The Landmark Trust

The Landmark Trust

Society EN ↓ 56 episodes

A look into the work of The Landmark Trust, a conservation charity that restores historic buildings at risk by turning them into holiday accommodation.

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The Landmark Trust

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Society

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www.landmarktrust.org.uk

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Winsford_Cottage_Hospital_history_-_Caroline_Stanford 17.11.2020
Woven Histories part 3 18.09.2020

The textile industries are of particular importance to the social, political and financial history of the country and via our Landmarks it is possible to trace this history and tell the story of both the trades and crafts associated with it.

Woven Histories part 2 18.09.2020

The textile industries are of particular importance to the social, political and financial history of the country and via our Landmarks it is possible to trace this history and tell the story of both the trades and crafts associated with it.

Woven Histories part 1 18.09.2020

The textile industries are of particular importance to the social, political and financial history of the country and via our Landmarks it is possible to trace this history and tell the story of both the trades and crafts associated with it.

Woven Histories at Sunny Bank Mill 18.09.2020

Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley (near Calverley Old Hall ), keeps a nationally important archive of weaving machinery, fabrics and documents. Meet Curator Rachel Moaby and weaver Agnis Smallwood and discover more about how traditions are being kept alive.

In the spirit of Voysey 18.09.2020

Furniture makers Alice Blogg and Alasdair Kilpatrick were both commisioned to make furniture for the community rooms at Winsford Cottage Hospital . Here they talk about following in the footsteps of the hospitals designer, CFA Voysey.

River House Trust at Woodsford Castle 18.09.2020

Every year Landmark gives away 50 stays in our buildings to the beneficiaries of other charities. Here, Caroline Standford talks with Beverley Lord, a volunteer from River House Trust , a community based centre in Hammersmith for people living with HIV, and what their stay at Woodsford Castle meant to them.

The Quantity Surveyor 18.09.2020

The mysteries of the quantity surveying are exposed in this one to one between Historian Caroline Stanford and Quantity Surveyor Adrian Stenning.

Landmark's Project Managers 18.09.2020

Our propery surveyors and project managers reminisce about some of their favourite Landmark projects.

Lundy's Librarians 18.09.2020

Caring for the books in Lundy's Landmarks involves some special challenges, as Lundy Librarian Michael Williams explains.

Landmark's Librarians 18.09.2020

Well-stocked bookcases are an essential ingredient of a Landmark stay. Who looks after them? How are they chosen? Two of Landmark's Librarians, Ros Taylor and Elizabeth Jurd, talk books.

The Architect 18.09.2020

Conservation architect Martin Stancliffe remininsces about Culloden Tower and its restoration in Landmark's early days.

Landmark's Regional Property Managers 18.09.2020

Cy Neil and Marilyn Donohue reflect on their lives as Regional Property Managers caring for Landmark's buildings in Scotland and South West England.

Philip Gaches and sons Will & Jude 15.09.2020

Will and Jude Gaches, both apprenticed to their father Philip, worked on our recent restoration of Cobham Dairy . Here they reflect on what drew them to learn decorative plastering as a traditional craft skill - and what it's like working for Dad.

Philip Gaches and Anna Castilla Villa 15.09.2020

Master plasterers Philip and Anna, who both worked on Cobham Dairy , reflect on their different routes into their craft and the satisfactions of creating fine decorative plasterwork.

Anthem from the Old Parsonage 14.09.2020

Joined Up singing at the Old Parsonage

Anthem from West Blockhouse 14.09.2020

The Carmarthen Band plays at West Blockhouse .

Shake a Leg performed on Lundy 14.09.2020

Shake a Leg performed on Lundy

North Argyll Carers at Saddell House 10.09.2020

North Argyll Carers provide support for those acting as full time carers in and around Oban. A  50 for Free  stay at  Saddell House  turned out to be a transformative respite for them, as Mairi, Joan and Kim explain here.

Mr Gilfils Love Story 10.09.2020

A classic tale from George Eliot specially dramatised and performed for us by Sudden Impulse Theatre Company .

Hidden Landscapes 10.09.2020

Some of our best kept secrets lay beneath our feet. Discover the ghostly remains of landscapes, whose traces tell stories of design genius, playful pastimes and even a place on the stage of rock and roll history.

French Lieutenants Woman read by Natash McElone 10.09.2020

Actor and Landmark Ambassador Natascha McElhone reads a dramatic extract from John Fowles' famous novel The French Leiutenant's Woman, a work completed by Fowles when he lived at Belmont .

Action for Aspergers at Belmont 10.09.2020

Every year Landmark gives away 50 free stays in our buildings to the beneficiaries of other charities. Here, Sonia and Robert, both diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, explain what staying at Belmont meant to them, hosted by their inspirational mentor Elaine Nicholson.

Morpeth Storytelling 10.09.2020

Recorded at a Landmark Trust open day at Morpeth Castle , this audio clip captures the delight of visiting this building during our open days which we hold in collaboration with the Morpeth Northumbrian Gathering .

Sir Alexander Boswell & The Last Duel in Scotland 04.09.2020

The story unfolds in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Fife. Two newly donated portraits prompt the telling of the tragic death in a duel of Alexander Boswell, son of the celebrated 18th-century diarist James Boswell of Auchinleck House .

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