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  • Historic architecture in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Historic architecture in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Historic architecture in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Historic architecture in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Historic architecture in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Mason's Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, The medieval building in Rother Street is reputed to have been built around 1450 and to be oldest dwelling-house in the town. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon town Square.  Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Rowers on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Ducks and Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Ducks and Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Ducks and Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Boats on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Barges on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Barges on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon town centre. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon town Square. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon town Square.  Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Mason's Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, The medieval building in Rother Street is reputed to have been built around 1450 and to be oldest dwelling-house in the town. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon town Square. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre
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  • Mason's Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, The medieval building in Rother Street is reputed to have been built around 1450 and to be oldest dwelling-house in the town. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Mason's Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, The medieval building in Rother Street is reputed to have been built around 1450 and to be oldest dwelling-house in the town. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Mason's Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, The medieval building in Rother Street is reputed to have been built around 1450 and to be oldest dwelling-house in the town. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Mason's Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, The medieval building in Rother Street is reputed to have been built around 1450 and to be oldest dwelling-house in the town. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Mason's Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, The medieval building in Rother Street is reputed to have been built around 1450 and to be oldest dwelling-house in the town. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Mason's Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, The medieval building in Rother Street is reputed to have been built around 1450 and to be oldest dwelling-house in the town. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Mason's Court, Stratford-upon-Avon, The medieval building in Rother Street is reputed to have been built around 1450 and to be oldest dwelling-house in the town. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon's Clock Tower. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon's Clock Tower. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon's Clock Tower. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon town Square.  Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon town Square.  Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon town Square.  Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon town Square.  Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Rowing boats on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Rowing boats on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Rowers on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Rowers on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Swans on the River Avon at Stratford-upon-Avon, a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Stratford-upon-Avon's Clock Tower. Stratford-upon-Avon is a market town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the River Avon. The town is a popular tourist destination owing to its status as birthplace of the playwright and poet William Shakespeare, receiving about 3 million visitors a year. The Royal Shakespeare Company resides in Stratford's Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Photo Tim Clayton
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  • Alberton Historic House. Auckland. A Timber mansion began as a farmhouse in 1863 and was later expanded to 18 rooms, with fairy-tale decorative verandahs and towers. It was owned by the Kerr Taylors, a leading family in Mount Albert, until it was left to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 1972. Allan Kerr Taylor was a landowner, investor and provincial and local body politician. His wife Sophia was an outspoken advocate of the vote for women, as well as a singer, gardener and mother of 10. She ran the estate for 40 years after her husband's death, with her three unmarried daughters running it for a further 40 years..Alberton was famous in the 19th century for its balls, hunts, garden parties and music. It contains a wealth of original family furniture and other possessions, and several rooms retain their 19th century wallpapers. Alberton Historic House is situated in Mount Albert Road, Auckland, New Zealand.12th November 2010. Photo Tim Clayton.
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  • Alberton Historic House. Auckland. A Timber mansion began as a farmhouse in 1863 and was later expanded to 18 rooms, with fairy-tale decorative verandahs and towers. It was owned by the Kerr Taylors, a leading family in Mount Albert, until it was left to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 1972. Allan Kerr Taylor was a landowner, investor and provincial and local body politician. His wife Sophia was an outspoken advocate of the vote for women, as well as a singer, gardener and mother of 10. She ran the estate for 40 years after her husband's death, with her three unmarried daughters running it for a further 40 years..Alberton was famous in the 19th century for its balls, hunts, garden parties and music. It contains a wealth of original family furniture and other possessions, and several rooms retain their 19th century wallpapers. Alberton Historic House is situated in Mount Albert Road, Auckland, New Zealand.12th November 2010. Photo Tim Clayton..
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  • Alberton Historic House. Auckland. A Timber mansion began as a farmhouse in 1863 and was later expanded to 18 rooms, with fairy-tale decorative verandahs and towers. It was owned by the Kerr Taylors, a leading family in Mount Albert, until it was left to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 1972. Allan Kerr Taylor was a landowner, investor and provincial and local body politician. His wife Sophia was an outspoken advocate of the vote for women, as well as a singer, gardener and mother of 10. She ran the estate for 40 years after her husband's death, with her three unmarried daughters running it for a further 40 years..Alberton was famous in the 19th century for its balls, hunts, garden parties and music. It contains a wealth of original family furniture and other possessions, and several rooms retain their 19th century wallpapers. Alberton Historic House is situated in Mount Albert Road, Auckland, New Zealand.12th November 2010. Photo Tim Clayton..
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  • Alberton Historic House. Auckland. A Timber mansion began as a farmhouse in 1863 and was later expanded to 18 rooms, with fairy-tale decorative verandahs and towers. It was owned by the Kerr Taylors, a leading family in Mount Albert, until it was left to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 1972. Allan Kerr Taylor was a landowner, investor and provincial and local body politician. His wife Sophia was an outspoken advocate of the vote for women, as well as a singer, gardener and mother of 10. She ran the estate for 40 years after her husband's death, with her three unmarried daughters running it for a further 40 years..Alberton was famous in the 19th century for its balls, hunts, garden parties and music. It contains a wealth of original family furniture and other possessions, and several rooms retain their 19th century wallpapers. Alberton Historic House is situated in Mount Albert Road, Auckland, New Zealand.12th November 2010. Photo Tim Clayton..
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  • Alberton Historic House. Auckland. A Timber mansion began as a farmhouse in 1863 and was later expanded to 18 rooms, with fairy-tale decorative verandahs and towers. It was owned by the Kerr Taylors, a leading family in Mount Albert, until it was left to the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 1972. Allan Kerr Taylor was a landowner, investor and provincial and local body politician. His wife Sophia was an outspoken advocate of the vote for women, as well as a singer, gardener and mother of 10. She ran the estate for 40 years after her husband's death, with her three unmarried daughters running it for a further 40 years..Alberton was famous in the 19th century for its balls, hunts, garden parties and music. It contains a wealth of original family furniture and other possessions, and several rooms retain their 19th century wallpapers. Alberton Historic House is situated in Mount Albert Road, Auckland, New Zealand.12th November 2010. Photo Tim Clayton.
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