Landmark Trust
The Landmark Trust is a British building conservation charity, founded in 1965 by Sir John and Lady Smith, that rescues buildings of historic interest or architectural merit and then makes them available for holiday rental. The Trust's headquarters is at Shottesbrooke in Berkshire.
Most trust properties are in Great Britain with a clutch of properties on Lundy Island off the coast of north Devon, operated under lease from the National Trust. There are several Landmark Trust properties on the Channel Islands.
In Europe there are Landmark Trust properties in Belgium, France and Italy. Four properties are in the United States — all in Vermont — one of which, Naulakha, was the home of Rudyard Kipling in the 1890s.
The Trust is a registered charity.[1] The American sites are owned by an independent sister charity, Landmark Trust USA. There is also an Irish Landmark Trust,[2] whose scope covers the whole island of Ireland.
Those who rent "Landmarks" provide a source of funds to support restoration costs and building maintenance. The trust has 190 properties,[3] of varying sizes. Landmark sites include forts, farmhouses, manor houses, mills, cottages, castles, gatehouses, follies and towers and represent historic periods from mediæval to 20th century.
Art
In May 2015 five life-sized sculptures, Land, were placed near the centre and at four compass points of Great Britain in a commission by the Landmark Trust to celebrate its 50th anniversary. They were at Lowsonford (Warwickshire), Lundy (Devon: Bristol Channel), Clavell Tower (Dorset), Saddell Bay (Argyllshire: Kintyre), and at the Aldeburgh Martello Tower (Suffolk).[4][5]
Archives
The Landmark Trust Lundy Island Philatelic Archive was donated to the British Library Philatelic Collections in 1991 and is located at the British Library.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Landmark Trust - Registered Charity no. 243312 at the Charity Commission
- ↑ Irish Landmark Trust
- ↑ "The Handbook - History to Discover". The Landmark Trust. http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/handbook/. Retrieved 1 June 2009.
- ↑ "Land - An art installation for all to mark Landmark’s 50th year". Landmark Trust. http://www.landmarktrust.org.uk/news-and-events/50th-anniversary/land/. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "Sir Antony Gormley sculptures placed at five UK beauty spots". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-32702277. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ↑ Philatelic Research at the British Library by David Beech
Outside links
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- Landmark Trust properties' photos on Flickr