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The significance of Snowshill Manor relates less to its pre-First World War architectural qualities or social history as a manor house than to the individualistic but important collection, arrangement and garden orchestrated between 1919 and 1951 by Charles Paget Wade. This paper considers how the realities of managing a historic building and collection open to the public, combined with the Trust's changing views on the significance of Wade, have impacted on the buildings. It considers what influence the conservation of, and visitor access to, the 22,000-artefact collection have had, and are continuing to exert, on the building fabric and context of this Cotswold manor house since the National Trust took ownership in 1951. It emphasizes how crucial it is for a body such as the National Trust to fully understand what makes a place significant and then commit to preserving these values before acquiring it. This paper only discusses the collection insofar as it has influenced changes to the building fabric Wade knew.1
The significance of Snowshill Manor relates less to its pre-First World War architectural qualities or social history as a manor house than to the individualistic but important collection, arrangement and garden orchestrated between 1919 and 1951 by Charles Paget Wade. This paper considers how the realities of managing a historic building and collection open to the public, combined with the Trust's changing views on the significance of Wade, have impacted on the buildings. It considers what influence the conservation of, and visitor access to, the 22,000-artefact collection have had, and are continuing to exert, on the building fabric and context of this Cotswold manor house since the National Trust took ownership in 1951. It emphasizes how crucial it is for a body such as the National Trust to fully understand what makes a place significant and then commit to preserving these values before acquiring it. This paper only discusses the collection insofar as it has influenced changes to the building fabric Wade knew.1
Snowshill Manor
Howard, Jonathan (author)
Journal of Architectural Conservation ; 14 ; 7-32
2008-01-01
26 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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