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  Encyclopedia: Lyme Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lyme Hall is a historic house and former stately home at Disley, Cheshire.
The Elizabethan hall was the home of the Legh family for over 600 years.
It is surrounded by a large estate known as Lyme Park.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Lyme-Hall   (115 words)

  
 Lyme Hall at Disley in Cheshire and the Peak District National Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lyme Hall, situated in Disley, Cheshire, is is a former Tudor house transformed by the Venetian architect Leoni into an Italianate palace.
Lyme Hall appeared as ‘Pemberley’ in the BBC’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice The interior includes ceiling paintings by Leoni, a substantial collection of English clocks, priceless Mortlake tapestries, plaster casts of Greek friezes showing battle scenes which were brought here by Thomas Legh, and Grinling Gibbon's woodcarvings.
The hall and garden is surrounded by a medieval deer park of almost 1400 acres of moorland, woodland and parkland, containing an early 18th-century hunting tower known as 'the Cage' and hosting herds of free-roaming red and fallow deer.
www.derbyshireuk.net /lymehall.html   (152 words)

  
 Lyme Hall, a fine italianate house on the edge of the Peak District.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lyme Hall was originally a Tudor house until the Venetian Architect Leoni turned it into an Italianate palace in the early 18th Century.
Lyme Hall is set in impressive gardens and there is a guide leaflet available to help you make the most of this part of the visit.
Lyme Hall is set in a large park famous for its herds of red and fallow deer with miles of walks across moorland and through woodlands.
www.cressbrook.co.uk /features/lymehall/lymehtm.htm   (537 words)

  
 Lyme Park -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The principal feature of the park is Lyme Hall, the location for "Pemberley", the home of Mr.
The parkland is a (The type of environment in which an organism or group normally lives or occurs) habitat for many (Common deer of temperate Europe and Asia) red deer and (Small Eurasian deer) fallow deer.
Lyme has an unusual landmark, "The Cage", a folly which served as a watchtower from which to follow the stag hunts.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/l/ly/lyme_park.htm   (230 words)

  
 Lyme Hall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lyme Documents A list of the full documents of information, specific to Lyme disease, previously posted on the Lyme Aid group.
Lyme Art Association Established in 1914 and dedicated to providing a showcase for representational art at the historic gallery in Old Lyme.
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www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Lyme_Hall.html   (383 words)

  
 Old Lyme Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lyme and Old Lyme share the east shore of the mouth of the Connecticut River and a heritage that goes back more than 325 years.
Lyme and Old Lyme are independent towns, independent of each other and to a considerable degree, independent of outside influence.
Lyme is inhabited by about 1,900 people year round, and in 1962, it also claimed a resident moose.
oldlymect.com /aboutol.htm   (399 words)

  
 Tatton Park in Cheshire and Lyme Park near Stockport
Tatton park and hall are probably one of the most visited properties of the National Trust, with there being so much to see and do that a lot of families make a weekend of it.
Lyme Hall is part sixteenth, part seventeenth, and part eighteenth century and is the largest house in Cheshire.
Lyme Park was the family home of the Leghs for 600 years, until it was taken over in 1946 to be owned by the National trust and part-financed by Stockport Borough Council.
www.manchester2002-uk.com /history/renaiss/history1.html   (936 words)

  
 Lyme Park, Cheshire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lyme Park in Cheshire is, as the name suggests, not merely Lyme Hall but also a vast park comprising of woods and meadows, a Deer Sanctuary and conservation areas (the conservation areas are not open to the public).
Lyme Hall is some distance from the car park but there are special facilities for those who have difficulty with the steps to that lead to the Hall.
By walking through the Palladian courtyard you reach the entrance to the Hall and fittingly the first stop on the tour of the house is The Entrance Hall.
louisabrown.net /Lyme.htm   (761 words)

  
 After facing Lyme disease, Hall is ready to rock - The Boston Globe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He was diagnosed with Lyme disease after stumbling offstage with a 102-degree fever in June.
Hall and Oates are now launching a national tour (with Todd Rundgren opening) at the
Hall recently spoke about his ordeal for the first time.
www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2005/08/23/after_facing_lyme_disease_hall_is_ready_to_rock   (489 words)

  
 Ghosts Of The North. (Page 1)
Marple Hall is haunted by the headless ghost of a figure thought to be King Charles I. In the 17th century, the Hall was owned by Henry Bradshaw, brother of John Bradshaw who had signed the King’s death warrant.
It is perhaps coincidence that for several centuries the ownership of Levens Hall passed from relative to relative, but never father to son, until 1913, when the River Kent froze over and an albino deer was born in the deer park.
Burton Agnes Hall is haunted by the skull and ghost of Anne Griffith, who loved the house and swore that after her death she wanted part of her to remain at the Hall while it stood.
members.aol.com /MercStG2/GONORTHPage1.html   (21176 words)

