Croome Court in Worcestershire, the 18th century mansion house where Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown proved his potential as an architect and a landscape gardener, opened to the public for the first time last weekend (Saturday 26 September).
 
The project to remodel both the house and its surrounding estate was Brown’s first major commission in 1751 and helped establish his reputation alongside Robert Adam, who designed many of the Court’s impressive interiors.

In 2008 the National Trust spent almost £500,000 on saving a unique book for the nation. The Sarum Missal dates from 1487, and is the only known surviving copy. Not only that, but it is was the first book to display William Caxton's famous printing device. It is the only Caxton that the National Trust has in its collection - and has apparently caused a little rivalry between the Lyme Park and Chatsworth librarians!

In this HistoryTimes.com podcast we’re going to be looking forward to a fantastic National Trust event that’s coming up on the 21st June – the recreation of the Throckmorton Coat at Coughton Court in Warwickshire.