Ightham Mote
Paperback
Set in beautiful Kentish countryside, it is the most complete medieval moated manor house in England, it's a miracle that Ightham Mote has survived at all. The inspiration behind a classic Henry James ghost tale, and painted by John Singer Sargent and Sir Winston Churchill, this is the story of a place of quirky charm.
Serene Ightham Mote is a house that belongs to the ages. Set in beautiful Kentish countryside, it is the most complete medieval moated manor house in England, but it is a miracle that it has survived at all. The inspiration behind a classic Henry James ghost tale, and painted by John Singer Sargent and Sir Winston Churchill, this is the story of a place of quirky charm. It is also the story of an Americans love affair with the quintessentially English property that he helped to save, and of the National Trusts fifteen-year-long conservation project that has safeguarded Ightham Mote for future generations.
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Imprint
National Trust Books
ISBN
978-1-84359-451-2
Publication Date
14-09-2016
Format
Paperback
Pages
56 pages
Dimensions
210x210mm
Product Description
Set in beautiful Kentish countryside, it is the most complete medieval moated manor house in England, it's a miracle that Ightham Mote has survived at all. The inspiration behind a classic Henry James ghost tale, and painted by John Singer Sargent and Sir Winston Churchill, this is the story of a place of quirky charm.
Serene Ightham Mote is a house that belongs to the ages. Set in beautiful Kentish countryside, it is the most complete medieval moated manor house in England, but it is a miracle that it has survived at all. The inspiration behind a classic Henry James ghost tale, and painted by John Singer Sargent and Sir Winston Churchill, this is the story of a place of quirky charm. It is also the story of an Americans love affair with the quintessentially English property that he helped to save, and of the National Trusts fifteen-year-long conservation project that has safeguarded Ightham Mote for future generations.
Author
Matt Shinn and National Trust Books
Imprint
National Trust Books
ISBN
978-1-84359-451-2
Publication Date
14-09-2016
Format
Paperback
Pages
56 pages
Dimensions
210x210mm
Product Description
Set in beautiful Kentish countryside, it is the most complete medieval moated manor house in England, it's a miracle that Ightham Mote has survived at all. The inspiration behind a classic Henry James ghost tale, and painted by John Singer Sargent and Sir Winston Churchill, this is the story of a place of quirky charm.
Serene Ightham Mote is a house that belongs to the ages. Set in beautiful Kentish countryside, it is the most complete medieval moated manor house in England, but it is a miracle that it has survived at all. The inspiration behind a classic Henry James ghost tale, and painted by John Singer Sargent and Sir Winston Churchill, this is the story of a place of quirky charm. It is also the story of an Americans love affair with the quintessentially English property that he helped to save, and of the National Trusts fifteen-year-long conservation project that has safeguarded Ightham Mote for future generations.
Author
Matt Shinn and National Trust Books