  
 Legh
Hanley subsequently assumed the additional name of Lyme from the antient designation of the forest of which it formed a part--placed on the Limes or border of Cheshire, and is now ordinarily known by the name of Lyme only.
The park of Lyme, which is very extensive, is celebrated for the fine flavor of its venison and contains a herd of wild cattle, and is situated near the road from Manchester to London, adjacent to the picturesque Village of Disley.
The attachment of the Legh family of Lyme to the House of York was, however, in no degree diminished by participation in the wars and triumphs of their rival.
todmar.net /ancestry/legh_main.htm   (2168 words)

  
 Visit Buxton: Regional Attractions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Haddon Hall is a magnificent example of a mediaeval manor house, probably one of the finest in the country.
Much of the hall dates from the 13th century, with later additions, including a 17th century kitchen.
Lyme Hall was the hunting lodge of the Legh family, wealthy landowners and later industrialists from Lancashire.
www.visitbuxton.co.uk /attractions/peak.html   (575 words)

  
 lyme web index
Lyme is a small, rural town, population 2,016, nestled in the hills of southeastern Connecticut along the shore of the Connecticut River.
The Town of Lyme has its own distinct qualities and characteristics and is a separate entity from its neighbor the Town of Old Lyme.
Lyme and Old Lyme educate their students jointly and are the two towns that compromise Regional School District 18.
www.twnlyme.org   (191 words)

  
 www.bootsandpaws.co.uk - Lyme Park
Lyme Hall is famous as the setting for exterior scenes of 'Pemberley' in the BBC's adaptation of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice starring Jennifer Ehle, and Colin Firth as Mr Darcy.
The hall itself dates back originally to Tudor times, it is worth a look around the hall as you see fine tapestries, paintings and clocks, all in the magnificent setting of rooms such as the Dining Room, Entrance Hall, Library and Bedrooms, it is also said to be haunted.
Lyme Hall was home to the Legh family for 600 years until 1946 when it became the property of the National Trust, it is one of Cheshire's biggest country houses.
www.bootsandpaws.co.uk /lyme.html   (276 words)

  
 CHS: Civil War Monuments of Connecticut:
MEMORIAL TOWN HALL, Old Lyme, is significant architecturally because it is an example of a Colonial Revival-style building of the type popular in the early part of the 20th century.
MEMORIAL TOWN HALL, Old Lyme, is located on the east side of Lyme Street, the main thoroughfare of the small coastal town.
The town hall is a white two-story gable-roofed rectangular building, 30' x 60', covered with clapboards, its ridge line parallel with the street.
www.chs.org /ransom/096.htm   (784 words)

  
 Lyme Hall - High Peak   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It belongs to the National Trust and stands in a great park which is entered at Disley.
Transport is available in the summer months to carry pedestrians along the mile-long drive to the hall.
There is a car park near the hall.
www.highpeak.co.uk /hp/h_lymebd.htm   (51 words)

  
 The Ghosts and Hauntings of Haunted Places - Lyme Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lyme Park has been the home of the Legh family for the last six centuries.
A phantom funeral procession is occasionally seen at Lyme Park, proceeding towards a small hill, known as Knight's Low, and behind it walks the figure of a woman in white.
It was in the room that Mary, Queen of Scots slept whilst imprisoned at Lyme Hall.
www.frightnights.co.uk /hauntedplaces/index.php?page=hauntedplace&id=6   (327 words)

  
 Renaissance architecture - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Later architects such as the Venetian Giacomo Leoni in the following century adapted and modified the style to suit the English landscape and the tastes of his country-loving clients, while still remaining true to the Italian influence of design.
Lyme Hall in Cheshire is a superb example of this.
The influence of Renaissance architecture can still be seen in many of the modern styles and rules of architecture today.
open-encyclopedia.com /Renaissance_architecture   (584 words)

  
 Lyme Park from Poynton - a Peak District Walk - Walking Britain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Alternative shorter walks can be undertaken either by starting from the Lyme Park car park and picking the route up from The Cage path to the left of The Hall or using the 'Middlewood Way' or the canal as a link.
From The Cage head south on the wide mown path (not shown on maps) that keeps to the ridge and descends to the left of Lyme Hall (a National Trust property well worth a visit).
Go through the farm type gate, keeping the hall and gardens on your right to follow the tractor track that in turn follows the Hampers Wood fence.
www.walkingbritain.co.uk /walks/walksv1/vw057.shtml   (684 words)

  
 The DiCamillo Companion - Database:  History, Gardens, Movies   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lyme Park became the family's principal seat in the mid-16th century when Sir Piers Legh VII (1514-89) built the core of the present house.
The Leghs were strong supporters of the Stuart cause (James II was entertained at Lyme in 1676), were involved in plots to restore the Stuart monarchy and consequently suffered arrest because of their beliefs and actions.
The daughter of the second Lord Newton, Phyllis Sandeman, wrote of the pleasures of growing up at Lyme in her book "Treasure on Earth." The 3rd Lord Newton found that the family could no longer support the upkeep of Lyme Park and gave it to The National Trust in 1946.
www.dicamillocompanion.com /Houses_hgpm.asp?ID=1314   (355 words)

