Hidden Treasures of the National Trust (National Trust)

(Hardback)

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• Accompanies a successful BBC series Hidden Treaures of the National Trust, on its 3rd season. Episodes average over 2m viewers.
• Explores unseen treasures in the National Trusts care and their fascinating stories.
• Celebrates the skills and passion of the people who look after these objects.
• Foreword by Mary Beard.
• Supported by the National Trust.

Accompanying the third series of this hugely successful BBC documentary, this book explores some of the Trusts most treasured objects and places, uncovering their remarkable stories and celebrating the people who work behind the scenes to save them for the future, including curators, carpenters, conservators, cleaners, clock-makers, gardeners and volunteers. From spring cleaning a priceless dolls house to digging up a lost castle, from saving a dress of shimmering beetles wings to restoring a room covered with 26,000 sea shells, this is a treasure chest of intriguing and inspiring history.

The third series of Hidden Treasures of the National Trust will transmit in early May 2025. Six one-hour episodes, 9pm BBC2.

Author Bio

Anna Groves is a freelance journalist and author. She is the co-author of the National Trust Tour of Britain and has written official guidebooks to a number of National Trust properties, as well as a guide to its sheds and its haunted houses.