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Coleshill Manor & Elizabethan gardens
The Lucas family ran a stud from there - his horses were beautiful creatures - almost all palomino's. If you get a really close photo of the frontage: it is still possible to spot part of one of the original arches. What is really fascinating: but is something that Wessex are sitting on - is the...- felix le chat
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Coleshill Manor & Elizabethan gardens
It is not a farmhouse - it is the last surviving building of the original Coleshill Hall and was the Grand Coach House and stable block. When the Medieval Coleshill Hall was demolished (1799-1801) the coach house remained - it was no use as it was: so the coach arches (closest to the B'ham road)...- felix le chat
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- Forum: BUILDINGS PAST AND PRESENT