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Article: Historic day for old hall; REOPENING: Step back in time to celebrate stately home's refurbishment.
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- Birmingham Mail (England)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2009
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Byline: Mail Reporter
"SHARON - who's the geezer in the funny hat?" Music legend Ozzy Osbourne - or at least a close likeness - came face-to-face with Aston Hall's first owner, Sir Thomas Holte, during a weekend of celebrations to mark the stately home's reopening.
Lookalike Izzy Ozzy transformed himself into the Astonborn Prince of Darkness as the 17th century estate welcomed back visitors over the weekend after a multi-million pound restoration project.
Other historic figures and celebrities whose images were recreated for the occasion included Charles I, who stayed in the Jacobean mansion in 1642, Queen Victoria, Sherlock Holmes creator ...