Take Toorji ka Jhalra, built in the 1740s by a queen. For years, it sat neglected. Today, it’s the cultural heart of Stepwell Square, where boutique cafes and heritage hotels thrive. This revival is ...

In Shakespeare’s time the venue was also used as a French school, but Mr FitzHigham said by the 1740s there was a fixed stage arrangement there, which he said was the earliest of its kind in the ...

In Shakespeare’s time the venue was also used as a French school, but Mr FitzHigham said by the 1740s there was a fixed stage arrangement there, which he said was the earliest of its kind in the ...

Tours of the village start in this building, which is used to interpret the earliest eras of Shaker history from the 1740s to 1860s. Dale Graham has been volunteering at the village for 30 years.

Article continues below The park was laid out in the 1740s and 1750s and Historic England says it had 'a potent influence on the style of landscape gardening then and in the later 18th century'.

A special community day of family fun and nostalgic activities is taking place in Tavistock today, Thursday, May 8, to mark VE Day 80 – the eightieth anniversary of the day the Second World War ended.