…PRINCETON. This mid-18th century Georgian home was originally the home of Richard Stockton, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Stockton‘s wife, Annis, named the home after a legendary Gaelic kingdom. At one time, Morven was also the residence of New Jersey governors. Restorations completed in 2004 returned the home to its glory, and now along with its refurbished rooms Morven houses exhibits on state history, its residents…
…Welsh, passing through generations of the de Lacy and Mortimer families to Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York. It became Crown property in 1461 and remained a royal castle for the next 350 years, during which time the Council of the Marches was formed with responsibility for the Government of Wales and the border counties. Abandoned in 1689 the castle quickly fell into ruin, described as ‘the very perfection of decay’ by Daniel Defoe. Since 1811 th…
…ily for 350 years, until it was given to the National Trust in 1944 by Sir Richard Acland. In addition to the massive grounds and house, the estate also has a massive (9000 plus) items collection of clothing, shoes and accessories dating right back to the 1700s. The massive collection is only exhibited in a fairly small series of exhibitions across the year in the upstairs of the house. Killerton is situated off the M5 motorway fairly close to Exe…
…rs and got one of the roles! http://www.wlondon.co.uk/casting This is what Richard, who wrote to me about the whole process, had to say: “I’m emailing you on behalf of the new W London Hotel, opening on Leicester Square next February. This month the hotel is launching its recruitment drive (or in W speak, “casting”) to fill two vacant concierge positions – called W “Insiders”. The process to appoint these two key staff members will revolve around…
…ily for 350 years, until it was given to the National Trust in 1944 by Sir Richard Acland. In addition to the massive grounds and house, the estate also has a massive (9000 plus) items collection of clothing, shoes and accessories dating right back to the 1700s. The massive collection is only exhibited in a fairly small series of exhibitions across the year in the upstairs of the house. Killerton is situated off the M5 motorway fairly close to Exe…
…uilding. It was designed as the result of a competition by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers and it opened in 1977. It was closed for quite a while in 1997 to 1999 and reopened in 2000 with more space and reception areas. It looks like all the innards are placed on the outside with large pipe and the air conditioning ducts. About six million people visit it every year. They claim to have had 150 million visitors in the last 25 years. It has an amazin…
