Founders of the National Trust

Graham Murphy explores the origins of the National Trust through the lives of its three founders -- Robert Hunter, Octavia Hill and Hardwicke Rawnsley -- and provides a fascinating documentary of the 19th century open space movement.All three were far-sighted individuals with vigorous campaigning track records. Robert Hunter was a London lawyer, who conducted several high-profile court battles to save open spaces; Octavia Hill is remembered for transforming ramshackle properties into tenements for working class families; Hardwicke Rawnsley's campaigning credentials were won when he joined the battle to preserve the unspoiled Cumbrian Lake District from a series of railway routes.Graham J. Murphy is the author of 'Founders of the National Trust' with ISBN 9780707803326 and ISBN 0707803322.