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Featured Work

Admiration by Hertsman

A couple admire the colourful vista afforded at Sheffield Park Gardens a National Trust Property in East Sussex
Stable Block - Kingston Lacy by Gary Heald

The stable block at Kingston Lacy now hosts the restaurant. The is a lovely courtyard just beyond the arch way. National Trust, Dorset,UK Featured photo in “National Trust properties” – 9 Aug 2009
Stourhead in Autumn by Gary Heald

Taken at Stourhead gardens (National Trust) in the autumn. The colours and reflections made this a “must take photo” Featured photo in “National Trust Properties” – 9 Aug 2009 Used as the cover image in the first ever National Trust group challenge – “let’s celebrate Autumn” – 1 Oct 2009 Nikon D80
Oxburgh House and Moat, Norfolk by Hertsman

A National Trust Property in Norfolk – near Downham Market.
St Michael's Mount by Rob Parsons

18.4.09 – Taken with a Fujifilm 10mp s8100. St Michael’s Mount (Cornish: Carrack Looz en Cooz) is a tidal island located 366 m (400 yd) off the Mount’s Bay coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is united with Marazion by a man-made causeway, passable only at mid to low tide, made of granite setts. The island exhibits a combination of slate and granite. Its Cornish language name — literally, “the grey rock in the wood” — may represent a folk memory of a time before Mount’s Bay was flooded. Certainly, the Cornish name would be an accurate description of the Mount set in woodland. Remains of trees have been seen at low tides following storms on the beach at Perranuthnoe. The Cornish legend of Lyonesse, an ancient kingdom said to have extended from Penwith toward the Isles of Scilly, also talks of land being inundated by the sea. Historically, St Michael’s Mount was a Cornish counterpart of Mont Saint Michel in Normandy, France. St Michael’s Mount is known colloquially by locals as simply the Mount and is now in the hands of The National Trust. Information taken from Wikepedia
Rievaulx Abbey by hilarydougill

Rievaulx Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey, headed by the Abbot of Rievaulx, located in the small village of Rievaulx (pronounced ‘Ree-voh’), near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England. / When Rievaulx Abbey was founded in 1132 by twelve monks from Clairvaux Abbey as a mission centre for the colonisation of the north of England and Scotland, it was the first Cistercian abbey in the north. With time it became one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, second only to Fountains Abbey in fame. / The remote location was ideal for the Cistercians, whose desire was to follow a strict life of prayer and self-sufficiency with as little contact as possible with the outside world. The patron, Walter Espec, settled another new Cistercian community, founding Wardon Abbey, Bedfordshire, on one of his inherited estates, again on unprofitable wasteland, / The abbey lies in a wooded dale by the River Rye, sheltered by hills. To have enough flat land to build on, a small part of the river had to be diverted to a point several metres west of where it formerly flowed. (The monks altered the course of the river three times during the 12th century.) The trace of the old river is still visible in the abbey’s grounds. This is one illustration of the technical ingenuity of the monks, who over time built up a very profitable business mining lead and iron, rearing sheep and selling wool to buyers from all over Europe. Rievaulx Abbey eventually became one of the greatest and wealthiest in England, with 140 monks and many more lay brothers, receiving grants of land totalling 6000 acres (24 km²) and establishing daughter houses in England and Scotland. / However, towards the end of the 13th century the abbey had incurred a great deal of debt with its building projects and lost revenue due to an epidemic of sheep scab (psoroptic mange). This ill fortune was compoundedounded by Scottish raids in the early 14th century. / To make matters worse the decimation of the population caused by the Black Death in the mid 1300s made it difficult to recruit new lay brothers for the manual labour. As a result the abbey was forced to lease much of its lands. By 1381 there were only fourteen choir monks, three lay brothers and the abbot left at Rievaulx, and therefore some buildings were reduced in size. / By the 15th century the original Cistercian practices of strict observance according to the letter of Saint Benedict’s rule had been abandoned in favour of a more “comfortable” lifestyle; it was now permitted to eat meat, more private living accommodations were created for the monks, and the abbot now had a substantial private household. / The abbey was dissolved by King Henry VIII in 1538. At that time there were said to be 72 buildings occupied by only an abbot and 21 monks, attended by 102 servants, with an income of £351 a year. It also had a prototype blast furnace at Laskill, producing cast iron as efficiently as a modern blast furnace; according to Gerry McDonnell (archeometallurgist of the University of Bradford), the closure of Rievaulx delayed the Industrial Revolution for two and a half centuries. / Henry ordered the buildings to be rendered uninhabitable and stripped of any valuables such as lead. The abbey site was granted to the Earl of Rutland, one of the Henry’s advisers, until it passed to the Duncombe family. / In the 1750s Thomas Duncombe III beautified the estate by building the terrace with two Grecian-style temples; these temples, now called Rievaulx Terrace & Temples, are in the care of the National Trust. / The ruins of the abbey are still standing and are yet impressive today. They are now in the care of English Heritage
The Shell House by Susan King

