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Country Life Trending: Grade I-listed Chilham Castle, in Chilham, Kent, graces the market for the first time in 20 years. One of southern England’s most beautiful country estates, comprising the Grade I-listed, 17th-century Chilham Castle, its medieval keep and its surrounding 300-acre demesne at Chilham, six miles from Canterbury and nine miles from Ashford, has come to the market with a guide price of ‘excess £15 million’ through Knight Frank. The sale follows the death last July of its high-profile owner, Stuart Wheeler, who bought the castle and estate in a dilapidated state ...

The National Trust has ordered all of its volunteers to undergo diversity training as the organisation continues its 'woke' rebrand. The heritage body is forcing everyone, including rangers who do not work with the public, to carry out the training as they return to work from lockdown. It has already caused friction among volunteers and led to several resignations, with one slamming the Trust's new political 'agenda'. The National Trust has ordered all of its volunteers to undergo diversity training as the organisation continues its 'woke' rebrand The 'everyday inclusion' training is run onli...

New Parliament building to come up ahead of November 2022 deadline: Tata SECTIONS Share Synopsis Last year, Tata Projects won the contract to build the Parliament building as a part of the government’s Central Vista redevelopment plans, beating Larsen & Toubro with a bid of Rs 861.9 crore. As per the project schedule, it should be completed by November 2022. The ambitious Rs 20,000 crore-Central Vista Redevelopment project entails renovation and redevelopment of this area. Tata Projects aims to complete India’s new Parliament building ahead of its scheduled completion in November 2022 de...

National Trust members have launched a campaign against the charity's 'woke agenda' as it was today accused of 'lecturing' the public and 'demonising' history.  Restore Trust was established following furious criticism of a report detailing links between 93 of the Trust's properties and historic slavery and colonialism. The group, described as a forum where members can 'discuss their concerns about the future of the charity', says visitors should not leave venues feeling their history has been 'demonised'.         They say there has been a 'relentless diminution of standards' at the...

© Digital Vision/Getty Images The Taj Mahal may be India’s most iconic monument, but it’s just one of many of the country’s significant buildings. Earlier versions of the descriptions of these buildings first appeared in 1001 Buildings You Must See Before You Die , edited by Mark Irving (2016). Writers’ names appear in parentheses. Sangath Design Studio Balkrishna Doshi, the first Indian architect to be awarded the Pritzker Prize, is a name synonymous with invigorating the contemporary Indian architectural landscape. He created Sangath, his design studio and research center in Ahme...