Publisher's Synopsis
The number of historic houses owned by the National Trust has continued to grow since the acquisition of the first house in 1896. This handbook puts them in historic context, and describes over 170 properties ranging from the grand Palladian mansion of Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire to some much smaller town houses and cottages, such as Coleridge Cottage in Bridgewater, Somerset.;The author also wrote "A History of Country House Visiting" and "Historic Houses of the National Trust"
