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  Historic Royal Palaces http://www.hrp.org.uk/
Information on the Kensington Palace (London), The Banqueting House (London), Kew Palace and Queen Charlotte's Cottage (Surrey), and Hampton Court Palace (Surrey).
  The Sherlock Holmes Museum http://www.sherlock-holmes.co.uk/
Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson lived at 221b Baker Street between 1881-1904, according to the stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
  The Dickens House Museum http://www.dickensmuseum.com/
Dickens's 19th century home in London, now preserved as a historic house museum.
  The Handel House Museum http://www.handelhouse.org/
18th century house where George Frideric Handel lived for 36 years until his death in 1759. Restored to reflect the life and times of the composer. Hours of operation and directions to London location.
  Sudley House http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/sudley/
Home of Victorian ship owner, merchant and art collector George Holt and his family. Displays include eighteenth and nineteenth British paintings. Liverpool, England.
  Harewood House http://www.harewood.org/
English country estate offers tours of its state rooms, art collections, and gardens. Includes a virtual tour, events, programs, hours, admission rates, and directions to the location in Leeds.
  Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum http://www.charlesdickensbirthplace.co.uk/
House in Portsmouth, England into which famous writer Charles Dickens was born.
  http://www.althorp.com/ http://www.althorp.com/
The Spencer family ancestral home and garden, where Diana, Princess of Wales is buried, and includes an illustrated history and description of this Elizabethan house remodeled along Classical lines located at Northampton.
  Holst Birthplace Museum http://www.holstmuseum.org.uk/
The Regency terrace house where Gustav Holst, composer of The Planets was born in 1874, and includes a biography, information on events, description of the rooms, and visitor information located at Cheltenham.
  Fairfax House http://www.fairfaxhouse.co.uk/
Located in York, England, home to the famous Noel Terry collection.
  Gainsborough's House http://www.gainsborough.org/
The museum and gallery of the birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough located in Sudbury, Suffolk, and includes information on the site, collections, exhibits, and events.
  The Regency Town House http://www.rth.org.uk/
The architecture and social history of Brighton and Hove between the 1780's and 1840's.
  The Amersham Museum http://www.amershammuseum.org/
A local history museum based in a 15th century half-timbered house with general information and images.
  Elizabethan House Museum http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=200.41
Late 16th century merchant's house with period furnishings containing programs and events, images, and visitor information located in Great Yarmouth.
  Scone Palace http://www.scone-palace.net/
The ancient Crowning Place of the Kings and Queens of Scotland near Perth.
  Red House Museum http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/events/venuedetails.asp?vID=7
A red brick house built in 1660, the home to the Taylor family who were cloth merchants and manufacturers, containing general and visitor information located at Gomersal, Cleckheaton.
  Leighton House Museum http://www.rbkc.gov.uk/LeightonHouseMuseum/general/
The former studio-house of the great Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton (1830-1896) with home, exhibition, events, and biographical information located at London.
  Friends of Oakwell Hall and Country Park http://www.friendsofoakwellhall.org.uk/
An authentic 16th century manor house with its 110 acres of country park, containing a virtual tour, events, and visitor information located at Birstall, Batley, West Yorkshire.
  Ascott House http://www.ascottestate.co.uk/
UK National Trust garden and property previously in the ownership of the Rothschild family. Includes contact information. Buckinghamshire, England.
  The Folly http://www.ncbpt.org.uk/folly/
A 17th century house close to the centre of Settle in the heart of Yorkshire's Craven Dales.
  Breamore House & Museum http://www.breamorehouse.com/
Elizabethan manor house completed in 1583 by the Doddington family and purchased in the early 18th century by Sir Edward Hulse, whose family remained there for the next 250 years. Located in Breamore, Hampshire, England.
  Chenies Manor http://www.cheniesmanorhouse.co.uk
A Tudor manor house built c.1460 with home, garden and church information, and calendar of events located at Buckinghamshire.
  http://www.sandsidbury.co.uk/ http://www.sandsidbury.co.uk/
Historic house and garden, situated in the picturesque regency seaside resort of Sidmouth, England.
  Jane Austen's House http://www.mainhighway.com/jah/
The house where she wrote and revised her famous novels including Pride and Prejudice with information on the history, location, maps, events, and news located at Alton, Hampshire.
  Quex House & Gardens http://www.quex.co.uk
Galleries and information on the hall, carvery, and museum with a schedule.
  Newstead Abbey http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/newstead/
Originally a 12th century monastery it later became the seat of the Byron family in 1540 until it was sold by the poet Lord Byron in 1818. Abbey and gardens are open to the public.

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