The Shell House, Hatfield Forest / Jacob Houblon III built The Shell House in about 1754. It was attached to a cottage by his new lake and was occupied by a housekeeper who kept poultry and peacocks. Jacob’s daughter Laetitia decorated the interior and exterior with exotic and colourful shells, (mostly from the West Indies as they were used as ballast in the holds of slave ships) split flints, blue glass, coral and sands. The cottage was later demolished. / The Shell House has recently been restored by / The National Trust
Fountains Abbey Arches by Dave Law

Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire is owned by the National Trust
Dyrham Park Gardens by Paul Woloschuk

The formal gardens at Dyrham Park, nr Bath, Gloucestershire. / Dyrham is a William and Mary mansion set in its beautiful rolling deer park and is owned by the National Trust. Featured in “National Trust Properties” group Nikon D80. Sigma 10-20mm
Hardwick Hall by karenlynda

Hardwick Hall, Nottinghamshire, England. A member of The National Trust
Gothic Tower by Karen Betts

Taken at the Wimpole Estate, In Cambridgeshire 29.7.09 This Gothic Tower sits upon a hill in the Park Land of Wimpole Estate which is a property owned by the Nationial Trust. You can see this Tower from the bakc gardens of the House. Im can tell you no more about it, as there was not any imformation boards beside it. When you turn and face away from the Tower looking back over towards the House below you are greeted by a wonderful view of the English countryside for as far as your eye can see. Nikon D90 and Nikor 18-105vr lens Focal length 30mm / F/.16 / Exposure 1/400 sec and -0.7 step / ISO 400 Hand held, Aperture Piority and Manual focus. Processed in ReDynaMix a 1 image software for HDR
Sizergh Castle & Gardens by Steve Liptrot

Sizergh Castle & Garden is a castle, stately home and garden in Sizergh, Cumbria, England, about four miles south of Kendal, and in the care of the National Trust. Nikon D80 – Nikkor 18-105mm VR lens – ND4 grad Featured in the National Trust Properties group AUG 2009.

Recent Work

Seventh Wonder by RedHillDigital

Seventh Wonder Here are 7 wonders of the Isle Of Wight: 1. Cowes you cannot milk / 2. Freshwater where you find salt water / 3. Lake where you won’t get your feet wet / 4. Newport you cannot bottle / 5. Newtown which is really quite old / 6. Ryde where you don’t have to / 7. The Needles you cannot thread The idea for the Wonders of the Isle of Wight was originated by W. J. Nigh, a Ventnor postcard maker over 100 years ago. Shot of The Needles taken from the National Trust owned ‘Needles Old Battery’. Date: 27th October 2009
Gothic Style Folly. by SUE SMITH

Gothic Style Folly built overlooking the water garden in Studley Royal at Fountains Abbey. / Processed as HDR. / Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire, UK, is classified as a World Heritage Site and is also a National Trust Property.
Fountains Abbey. (World Heritage Site) by SUE SMITH

View taken down the lake of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, UK. Fountains Abbey is a designated World Hertiage Site and is also a National Trust Property. / Processed as HDR.
The Turret by Catherine Veal

