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stately home

American  

noun

British.

  1. a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.

stately home British  

noun

  1. a large mansion, esp one open to the public

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"A lot of stately homes will have that system," says Niki Johnson, fire systems technical adviser for the UK Fire Association, a trade body, and owner of fire detection firm Derventio Fire and Security.

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Santas taking up their seasonal roles in garden centres, stately homes and farm parks across the country will be checking their pay clauses, twice, after news that average rates have not risen.

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About 11 names have been found scribbled high up in the Great Hall of the stately home in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, by art restorers working on the paintings.

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Staff at a stately home used for scenes in the new Netflix film of Frankenstein said they hoped it would introduce a new generation to the historical home.

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The festival at the Oxfordshire stately home will run between 27 June and 1 July, organisers have announced.

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