“The Art Of Keeping House” The Historic Houses Trust

9781740661584This book was discovered by an HPA member in one of the  Australian State Heritage Organisation's bookshop.
"The Art of Keeping House" is a well-researched ... illustrated guide to furnishing, presenting, cleaning ...The second part of the book is an A to Z guide on cleaning household objects and materials, based on an in-house manual used by Trust curatorial staff, but expanded and adapted to be comprehensive and accessible to a general readership." [Inside cover blurb.] (more…)

“How We Built Britain” BBC DVD- Recommended

how we built britain dvdBreathtaking camerawork makes this BBC Doco "How We Built Britain" a visual feast. David Dimbleby  travels across the UK exploring, chronologically, heritage buildings that reflect the society and time in which they were built.
Highlight- David Dimbleby walking in the roof cavity on the legendary gothic fan ceiling of Christ's College Cambridge! (more…)