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Country Life Trending: Grade II-listed Knuzden Hall is a magnificent country house set halfway between the towns of Accrington and Blackburn which will have buyers marvelling at how much you can get for your money. Tell the average house buyer in London that their £800,000 budget could get them a detached house and they’d barely believe you. Explain that it’s not just any house, but a grand Georgian hall that’s been beautifully restored, and they’ll start to look for the hidden camera. Yet in the case of Knuzden Hall in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, you’ll find a fine example of a Georgian country house that has been restored and refurbished in recent years to create a comfortable and stylish home. The property, which is for sale through Savills at an asking price of £795,000 is listed Grade II and has the classical proportions you expect from an 18th-century building. ....
A WILDLIFE trust has condemned people who have put their lives at risk by walking and skating on frozen lakes after recent cold weather. The Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside has also warned that nature enthusiasts should not try this again should the weather become colder over the rest of winter this year. This comes after reports that two members of the public recently tried to walk on the frozen lake at Foxhill Bank, in Oswaldtwistle, and skate on the flooded Lunt Meadows in Merseyside. Trust campaigns manager Alan Wright said: “It is concerning to hear that our wetland nature reserves are being used for dancing on ice practice, but we need to warn people that this is dangerous. ....