  
 Farewell Barton Hall - Hello Lyme Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
After twenty-two years of keyboard music festivals at Barton Hall, Cled Griffin, the producer and originator of these UK residential events, decided that it is time to move to a site that is more suitable for everyone.
Barton Hall, now under new ownership, is geared for adventure and education holidays for youngsters.
The Lyme Bay Holiday village has no steps or slopes and its modern style accommodation with television, tea and coffee making and en-suite facilities, allow guests to park their cars close by.
www.organfax.co.uk /press.html   (457 words)

  
 Macclesfield Canal - walk to Lyme Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Lyme Park covers a huge area so a walk across it can amount to a mile or two just between the park boundaries.
Although this walk is shown as of moderate difficulty it is actually entirely on made up drives and paths.
On reaching the Hall you may like to view the house and/or the gardens.
www.macc-cs.org.uk /macclesfield/mcwlklp.htm   (635 words)

  
 Lyme Park - www.bootsandpaws.co.uk
The gardens at Lyme are full of colour with the leaves turning from the greens of summer to the yellows and reds of autumn.
Centre photo shows the magnificent south face of Lyme Hall reflected in the lake with dark rain clouds approaching and the last of the days sun shining on the hall.
The Adlington Dancers were performing in the courtyard, there were also drama performances in the hall itself by the NW History team, giving visitors a taste of life in a English stately home.
www.bootsandpaws.co.uk /lymepk.html   (222 words)

  
 Lyme Bay Valentine Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The accommodation was clean with constant hot water for either a bath or shower, and the concert hall was spacious, well appointed and with no bar too close to distract the performances.
We all might have differing views on the rules and regulations that now govern what we can and cannot do in life, but the Lyme Bay Management are to be congratulated on their implementation.
One, to act as lighting engineer for the concerts, but which, disappointingly for me, fell by the wayside because the computerised lighting board was on it's last legs awaiting, so I was reliably informed, replacement.
www.organfax.co.uk /lymebay-feb2003.html   (907 words)

  
 Lyme Disease Association, Inc. - LDA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The "Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2005" focuses on research and education but also contains an effective advisory committee that will have input into the expenditure of the monies and provide the Lyme community and its physicians a strong public voice and balanced scientific viewpoint in regard to tick-borne diseases.
The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society Rye, NY DVD, Proceedings of the 2004 Annual Scientific Session is available--an educational and teaching tool with current knowledge of doctor practices.
Patients with chronic Lyme disease retreated with 10 weeks of intravenous antibiotics showed significant improvement in cognition and other symptoms, said Columbia University neuropsychiatrist Brian Fallon, MD, principal investigator for a $4.7 million study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
www.lymediseaseassociation.org   (1151 words)

  
 Town-USA Old Lyme Connecticut
The town of Old Lyme in Southeast Connecticut in New London County on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Connecticut River, covers 27.1 square miles and is home to some 6,770 residents.
Old Lyme was incorporated form Lyme as South Lyme in 1855.
The Old Lyme Art Center and While Sands Beach are among the town's many attractions.
www.town-usa.com /connecticut/newlondon/oldlyme.html   (279 words)

  
 calendars.htm
Assistance for Military Veterans is offered by a representative from Veteran Affairs in the Conference Room at Old Lyme's Memorial Town Hall from 12 to 3 p.m.
The Hadlyme Hall Garden Club Auction is being held at Hadlyme Hall with a silent auction from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., followed by a live auction.
Voting for Old Lyme residents is at the Cross Lane Firehouse, and for Lyme residents at the Lyme Firehouse on Rte.
lymeline.com /calendars.htm   (1163 words)

  
 Hall Green Junior School
It was 1988 and the last day of junior school at Hall Green Junior School.
Hall Green Junior School had organised an easter trip to Lyme Regis, to HF Holidays place called Coram Court if Im not much mistaken.
This was the year at Hall Green Junior School, that we made corn dolly's and bits of bread.
www.blargle.co.uk /hallgreen   (872 words)

  
 WJLA - Daryl Hall Postpones Shows Due to Illness   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Hall, 55, is recovering at his home in upstate New York and is expected to make a full recovery, publicist Jonathan Wolfson said Wednesday.
Lyme disease is caused by the bite of infected deer ticks and can cause arthritis, neurological problems and encephalitis, a potentially fatal brain inflammation.
Hall and Oates are known for their 1980s hits including "Maneater,""I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)" and "Kiss on My List."
www.wjla.com /headlines/0705/241490.html   (279 words)

  
 The Mastiff Dog
Perhaps the most famous Mastiff in history is the Mastiff of Sir Peers Legh of Lyme Hall (in the English County of Cheshire).
Sir legh was injured during the battle and while he lay on the battle field for several hours, his Mastiff, who had accompanied him on this campaign, stood guard over him and protected him.
For centuries afterwards, Lyme Hall Mastiffs where sought after as breeding stock and have figured greatly in the modern breed lines.
www.dog-breeds-and-gifts.com /mastiff-dog.html   (386 words)

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