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Its treatment by the Trust was similarly unusual, with a policy of conservation (often called 'controlled decay') rather than restoration, enabling visitors to see the house largely as it was when acquired. [10] As a result of the Trust's approach, a large number of the rooms in the house are open to the public.
It is a Grade I listed building, [1] owned by the National Trust. [2] Arlington Row on Awkward Hill is a nationally notable architectural conservation area depicted on the inside cover of all United Kingdom passports. [3] It is a popular visitor attraction, [4] reportedly one of the most photographed Cotswold scenes. [5]
In 1066, Arlington had two mills and continued to thrive, driven by the wool trade, until the 18th century. [2]Arlington was the ancestral home of John Custis II, who emigrated to the Colony of Virginia and named his grand, four-story brick mansion (built in 1675) in Northampton County, Virginia, "Arlington" after his hometown.
Kelmscott Manor is a limestone manor house in the Cotswolds village of Kelmscott, in West Oxfordshire, southern England. It dates from around 1570, with a late 17th-century wing, and is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England. It is situated close to the River Thames. The nearest town is Lechlade-On-Thames.
A golden-hued manor house set in 220 rolling acres, Calcot is great for families and for exploring the best of the Cotswolds, with Highgrove, Tetbury and Westonbirt Arboretum on the doorstep if ...
Snowshill Manor is a National Trust property located in the village of Snowshill, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. It is a sixteenth-century country house, best known for its twentieth-century owner, Charles Paget Wade, an eccentric who amassed an enormous collection of objects that interested him. He gave the property to the National Trust in ...
This is a list of National Trust properties in England, including any stately home, historic house, castle, abbey, museum or other property in the care of the National Trust in England. Bedfordshire [ edit ]
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