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10 de set. de 2009 · Rosemary Hill. 3743 words. James Lees-Milne: The Life. by Michael Bloch. Murray, 400 pp., £25, September 2009, 978 0 7195 6034 7. Anyone who knew or knew of James Lees-Milne in his later years might have formed the impression of an exquisitely polished round peg in a perfectly round hole. Aesthete, diarist, wit, he had known everyone from the ...
James Lees-Milne (1908-97) was the first Historic Buildings Secretary of the National Trust. He was instrumental in their acquisitoin of such splendid and much-visited properties as Attingham, Charlecote, Knole, Petworth, Sissinghurst, Stourhead and Wallington. As a gifted and versatile author, he achieved note first as an architectural ...
6 de jan. de 1998 · James Lees-Milne, British architectural historian and author who played a key role in the preservation of historic country houses, died on Dec. 28 at age 89 (M) Skip to content Skip to site index.
In 1936, James Lees-Milne became Country Houses secretary of the infant National Trust. Already fired with compassion for ancient architecture, 'so vulnerable and transient', he could now pursue what amounted to a vocation.
1 de nov. de 2009 · James Lees-Milne (1908 1997) known to friends as Jim is remembered for his work for the National Trust, rescuing some of England’s greatest architectural treasures, and for the vivid and entertaining diaries which have earned him a reputation as "the 20th-century Pepys."
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JAMES LEES-MILNE (1908-97), English architectural conservationist and writer, is now best remembered for his diaries. He was an acute social observer and befriended many leading men and women of his time.
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