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    Stately stars of the silver SCREEN

    Aug 04, 2021 2 minutes
    WORDS: MIRIAM RODELL.

    Our stately homes make beautiful backdrops for TV dramas and films, and many have fascinating histories in real life too. Here are six ones you can visit.

    Rousham House

    Oxfordshire

    The fictional Alconleigh is the Radlett family home in Nancy Mitford’s . In the BBC’s recent dramatisation, Alconleigh was portrayed by Rousham House, which dates back to 1635 and is the

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