New Delhi’s Iron Pillar has long fascinated scientists both at home and abroad. But it wasn’t until 2003 that experts cracked the metallurgical mystery behind this unusual attraction.
Escape to this Jacobean Manor in Oxfordshire that once hosted King Charles I For £9 million this Norman home could be yours – and not only has it hosted a late King, but also the writers John Betjeman and Iris Murdoch By Annabel Sampson
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Charles Jenner famously stipulated that a row of female statue pillars should feature on the façade of the building, to convey that women are the ‘support of the house’. A destination for luxury goods, fine foods and other indulgences, Jenners came to be dubbed the ‘Harrods of the North’, a star attraction for tourists and local shoppers alike. It has held a Royal Warrant since 1911 and was even visited by the Queen for its 150th anniversary in 1988.