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It’s Love – actually!

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Here at Historic England, we love heritage and we love our movies, so to celebrate Valentine’s day we thought we would look at some of the historic places that have provided a backdrop to some of our favourite romance films.

Written by Paul Backhouse, Head of Imaging at Historic England.

The Princess Bride

Penshurst Place, Kent. Grade I listed.

O’Ä Baron’s Hall at Penshurst Place © Penshurst Place & Gardens

In the climactic scene of this timeless romance, Inogo Montoya utters the immortal lines “My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”

The ensuing swordfight was filmed in the Baron’s Hall of Penshurst Place.

The house is built in sandstone of varying colours with the oldest part, Baron’s Hall built in 1341 and the second hall, known as the Buckingham Wing, added in the mid 15th Century.

Weekend

Nottingham Railway Station (Midland Railway station), Carrington…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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