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Annie Wyatt home, Gordon. Modelled on the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty and inspired by local campaigns to conserve native bushland and preserve old buildings, the first Australian National Trusts were formed in New South Wales in 1945, South Australia in 1955 and Victoria in 1956; followed later in Western Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. [1]
Heelis was the married name of Beatrix Potter, one of the key figures in the early history of the National Trust. It was built in 2005 by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios . It is considered one of the greenest office buildings in England, [ 1 ] incorporating silent, natural ventilation and open-plan meeting spaces.
The trust is governed by a board of trustees (of between nine and fifteen members), appointed and overseen by a council consisting of eighteen people elected by the members of the trust and eighteen appointed by other organisations whose work is related to that of the Trust, such as the Soil Association, the Royal Horticultural Society and the ...
Knole (/ n oʊ l /) is a British country house and former archbishop's palace owned by the National Trust.It is situated within Knole Park, a 1,000-acre (400-hectare) park located immediately to the south-east of Sevenoaks in west Kent.
The National Trust advocates for the preservation of historic and cultural resources on federal public lands, partnering with the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the National Park Service. [36] The National Trust supported the Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act, a bill that would prevent the United States Forest ...
The National Trust for Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Urras Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a Scottish conservation organisation. It is the largest membership organisation in Scotland and describes itself as "the conservation charity that protects and promotes Scotland's natural and cultural heritage for present and future generations to enjoy".
Mottisfont Abbey is a historical priory and country estate in Hampshire, England.Sheltered in the valley of the River Test, the property is now operated by the National Trust. 393,250 people visited the site in 2019. [1]
In 2006 the National Trust acquired Quarry Bank House and its gardens and, in 2010, the gardener's house and the upper gardens. [32] In 2013 the mill received 130,000 visitors. [ 33 ] In 2013, the trust launched an appeal to raise £1.4 million to restore a worker's cottage, a shop and the Greg's glasshouses and digitise records relating to ...