Alnwick Garden

Alnwick Garden est un ensemble de jardins adjacents au château d'Alnwick se trouvant dans la ville du même nom dans le comté de Northumberland au Royaume-Uni. Édifiés, maintenus et développés à l'initiative des différents ducs de Northumberland, ils tombèrent en désuétude durant la seconde moitié du XXe siècle avant d'être restaurés et de retrouver une certaine attractivité locale à la fin du XXe siècle. Aujourd'hui, le domaine propose de nombreux jardins à thèmes organisés autour d'une grande cascade de fontaines. Le renouveau du site ainsi que le regain d'attractivité qui en découle est à l'origine de tensions et conflits entre Jane Percy (en), actuelle duchesse de Northumberland, et divers experts paysagistes autour des questions de la préservation du site et l'utilisation de fonds publiques afférant. Le domaine appartient aujourd'hui à un Charitable trust (en) (assimilable en France à une association à but non lucratif), structure différente de celle gérant le château d'Alnwick (propriété des ducs de Northumberland), bien que Raph Percy, 12e duc de Northumberland, ait fait donation du terrain de 17 hectares sur lequel se trouvent ces jardins, en sus d'une donation de 9 millions de livres pour restaurer le site.

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Alnwick Garden

The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens have a long history under the dukes of Northumberland, but fell into disrepair until revived at the turn of the 21st century. The garden now features various themed plantings designed around a central water cascade. The revival of the gardens led to several public disputes between the Duchess of Northumberland and various garden experts concerning preservation and the use of public funds. The garden now belongs to a charitable trust, which is separate from Northumberland Estates, although the 12th Duke of Northumberland donated the 42-acre (17 ha) site and contributed £9 million towards redevelopment costs.

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Bondgate Tower

Bondgate Tower also known as the Hotspur Tower or the Hotspur Gateway in reference to Sir Henry Percy (commonly known as Harry Hotspur), son of the 1st Earl of Northumberland and father of the 2nd Earl of Northumberland. Although commonly called a tower it is actually a gatehouse. It has three storeys constructed of stone and consists of a recessed archway flanked by two polygonal towers. It is located in Alnwick, Northumberland in the United Kingdom. The gatehouse straddles Bondgate (the B6346), the main road of Alnwick. Low traffic can pass through its entrance while tall vehicles must take diversions to get past. A licence was granted in 1434 by Henry V to Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland to wall the town and add battlements. These took fifty years to complete, with Bondgate Tower being finished around 1450.

Castle Historic Site

White Swan Hotel, Alnwick

The White Swan Hotel is a hotel in the middle of the historic market town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The hotel is a 300-year-old coaching inn and is a Grade II listed building. Its most distinctive feature is the Olympic Suite, a large room furnished with interior decorations from RMS Olympic.

Historic Site Hotel

Tenantry Column

The Tenantry Column is a monument to the south of Alnwick town centre, in Northumberland, England. It was erected in 1816 by the tenants of Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland in thanks for his reduction of their rents during the post-Napoleonic depression. It is a Doric column standing 83 feet (25 m) tall and surmounted by a lion en passant, the symbol of the Percy family. Four more lions stand on a platform at the base of the column. A muster roll of the Percy Tenantry Volunteers was sealed into the foundation. The structure was granted protection as a listed building in 1952 and since 1977 has been listed in the highest category, grade I.

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Alnwick Community Hospital

Alnwick Community Hospital is a community hospital in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. It is managed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

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