The National Trust cares for a wealth of houses and historic buildings of all types, ranging from the grand to the quirky to the humble. A companion volume to the bestselling Gardens of the National Trust, this captivating book is a guide to some of the greatest architectural treasures in the country, encompassing both interior and exterior design of more than 250 properties. In addition to houses, the book also covers fascinating buildings as diverse as churches, windmills, dovecotes, castles, follies, barns, and even pubs. The book also acts as an overview of the country’s architectural history, with every period covered—the medieval stronghold of Bodiam Castle, Tudor eccentricity in Hardwick Hall, 18th-century grandeur at Kedleston Hall, Victorian splendor at Tyntesfield, and the clean-lined Modernism of The Homewood. The book teems with stories of the people who lived and worked in these buildings: wealthy collectors like Charles Wade at Snowshill, captains of industry like William Armstrong at Cragside, prime ministers like Winston Churchill at Chartwell, and pop stars like John Lennon at Mendips.
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Lydia Greeves is the author of Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal and
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perfect shaped coffee table book(square, but not too oversized)) with exquisite, amazing photos of England's gorgeous historic houses.
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This book surprised me with its wonderful detail and gorgeous colour photographs of many National Trust properties in England. I learnt so much more about each mansion and garden before I visited and found the book to be an excellent resource and a pleasure to own.
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This is a beautiful guide to the houses of the National Trust. The houses depicted are all one of a kind with exceptional architecture.The book is loaded with hundreds of stunning color photos, each property is given at least 3-4 shots both interior and exterior. The lesser known properties get one but clear shot. The text is generously informative and highly accessible for experts and non-experts alike. This book is a treasure to own and if you can't a pay visit to any of those amazing houses, then this sleek book is the next best thing.
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