Norman Hudson
OBE (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 i ...
. 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 list, Hudson received an
OBE for services to the heritage tourism industry. He is married to Jane, founder of M&G Presents, and lives in
Upper Wardington,
Oxfordshire. 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
Highclere Castle is a Grade I listed country house built in 1679 and largely renovated in the 1840s, with a park designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century. The estate is in Highclere in Hampshire, England, about south of Newbury, B ...
).
Thirlestane Castle & the Border Country Life Museum, Lauder, Berwickshire: an illustrated guide
(1989) 32 pages (Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle is a castle set in extensive parklands near Lauder in the Borders of Scotland. The site is aptly named Castle Hill, as it stands upon raised ground. However, the raised land is within Lauderdale, the valley of the Leader Wate ...
).
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
- 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
Clan Sutherland is a Highland Scottish clan wh ...
, , .
2009
- 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 with ...
, , .
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1945 births
Living people
English publishers (people)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire