'Get Carter' mansion up for sale

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    BBC News 1 April 2008 . "A mansion house used in the classic crime film Get Carter has been put up for sale for £1.75m. Dryderdale Hall, near Hamsterley, County Durham, acted as the home of the gangster, Cyril Kinnear, in the 1970s movie, starring Michael Caine.....The Grade II listed hall, set in 20 acres of land, was built in 1872 for the Backhouse family, of Darlington, whose wealth was made in the banking industry. Architect Alfred Waterhouse, who designed the Natural History Museum in London, was responsible for the building's Scottish baronial style......
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    Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7325054.stm
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