• Donate
  • View Cart
  • My Account
    • Orders
    • Account Details
    • My Events
  • Members’ Area
    • National Trust Magazines
    • Royal Oak Newsletters
    • Magazine Discounts
  • Programs & Events
    • Current Season
    • Past Season
    • Speakers
    • 2024 Annual Benefit
  • Travel
    • Britain Tours 2025
    • Other International Trips
    • Hotels and Accommodation
    • National Trust Rentals
  • Impact
    • 2025 Campaign
    • 2024 Grants
    • Royal Oak Conservation Studio
    • Recent Campaigns
    • The Nigel Seeley Fellowship
    • The Damaris Horan Fellowship
  • Support Us
    • 2025 Campaign
    • Membership
    • Heritage Circle
    • Annual Fund
    • Lecture Support
    • Legacy Circle
    • Partners
    • Ways to Give
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Press
    • FAQ
    • About The National Trust
    • Annual Reports and Financial Information

The Royal Oak Foundation

  • Donate
  • Buy a Membership
  • View Cart
  • My Account
    • Membership Upgrade
    • Orders
    • Account Details
    • My Events
    • Membership Details
  • Members’ Area
    • National Trust Magazines
    • Royal Oak Newsletters
    • Magazine Discounts
  • Programs & Events
    • Current Season
    • Past Season
    • Speakers
    • 2024 Annual Benefit
  • Travel
    • Britain Tours 2025
    • Other International Trips
    • Hotels and Accommodation
    • National Trust Rentals
  • Impact
    • 2025 Campaign
    • 2024 Grants
    • Royal Oak Conservation Studio
    • Recent Campaigns
    • The Nigel Seeley Fellowship
    • The Damaris Horan Fellowship
  • Support Us
    • 2025 Campaign
    • Membership
    • Heritage Circle
    • Annual Fund
    • Lecture Support
    • Legacy Circle
    • Partners
    • Ways to Give
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • Press
    • FAQ
    • About The National Trust
    • Annual Reports and Financial Information

Stories

National Trust Podcast of the Week: September 14 2020

September 15, 2020

From the National Trust archives

Visit Upton House with Bettany Hughes

Upton House in Warwickshire was one of four houses owned by Walter Samuel, the 2nd Lord Bearsted, who was one of the richest men in Britain before the Second World War. When he bought this estate in 1927 it satisfied all those favourite pre-war pursuits for the well-heeled British, but there is more to this house, and its former owner, than meets the eye.

House manager Michelle Leake shows Bettany around Lord Bearsted’s notable art collection and uncovers more about the quiet philanthropist who lived by his own motto and put ‘deeds before words’. This is revealed in his incredible bid to rescue Jewish children from Nazi Germany, known today as the Kindertransport. Bettany has a moving meeting with Lynne Parsons, the daughter of one of the Kindertransport children whom Lord Bearsted helped to rescue.

National Trust – Podcasts · Bettany Hughes’s Ten Places, Europe and Us – Upton House
Share this...
Share on facebook
Facebook
Share on pinterest
Pinterest
Share on twitter
Twitter
Share on linkedin
Linkedin
Post navigation
Previous StoryNext Story

Search the Blog

Filter by Category

  • Houses & Buildings
  • Gardens & Parklands
  • Art & Furniture
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Cooking & Traditions
  • Families & People
  • Membership
  • Annual Fund
  • Heritage Circle
  • Legacy Circle
  • Royal Oak Lecture Support
  • Ways to Give
  • Partners
  • Rebuilding Trelissick’s Glasshouse
  • Royal Oak Conservation Studio
  • Annual Reports and Financial Information
  • About Us
  • Board of Directors
  • Staff
  • About The National Trust
  • FAQ
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

general@royal-oak.org
lectures@royal-oak.org
T: 212.480.2889 | 800.913.6565

Copyright © 2025 The Royal Oak Foundation. All rights reserved.
20 W 44th Street, Suite 606, New York, New York 10036-6603

This website uses analytical and tracking cookies to improve your user experience and for statistical purposes. By continuing to browse on this website, you agree to the use of such cookies.