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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]
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 ]
One of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. Owned by the National Trust and maintained by English Heritage. Gisborough Priory: Priory: 14th century Ruins An Augustinian priory founded in 1119 by an ancestor of Robert the Bruce. It is dominated by the skeleton of the 14th-century church's east end. Helmsley ...
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.
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 ...
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.
Dover's Hill is a 754 feet (230 metres) hill in the Cotswolds area of central England. The hill is 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire. [1] Dover's Hill and the surrounding land is the property of The National Trust. [2] The toposcope on Dover's Hill