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  • Destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain (draft). From memory the modern physiognomy of. the best picnic is on Agars Plough
  • But, the early decades of the twentieth century signaled an epochal shift for Britain’s storied country houses.
  • ...post we explore the twentieth century phenomenon of the destruction of the country house in Britain, using pages from the British Newspaper Archive.
  • from Celts through 20th century. ... After the surrender of France in 1940, Britain remained the only resisting country in the West front.
  • ...Kelmarsh Hall, Northamptonshire, hung there by Nancy Lancaster in the 1920s and previously hung at Kimberley Hall, Norfolk, via Country House Reader.
  • But as taxation levels and wage bills rose over the first half of the 20th century, many of the grandest country houses became white elephants.
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  • ...how four centuries of architectural tradition and achievement in country houses had been severely damaged by the depredations of the 20th-Century.
  • The destruction of country houses in 20th-century Britain was a phenomenon brought about by a change in social conditions during which a large number of...
  • This timeline will provide a brief overview, showing some of the critical events of the 20th century in Britain that helped shape and change society.
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  • Life for ordinary people was transformed and became much more comfortable. Life was hard for the working class at the beginning of the 20th century.
  • The 20th century saw two world wars catalyse enormous social change across the country, including dramatic enhancements in health and education.
  • ...Victoria in 1901 as signalling a turning point: the apogee of Britain’s fortunes and Empire before the harsh modern realities of the 20th century brought decline.
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