The National Trust has launched a new online resource called the Land Map. A searchable application showing every site in the care of the organisation, Land Map is a great new way to discover the history behind our favourite places to visit.
With the help of the new resource, users can type in their postcode or search for their nearest National Trust site, or perhaps an area of particular interest, to find out more. Whether it’s a National Trust building, an area of countryside or stretch of coastline such as Blakeney Point in Norfolk, above, the Land Map can reveal a short history of why and when it was acquired, by whom, how it was funded and any important designations or listings. Commenting on the accessibility of the website, Huw Davies, Head of Conservation Information for the National Trust, said: “Land Map throws open the doors to knowledge that has largely been accessible only to some staff and people old enough to have a copy of a flimsy paperback called Properties of the National Trust, designed to last five years but last updated nearly 20 years ago.”
The National Trust was founded in 1895, when Dinas Oleu in Barmouth, South Wales, became its first piece of donated land. Four years later, in 1899, the organisation bought its very first nature reserve, Wicken Fen, near Cambridge (below). Users are able to discover the history behind the National Trust, from these early acquisitions right up to its latest additions. The map appears in colour-coded 20-year bands to give an idea of the organisation’s journey and changing scales.
Photo: Robert Morris/National Trust
To mark the centenary of the First World War, the National Trust has also pinpointed all 170 war memorials in its care. Click through to the pop-up windows to find more information about these sites, including opening hours and visitor information.
As the National Trust is constantly evolving, so is the Land Map, start exploring the first 120 years of history today at National Trust Land Map.
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The National Trust has launched a new online resource called the Land Map. A searchable application showing every site in the care of the organisation, Land Map is a great new way to discover the history behind our favourite places to visit.
With the help of the new resource, users can type in their postcode or search for their nearest National Trust site, or perhaps an area of particular interest, to find out more. Whether it’s a National Trust building, an area of countryside or stretch of coastline such as Blakeney Point in Norfolk, above, the Land Map can reveal a short history of why and when it was acquired, by whom, how it was funded and any important designations or listings. Commenting on the accessibility of the website, Huw Davies, Head of Conservation Information for the National Trust, said: “Land Map throws open the doors to knowledge that has largely been accessible only to some staff and people old enough to have a copy of a flimsy paperback called Properties of the National Trust, designed to last five years but last updated nearly 20 years ago.”
The National Trust was founded in 1895, when Dinas Oleu in Barmouth, South Wales, became its first piece of donated land. Four years later, in 1899, the organisation bought its very first nature reserve, Wicken Fen, near Cambridge (below). Users are able to discover the history behind the National Trust, from these early acquisitions right up to its latest additions. The map appears in colour-coded 20-year bands to give an idea of the organisation’s journey and changing scales.
Photo: Robert Morris/National Trust
To mark the centenary of the First World War, the National Trust has also pinpointed all 170 war memorials in its care. Click through to the pop-up windows to find more information about these sites, including opening hours and visitor information.
As the National Trust is constantly evolving, so is the Land Map, start exploring the first 120 years of history today at National Trust Land Map.
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