History and Landscape: The Guide to National Trust Properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (National Trust History & Heritage)

History and Landscape: The Guide to National Trust Properties in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (National Trust History & Heritage)

by Lydia Greeves (Author)

Synopsis

The Guide has been described as the National Trust's bible - and indeed it is. This latest edition takes a larger, squarer format, to do full justice to the Trust's illustrious collection of colour photographs, and to showcase recent acquisitions such as the Gothic wonder of Tyntesfield, John Lennon's childhood home Mendips, and William Morris' Arts and Crafts Red House. Magnificent landscapes, including the breathtaking coast of Cornwall, Snowdonia, the Peak District, and the lunar scenery of Strangford Lough, are set beside the Trust's great gardens such as Sissinghurst Castle in Kent and Stourhead Landscape Garden in Wiltshire. The Trust's country houses of course feature in all their varied beauty - from the Tudor splendour of Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire through to the magnificent Victoriana at Cragside in Northumberland. Not everything is on such a grand scale; Lydia Greeves describes T.E. Lawrence's modest cottage at Clouds Hill in Dorset, a spade mill in Northern Ireland and even a duck decoy at Boarstall in Buckinghamshire.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 448
Edition: 2
Publisher: National Trust Books
Published: 03 Feb 2006

ISBN 10: 1905400136
ISBN 13: 9781905400133
Book Overview: The National Trust is a treasure trove of places, buildings and landscapes, this guide illustrates its diversity. It has been described as the National Trust's bible and this edition takes a squarer format to do justice to the Trust's illustrious collection of colour photographs.

Media Reviews
The National Trust is the greatest of all British inventions and this guide is the best possible tribute to that invention. It is lively, literate and beautifully illustrated. Go nowhere without it! - Sir Simon Jenkins
Author Bio
Lydia Greeves is a freelance writer and editor who has had a long association with the National Trust and is known for her writing on Britain's cultural heritage. She is the author of The Good Country House Guide, and of Harrods Guide to London.