Tag Archives: cliveden

A stay in the country: country houses as hotels – and a bad plan

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat

Although country houses were built primarily as homes, an integral and important function was their use for entertaining. However, one dramatic change has been the nature of the guests and how they paid for their visits – and the birth … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged architecture, At Risk, cliveden, country house, country house hotel, development, devon, estate, georgian, grade-ii, heritage, houses, lancashire, listed, robert adam, stoke park, tregenna castle, wyreside hall | 16 Comments

‘The National Trust can have it’: why the NT can’t accept all offers

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat

In an ideal world no country house would ever be at risk but poor finances, often caused by pernicious death duties, and insufficient income from the estate or investments leaves families facing the reality of being unable to stay in … Continue reading →

Posted in Comment, News | Tagged acquisitions, architecture, At Risk, barrington court, buckinghamshire, canons ashby, chippendale, cliveden, conservation, country house, demolition, derbyshire, dryden, english heritage, estate, heritage, heveningham hall, houses, james lees-milne, James Wyatt, kedleston hall, listed, lord lothian, merlin waterson, national trust, northamptonshire, northumberland, parkland, philip kerr, polesden lacey, robert adam, seaton delaval hall, sir robert taylor, somerset, surrey, tyntesfield, vanneck, viscount scarsdale, west wycombe park | 4 Comments

Tag Archives: cliveden

A stay in the country: country houses as hotels – and a bad plan

‘The National Trust can have it’: why the NT can’t accept all offers

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