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A blue plaque has been installed in Fishpool Street, St Albans commemorating the life of cartographer and engraver Thomas Kitchin.

A blue plaque has been installed in Fishpool Street, St Albans commemorating the life of cartographer and engraver Thomas Kitchin.

Visitors to the historic Pineapple in Dunmore often ask me about two ruined buildings that lie in the vicinity and, with a heavy heart, I tell them that despite the history attached to both, they stand abandoned to the elements with little prospect of salvation.

The present owner, Manoj Khedkar, has renamed it as "Radha Cottage" and the 13-bedroom prime holiday resort offers a peek into the glorious history of Sir Pherozeshah's private residential complex in the "forest atop the mountain head", as Matheran means.

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