National Trust Archives - Antique Collecting

Largest John Constable painting returned to glory

John Constable painting reveals views of the River Thames

A set of rare surviving tapestries that were once cut up as part of a 19th-century ‘makeover’ are back on

A set of three fragile paintings, thought to have been commissioned around the time of the Gunpowder Plot, have been

A large collection of photographs capturing the celebrated 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk have been conserved and digitised

Nearly thirty years after they were stolen from a country mansion in Dorset, four historic bronze tortoises have been recovered

Historic settings from some of the UK’s best-loved historic libraries and offices can be used to create impressive backgrounds for

Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk has revealed its treasures to a solo archeaologist working alone throughout lockdown, with a rare 15th-century illuminated

A miniature, dolls’ house version of Nostell mansion in West Yorkshire is the centrepiece of a new exhibition at the

The National Trust is launching an appeal to try and reinvigorate Winston Churchill’s legacy at his family home at Chartwell

One of Clandon Park’s most iconic objects, its 18th century State Bed, has been rescued from the rubble a year