Fivehead

It is adjacent to Swell Court Farmhouse which is also Grade I listed.

Constable Burton Hall

Constable Burton Hall is a grade I listed Georgian mansion of dressed stone in an extensive and well wooded park in the village of Constable Burton in North Yorkshire, and is privately owned by the Wyvill family.

Corby Castle

Corby Bridge, a Grade I listed railway viaduct of 1834, is nearby.

Hanwell railway station

The station is sited a short distance east of the Grade I-listed Wharncliffe Viaduct.

Hurworth Place

It lies south of Darlington on the northern bank of the River Tees, opposite the village of Croft-on-Tees in North Yorkshire to which it is linked by Croft Bridge, a Grade I listed structure dating from the 14th century, which marks the county boundary.

Linton, Kent

Linton Park is a Grade I listed mansion to the east of the village.

Penrice Castle

The surrounding park is also Grade I listed and was laid out by William Emes, a student of Capability Brown, when the mansion was built.

Richmond Hill, Leeds

On top of Richmond Hill itself is the Church of England Parish Church of St Saviour (Diocese of Ripon and Leeds), a Grade I listed building from 1845, founded by Edward Bouverie Pusey.

Ripley Castle

Ripley Castle is a Grade I listed 14th-century country house in Ripley, North Yorkshire, England, some 5 km (3 miles) north of Harrogate.

Royal College of Organists

In 2003 plans were announced for more permanent purpose-built premises around the Grade I listed former Curzon Street railway station in Birmingham, a notable piece of monumental railway architecture.

Scheduled monument

Wymondham Abbey in Norfolk is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, a Grade I Listed Building, and lies in Wymondham Conservation Area.

Singerie

The Grade I listed buildings, which have housed guests since 1840 were built in the 1740s by Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough.

Sopley

Now being used as a youth activity centre; Avon Tyrrell House is a grade I listed building constructed in 1891 by W. R. Lethaby as a private, medium-sized country residence for John Manners-Sutton, 3rd Baron Manners (1852–1927).

St Olaf's Church, Poughill

St Olaf's Church is a Grade I listed church in Poughill, Bude, Cornwall.

Thornton Watlass Hall

Thornton Watlass Hall is a large Grade I listed Georgian country house in Thornton Watlass, North Yorkshire, England, some 3 miles (5 km) north of Masham.