The acquisition of houses by the National Trust from the 1930s had less to do with the impoverishment of aristocratic families than the industrial wealth of bachelor donors, as Michael Hall reveals

Matt James recalls a littleknown chapter in the history of the Cheshire venue, now more associated with motorsport

Knapp’s sweet spot WHEN the former BBC and ...

Originally built in 1703, as the London home of the Duke of Buckingham, Buckingham House was acquired by the newly married King George III in 1761, as an escape from the nearby St James’s Palace, the

Located in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside and surrounded by a moat, this romantic timber-framed house contains over 600 years of history within its walls

An award-winning restoration has transformed the interior of this fire-damaged great house in time for the celebrations surrounding the tercentenary of the death of its designer, Sir John Vanbrugh. John Goodall reports