A quirky tour of Trust properties, from international landmarks such as the Giant's Causeway, to lesser known gems like Springhill House. 

The centrepiece of this travelogue is a grand tour of Northern Ireland’s great houses. From the modesty of the 17th century, note the thatch-roofed Hezlett House, or plantation era features of Springhill, through to the ornate, late-18th and early-19th century neoclassical style of Mount Stewart and Castle Coole. 

*Commentary at beginning of track - but largely mute

Architecture buffs will perhaps find the clash of styles represented by Castle Ward particularly intriguing. The building's identity crisis is a manifestation of its owners' - Lord Bangor and his wife, Lady Ann Bligh - contrasting tastes. The result is a building that is part classicical Palladian, part Georgian Gothic. This material from the E.T. Green collection is courtesy of Waddell Media Ltd.

Digitised as part of Unlocking Film Heritage

Produced by E.T. Green

Directed and Edited by Jack Nielsen

Commentary by J. Lewis-Crosby

Music by Reggie McClure

• British Film Institute
• Britain on Film
• BFI Player
• Castle Ward - National Trust
• Downhill Demesne and Hezlett House - National Trust
• Mount Stewart - Nationalm Trust
• Spring Hill - National Trust