Phyllis Lavelle
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Silvertree House Documents Show Eerie Disputed Will
Silvertree House, a massive, turreted structure of grey granite, was built in the late 1880s for Mrs. Agnes Prentiss, a…
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Luminard House Documents Remain Forever Lost
Luminard House, a grand, Italianate villa constructed in the 1860s, was home to Mr. Henry Vane, a prominent Publisher known…
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Ashwater Grange Papers Detail Forgotten Miner
Ashwater Grange, a sprawling but severe late-Victorian estate, was the final residence of Mr. Arthur Finch, a highly successful but…
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Crimsonspire Lodge Engineers Left Unclaimed Patent
Crimsonspire Lodge, a large, severe structure of red brick and black slate, was built in the burgeoning industrial zone of…
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Wemyss Croft Documents Detail Displaced Family
Wemyss Croft, built in 1855, is a sturdy, yet unassuming, stone house notable only for its isolation and its brief,…
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Braeburn Hall Botanist Left Withered Garden
Braeburn Hall, a property distinguished by its extensive, custom-built iron and glass conservatory, was the professional and domestic retreat of…
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Ashcombe Court Letters Detail Missing Author
Ashcombe Court, a substantial stone-built Victorian residence in Surrey, was home to celebrated but controversial Author Elias Thornhill until his…
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Windscath House Builder Dispute Remains Unresolved
Windscath House, built overlooking the industrial valley of the River Tyne in 1888, was the short-lived domicile of Mr. Thomas…
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Oakhaven Manor Records Remain Concealed
Oakhaven Manor, standing on the edge of the defunct Mid-West Rail Spur, represents a peculiar historical anomaly: a house built…
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The Unbound Truth of Ashgrove’s Folly
Ashgrove’s Folly, a massive Victorian mansion completed in 1890, was the home of the reclusive but powerful literary scholar and…
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The Severed Lineage of Wyndmoor Spire
Wyndmoor Spire, a massive Victorian mansion completed in 1890, was the home of the reclusive but powerful genealogist, Sir Alistair…
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The Shattered Lens of Elara’s Watch
Elara’s Watch, a massive circular stone mansion completed in 1885, was built specifically to house a state-of-the-art private observatory for…
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