Description
Staggering statistics, strange facts and all kinds of surprising stuff from the National Trust. Haunted houses, baffling objects, bizarre buildings and distinctly curious characters.
Who needs an upside-down lighthouse?
How can you tell a gargoyle from a hunky punk?
What are the top 10 historical toilets?
Where's the best place to see a UFO?
Why would you hang toast on a tree?
Welcome to this smorgasbord ofstrangely compelling facts and figures about the National Trust.
Find out what lurks under the floorboards of its grandest homes and hides behind the shrubs in its gardens. Meet some of the curiouscharacters who lived at its properties, and discover the unusual jobs carried outby its staff. Pit your wits against National Trust curators to identify the oddest things in their care.
For secrets, surprises andstrange things of all kinds, read on.
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Book details
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:136 Pages
- Dimensions:186 x 126 x 15 mm
- Publication date:05/05/2022
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- ISBN13:9781911657439
Note:
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us.
Note
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us.
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