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Cultural Crusader

Buying a property that includes a ruin carries undoubted romance, but there are caveats, reminds Lucy Denton, who advises on the help at hand

Once sentinels of the turnpike trade, toll-houses now stand as quiet monuments to a time when travel came with a price

From dilapidated cottages to the site of a notorious nuclear disaster, what is behind the longing to seek out abandoned places, asks Katie Scott

BETTANY HUGHES on bringing seven magnificent monuments to life

One of our most treasured landmarks, the Tower of London, represents 1,000 years of history. Almost three million visitors last year testify to the fact this is a universally loved destination – in th