Norman Hudson

OBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(1945 - ) Chairman of the Historic Houses Foundation, founder and publisher of
Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens
' annual guidebook, is known primarily as having been an advisor to owners of historic houses on management, development of tourism, ancillary uses and location filming.

Career

Norman Hudson OBE, a management and development consultant, advising primarily on Historic Houses and their management, is currently Chairman of th
Historic Houses Foundation
a grant giving charitable body. He has had wide involvement in the Built Heritage sector including having been a member of the

National Trust The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...

Council 1973–1988, a member of the British Tourism Development Committee, from 1977-2005 retained as Adviser to Historic Houses istoric Houses Associationwhose 1,600 members are the private owners of the most important historic houses and gardens in

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

. Hudson continues as consultant to Historic Houses and serves on its Counci
Council
Having been chairman he is now Patron of the Sulgrave Manor Trust, that looks after Sulgrave Manor ww.sulgravemanor.co.ukthe UK ancestral home of George Washington. From 1987 until 2007, Hudson published, via his publishing company Norman Hudson & Co, 20 annual editions of
Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens
' guidebook,''20th Anniversary'' article by Norman Hudson
Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens 2007
UK edition, pages 64-5, then the principal annual guide to UK heritage property open to the public. In September 2007 Hudson sold the ''Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens'' title to the Heritage House Group Ltd. His involvement continued as chair of the judging panel for the Hudsons Awards, now known as the UK Heritage awards. In 2017 he himself received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Heritage Alliance. In the 2003

Queen's Birthday Honours The Birthday Honours, in some Commonwealth realms, mark the reigning British monarch's official birthday by granting various individuals appointment into national or dynastic orders or the award of decorations and medals. The honours are present ...

list, Hudson received an

for services to the heritage tourism industry. He is married to Jane, founder of M&G Presents, and lives in

Upper Wardington Wardington is a village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about northeast of Banbury. The village consists of two parts: Wardington and Upper Wardington. The village is on a stream that rises in Upper Wardington and flows north to join the Riv ...

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

. Hudson, prior to its sale in 2016, was Chairman of M&G Presents Ltd, then one of the principal UK mail order gift catalogue businesses.

Books – Author/Editor

Historic Houses and Gardens of the Thames and Chilterns
(1979) 32 pages, ,
Revised edition
(1982) 32 pages, , .
Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens
(1987-2007) Norman Hudson & Co, annually, totalling 20 editions, starting with title dates 1987–8, then 1989 and so on annually. There are also identical USA editions, but with a different cover highlighting Great Britain and Ireland, and a separate ISBN throug
Globe Pequot Press
See the section below for further details.
Film and Photography for Historic Houses and Gardens
(1988) A Handbook for the Historic Houses Association, the National Trust and English Heritage, 82 pages, , .
Film and Photography for Historic Houses and Gardens
(1995
A Historic Houses Association Handbook
98 pages, , .
Hudson's Guide to Historic Properties in Scotland
(1997) Norman Hudson & Co, 290 pages, , . Revised editions -
1998
64 pages, , ;
1999
88 pages, , .
2002
Norman Hudson & Co, foreword by HHA President - the Earl of Leicester, 192 pages, hardcover, ,
Paperback
(2002) , .

Books – Published by Norman Hudson & Company

Highclere Castle
(1988) by Sarah Greenwood, 31 pages, ( Highclere Castle).
Thirlestane Castle & the Border Country Life Museum, Lauder, Berwickshire: an illustrated guide
(1989) 32 pages ( Thirlestane Castle).
A Walk for Diana: The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Walk
(2001) by Tom Corby and Lucy Trench, paperback, 84 pages, , ( Memorial Walk).

Books – Editions of Hudson's Historic Houses and Gardens

The year listed below is that shown on the book cover, not the date published, which is usually at the end of the year before the cover year. The property name is of that featured on the front cover. For each year, the UK edition is listed first, then the separate US edition (which ceased after the 2007 edition).
2008
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Dunrobin Castle Dunrobin Castle (mostly 1835–1845 — present) is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, as well as the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland. It is located north of Golspie and approximatel ...

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2009
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Dumfries House Dumfries House (Scottish Gaelic: ''Taigh Dhùn Phris'') is a Palladian country house located in the town of Cumnock in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is within a large estate, around west of Cumnock. Noted for being one of the few such houses wit ...

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References

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