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

(Photograph taken in 1888) As a family, we first stayed at Rothay Manor in Ambleside in 1953 and it was then that I had my first experiences in fell walking, trout fishing and negotiating the nearby s

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In Yorkshire Life’ s 80th anniversary year we’re taking a look back through the archives

What do our beloved hostelries have to do with the discovery of DNA, the D-Day landings and The Lord of the Rings ? Everything, as Ashleigh Arnott discovers

Old Plawhatch House, Sharpthorne, East Grinstead, East Sussex. An Arts & Crafts-style house on the edge of a village. It has leaded-light windows, open fireplaces, and an oak staircase with a gallery