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Southeast England

Building sights in Southeast England

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    Friars of the Sack

    Cobbled Church Sq is ringed by historic houses, including the Friars of the Sack, which was once part of a 13th-century Augustinian friary but is now a private home.

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    Norman Staircase

    In the northwestern corner of Green Court (far left) is the famous Norman Staircase .

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  3. The Brentwood School

    Only in England could 'manners' feature in a school motto. In 1557, the very bad-mannered Sir Anthony Browne founded this public school as punishment for burning a man to death. It takes boys and girls - although it was a few hundred years before females were admitted. Among its famous pupils: Douglas Adams, author of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.

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