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National Trust Timeline |
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1895 |
The National Trust is established by Octavia Hill, Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley and Sir Robert Hunter / Acquisition of Dinas Oleu coastline in Wales |
100 |
1896 |
Acquisition of Alfriston Clergy House, East Sussex |
150 |
1899 |
Acquisition of two acres of Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire |
200 |
1900 |
Robert Hunter negotiated the gift of Kanturk Castle |
250 |
1902 |
Campaign for Brandelhow on Derwentwater, The Lake District |
350 |
1907 |
The National Trust Act came into force / expensive acquisition of Barrington Court |
550 |
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1912 |
Death of Octavia Hill / acquisition of Blakeney Point |
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1915 |
Drop in membership numbers between years of 1915-1919, from 725 down to 650 (First World War) |
700 |
1927 |
Stonehenge Down was bought after a national appeal |
1,100 |
1929 |
The Trust was able to acquire 4,000 acres of the Monk Coniston estate, near Coniston Water in the Lake District. This was made possible by Beatrix Potter and the income from her childrens' books. |
1,700 |
1931 |
The National Trust for Scotland is established |
2,550 |
1934 |
West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire became the first village to be protected by the Trust At the Trust's AGM, The Marquis of Lothian proposes that the Trust should be able to accept the gift of country houses. |
3,400 |
1937 |
The National Trust Act of 1937 enabled the Trust to accept the gift of country houses, with endowments in land or capital which would be free of tax |
6,550 |
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1939 |
Drop in membership numbers between years of 1939 - 1941, from 7,250 down to 6,500 (Second World War) |
7,100 |
1940 |
Lord Lothian bequeathes Blickling Hall to the Trust, setting the seal on his Country Houses Scheme, with the help of James Lees-Milne. Many estates were saved rather than being broken up wholesale |
6,800 |
1941 |
Acquisition of Wallington in Northumberland. |
6,500 |
1944 |
Acquisition of the Holnicote Estate in Exmoor National Park, Somerset |
6,800 |
1946 |
The National Land Fund was established by Dr Hugh Dalton, Chancellor of the Exchequer |
12,503 |
1953 |
The Queen Mother became President of the National Trust |
44,454 |
1965 |
Neptune Coastline Campaign launched |
157,581 |
1967 |
First Working Holidays held |
170,986 |
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1968 |
First National Trust magazine |
160,100 |
1970 |
The Trust began to sell items such as tea towels at its properties, leading to the formation of National Trust Enterprises |
226,069 |
1981 |
Trust membership hits the one million mark |
1,046,864 |
1995 |
National Trust celebrates its centenary / launch of National Trust website / The publication of the National Trust's 'Linking People and Place' report. |
2,189,777 |
1997 |
National Trust acquires part of Snowdon, thanks to the 'Save Snowdon' Appeal which was launched in 1990 by Sir Anthony Hopkins |
2,491,362 |
2001 |
'Farming Forward' initiative launched at the time of the foot and mouth crisis |
2,728,983 |
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2002 |
Tyntesfield acquired after the Trust raised £3 million from over 50,000 donors and secured a grant of £17.5 million from the National Heritage Memorial Fund |
2,843,930 |
2003 |
Prince Charles becomes President of the National Trust |
3,270,020 |
2005 |
Opening of new central office in Swindon - Heelis |
3,391,934 |
2006 |
The launch of the History Matters campaign, over 45,000 wrote an online diary for a day |
3,480,188 |
2007 |
The National Trust's membership figures reach 3.5 million members. |
3,500,000 |
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