Trelissick Turret / is at the entrance to Trellisick House and Gardens which is a National Trust Property. Unfortunately the house is not open to the public, but well worth a visit. And situated between Falmouth and Truro, Cornwall UK. / Edited from RAW in Dynamic Photo HDR FREE DOWNLOAD 1 shot X 3 then into CS3 where i converted it to B&W and added a B&W sky texture to give it a spooky feel. And finished in Picasa 3 FREE DOWNLOAD / Thank you for looking.
Alum Bay Panorama by RedHillDigital

Alum Bay, Isle of Wight A two shot stitch taken from the path leading to the Needles Old Battery, and featuring the coloured sand cliffs of Alum Bay and the heather-clad downland of the National Trust owned Headon Warren behind. If you look closely, you can see the boat which runs trips to view the Needles, and the chair lift from The Needles Park “tourist attraction” down to the beach. Date: 27th October 2009 Panorama shots look great as Canvas Prints:
Fountains Abbey 2 B/W by SUE SMITH

Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, UK. World Heritage Site and a National Trust Property. / Took several exposures and processed as HDR. Then converted to B/W
Fountains Abbey 2 by SUE SMITH

Taken at Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire, UK. Fountains Abbey is designated a World Heritage Site and is a National Trust Property. / Took several exposures and processed as HDR.
Gothic Cottage by RedHillDigital

Gothic Cottage, Stourhead The Gothic Cottage on the Stourhead Estate in Wiltshire, England was built by Henry Hoare in 1785, possibly as a summer house. Originally known as the ‘Watch Cottage’, the church-style windows afford a superb view across the lake and gardens. In the summer of 2006, the cottage was decorated by local artists as the ‘Gingerbread House’ in the Brothers Grimm tale ‘Hansel & Gretel’ for an exhibition at the estate. Date: 25th October 2009
Tregwainton Manor House by Catherine Veal

Trengwainton Gardens and Manor House is at / Madron, nr Penzance, Cornwall. UK Is a National Trust Property The house unfortunately is not open to the public but the gardens are well woth a visit if in the area. / Edited from RAW in Dynamic Photo HDR FREE DOWNLOAD1 shot X 3 then into CS3 where I added a texture. Then finished off in Picasa 3 FREE DOWNLOAD / Thank you for looking. / BEST VIEWED LARGER /
House Lake and Lilies by Hertsman

The House and Lake at Sheffield Park Gardens. This is a National Trust property in Sussex.
House on the Lake by Hertsman

The House in Sheffield Park Gardens, Sussex. A National Trust property anyone can visit
My home is my Castle by John44

Most of us can, as we choose, make of this world either a palace or a prison Sir John Lubbock / - / Folks .. we see here Fredensborg Palace at Lake Esrum Denmark Danish Heritage / Today its the home of the Crown Prince and / Crown Princess of Denmark / Thanks for popping-in / John Tech speczz / —-—-- Edit done in / PhotoShop CS4 / Make – Canon Lens 24-105 L is / Model – Canon EOS 5D Mark II DateTime – 2009:10:11 13:28:24 / Artist – John 44 / Copyright – © John 44 ExposureTime – 1/50 seconds / FNumber – 6.30 / ExposureProgram – Aperture priority / ISOSpeedRatings – 125 ShutterSpeedValue – 1/49 seconds

About This Group

This group is for all members of redbubble who have been fortunate enough to visit a National Trust property

All photographs taken while visiting or paintings of National Trust properties can be added to this group; it’s for everyone to show case properties world wide.

United Kingdom & Scotland National Trusts:
England, Wales, Northern Ireland
Scotland, Northern Islands, West-coast Islands
Australian State & Territory National Trusts:
Queensland
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia
National Trust Australia
Tasmanian National Trust

Other National Trust websites:
Bermuda
The Bahamas
Barbados
Cayman Islands
Guernsey
Jersey
Italy
New Zealand
Malta national trust web site

If people know of more please add them in the forum and a host will then add them to here. Thank you.

The National Trust is a charity and is completely independent of Government. They rely for income on membership fees, donations and legacies, and revenue raised from their commercial operations.

They also own many of the country’s most beautiful lanscaped Gardens and historical buildings.