From the Hestercombe Archives: Cricket, Anyone?
The Hestercombe archives are bursting at the seams with facts, pictures and accounts of the history of Hestercombe and those who lived and worked here.
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Caer Rhun Hall
Caer Rhun Hall is a late-19th-century house with a well-preserved contemporary garden layout of terraced formal gardens, set in extensive older parkland beside the River Conwy. There are notable specimen trees, especially cedars of Lebanon, oaks and beeches. At the time of writing in 2011, Caer Rhun Hall functions as a venue for private hire.
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W.j. HopkinsW.J. Hopkins was the diocesan architect for Worcester, designing and remodelling many churches in the second half of the 19…
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