Upton House and Gardens, Warwickshire: National Trust Guidebook

By Heather Aston, Simon Murray, Alan Powers

Get a taste of country house life as you step into the home of a 1930s' millionaire with internationally important works by artists such as Hogarth, Stubbs, Canaletto, Brueghel, and El Greco. Lord Bearsted's extensive porcelain collection includes 18th-century Sevres porcelain, Chelsea, and Derby figures. Upton has all the elements of a millionaire's country home--with swimming pool, squash court, and a glamorous Art Deco interior in Lady Bearsted's bathroom. The garden planting was principally designed by Kitty Lloyd-Jones with Lady Bearsted in the 1930s. The sweeping lawn gives way to a dramatic series of terraces and herbaceous borders, which descend to a kitchen garden and tranquil water garden. Upton is also home to the National Collection of Asters.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843592843
• ISBN13: 9781843592846
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 8.2"