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Lydney Park Mansion, situated on stunning grounds to the west of Lydney near the Forest of Dean, sprawls over more than 17,000 sq ft
Lydney Park Estate is a Victorian pile set in manicured gardens and surrounded by a deer park. The Grade II listed house sprawls over more than 17,000 sq ft and features marble bathtubs, original fireplaces and panelling, as well as a sleek modern designer kitchen. There are staff quarters and even museum rooms, which contain findings from the Roman site within the grounds, plus artefacts from New Zealand.
Resting magnificently in its timeless beauty on a brand new cabinet in the Makea Karika Ariki palace is the long-lost antique English made clock.
Senior journalist Jane Phare has contacted Cook Islands News and reports a precious timepiece will soon be returned to Rarotonga, in this story she unravels the mystery of the Bledisloe clock.
In May 1953, just ahead of Queen Elizabeth’s coronation in Westminster Abbey, Farmers Weekly celebrated the occasion with a feature called “Queen’s Men”.