Country Houses
‘A house of opportunities’: the changing fortunes of England’s largest country home
Seven years ago Wentworth Woodhouse was in a sorry state, now it turns over £3.5m a year—but how did this palace-sized property achieve such success?
Saved by a pub entrepreneur, Sherborne House reopens as an arts centre
The comprehensive renovation includes a new restaurant, an events pavilion and the restoration of a James Thornhill mural
Revamp of fire-damaged Clandon Park galvanises National Trust ‘woke’ row
Campaign group Restore Trust accuses organisation of backtracking on its restoration plans for the 18th-century Palladian mansion
National Trust restructuring plans are ‘one of the most damaging assaults on art historical expertise ever seen in the UK’
Job cuts and planned repurposing of country houses will lead to a corporatisation of the nation's heritage sites
The story of the 20th-century creation of a Palladian villa is beautifully presented in this coffee-table book
Written by an architectural historian, the book describes the building of Henbury and the making of its interiors
National Trust wrongly accused of asset-stripping while government fails to keep its word
The Trust is negotiating endowments with the Treasury for five major country houses in its care
Books: Portraits of a diverse selection of Scottish country houses
Perthshire’s answer to the Ritz revealed
National Trust's total cost of saving Tyntesfield may be £50 million
The Trust is applying for a further £20 million grant to set up an endowment
Serious threats to England’s historic environment, says official report
English Heritage’s first “State of the Nation” report appeals for tax changes to help save country houses
Fiona Reynolds is the new director general of Britain’s leading heritage charity
'I love the passion here'
Bruegel-Rubens masterpiece goes on the block to save historic English houses
"Mars and Venus" will pay for essential repairs
The history of collecting: Not something to frighten the horses
An exhibition on the art in British country houses aims to show the public that these collections play a modern, vital role in the nation’s culture
The National Trust, the greatest “museum” in the UK celebrates its centenary with an exhibition of paintings from country houses at the National Gallery
A gentle heritage
Chastleton goes into National Trust ownership
Jacobean Oxfordshire house purchased for £2 million