Books

Good Old-Fashioned Jams, Preserves and Chutneys

Sara Paston-Williams shares her wealth of experience with fresh ingredients and homemade recipes

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Houses of the National Trust

This captivating book is a guide to some of the greatest architectural treasures in the country, encompassing both interior and exterior design.

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Treasures from the National Trust

The National Trust cares for some of the most important, varied and valuable historical collections in Britain.

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A Butler's Guide to Table Manners

Who better to learn table manners from, but an experienced English Butler? This useful little book imparts wisdom on all table etiquette, from the correct way to hold cutlery to folding napkins.

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Architectural Britain

Architectural Britain is a beautifully compact guide to the history of Britain's built heritage, using detailed drawings and atmospheric photographs

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Home-grown books

The quest for self-sufficiency has never been more popular, with more and more people taking on allotments, or converting their flowerbeds into vegetable plots, home produce is definitely the new black.

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Complete Traditional Recipe Book

Warm, comforting and simply splendid to eat. Sometimes there’s nothing better than a reassuring good traditional meal.

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Seven Deadly Sins of Gardening

Thoroughly researched and highly readable history of gardening's greatest eccentrics.

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Ghosts
Mysterious Tales from the National Trust

National Trust houses are bursting with ghost stories. The spirits of former owners, staff, even pets haunt their former homes and walk hand-in-hand with those living there today.

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William Morris & Red House

Red House is considered as one of the most important landmarks in modern architecture as it is the only building actually commissioned by Morris.

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Gardens of the National Trust

In 'Gardens of the National Trust' Stephen Lacey paints a vivid picture of individual Trust gardens through historical and horticultural perspectives.

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The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping

The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping is essential reading for anyone interested in the care and maintenance of fragile interiors and decorative fittings and fixtures.

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