British Trust Given Manor by American
An American millionaire has donated Ightham Mote, one of Britain’s finest moated manor houses, to the National Trust, the preservation organization announced Thursday.
Charles Henry Robinson of Portland, Me., had bequeathed the 14th-Century manor house near Sevenoaks, Kent, to the National Trust when his will was written in 1953.
Now in his 90s and unable to travel to Britain, Robinson decided the house should be handed over in his lifetime, the trust said.
The great hall and crypt are the oldest parts of the manor, which dates from 1340.
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