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

Self-portrait by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1896

The beauty of Lancashire’s Lune valley emerges from ...

The current custodians of a Cotswolds manor have rekindled its centuries-old spirit, making a stylish and welcoming home

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