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If filled me with sadness & anger to read that these houses ( no doubt beloved by their ancestral owners)were almost stolen from them. The government imposed punishing death duties, taxes & then not only did donating these to the NT meant giving them a substantial endowment for future upkeep. To add insult to injury they were permitted to live in a small part of their houses if they paid a ‘nominal’ rent?! This just sounds like communist Russia rather England, & whenever I visit these houses I always feel the house must remember the good old days when they had their own families & the life of the house has changed drastically & not for the better. A stately home without its family is a sad relic no matter how well looked after, waif like. Sigh...
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Fascinating little book written in an idiosyncratic style and providing an insight into the lives of those owning country houses as that time. A real gem of a book. I couldn't put it down and just wish it had been longer.
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