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OverviewStaggering 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 of strangely 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 curious characters who lived at its properties, and discover the unusual jobs carried out by its staff. Pit your wits against National Trust curators to identify the oddest things in their care. For secrets, surprises and strange things of all kinds, read on. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian Allen , National Trust BooksPublisher: HarperCollins Publishers Imprint: National Trust Books Dimensions: Width: 12.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 18.60cm Weight: 0.280kg ISBN: 9781911657439ISBN 10: 1911657437 Pages: 136 Publication Date: 05 May 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationIan Allen is a father of three teenagers and a funny man indeed. He has been a freelance editor from Staffordshire - recently voted England’s least amusing county - for the past 15 years and during that time Ian has worked on dozens of joke books, a handful of which were even intended to be comical. Ian is qualified to degree-level in Data Processing, which is also hilarious. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |