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The Sand House

- A Victorian Marvel Revisited
Af: Richard Bell, Peter Tuffrey Engelsk Paperback

The Sand House

- A Victorian Marvel Revisited
Af: Richard Bell, Peter Tuffrey Engelsk Paperback
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The majority of South Yorkshire''s twenty-first century residents are oblivious to the unique and fascinating Sand House that graced Doncaster from the mid-1850s until the Second World War. It was created by excavating the ground from around a massive block of sandstone and then hollowing out rooms within, in order to create a 40-metre-long, 12-metre-wide residence equipped with all the mod cons that a wealthy Victorian businessman would want. And yet there is nothing to be seen now of this incredible Sand House. The two authors show how the idea for the Sand House arose from its creators'' combined business interests of property development and sand extraction. From its modest beginnings as a two-up-two-down dwelling, it grew to become a ten-roomed mansion, complete with stable and ballroom. Not only dances but other major social events took place in the house and its ''sunken garden''; guests were allowed to explore the property''s extensive tunnels and admire the abundance of carvings hewn from the sandstone within. The Sand House''s sad demise in the mid-twentieth century means that this marvellous creation is no longer available for visitors to admire, but its story lives on through the pages of this book.
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The majority of South Yorkshire''s twenty-first century residents are oblivious to the unique and fascinating Sand House that graced Doncaster from the mid-1850s until the Second World War. It was created by excavating the ground from around a massive block of sandstone and then hollowing out rooms within, in order to create a 40-metre-long, 12-metre-wide residence equipped with all the mod cons that a wealthy Victorian businessman would want. And yet there is nothing to be seen now of this incredible Sand House. The two authors show how the idea for the Sand House arose from its creators'' combined business interests of property development and sand extraction. From its modest beginnings as a two-up-two-down dwelling, it grew to become a ten-roomed mansion, complete with stable and ballroom. Not only dances but other major social events took place in the house and its ''sunken garden''; guests were allowed to explore the property''s extensive tunnels and admire the abundance of carvings hewn from the sandstone within. The Sand House''s sad demise in the mid-twentieth century means that this marvellous creation is no longer available for visitors to admire, but its story lives on through the pages of this book.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 128
ISBN-13: 9781445601175
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1445601176
Kategori: Yorkshire
Udg. Dato: 15 sep 2010
Længde: 9mm
Bredde: 166mm
Højde: 233mm
Forlag: Amberley Publishing
Oplagsdato: 15 sep 2010
Forfatter(e): Richard Bell, Peter Tuffrey
Forfatter(e) Richard Bell, Peter Tuffrey

Kategori Yorkshire

ISBN-13 9781445601175

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 128

Udgave

Længde 9mm

Bredde 166mm

Højde 233mm

Udg. Dato 15 sep 2010

Oplagsdato 15 sep 2010

Forlag Amberley Publishing

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