My Wish
I would not that these scenes so fair
Should be by me alone enjoyed. But that such pleasures those may share
Whose hours arc in the Town employed.
Lines written by a former squire of Erddig in North Wales, home of the Yorke family for 250 years. In 1973, Philip Yorke , the last direct descendant, gave the house, its contents and land to the National Trust, a gift estimated at over 13 million. Today, the house opens to the public following an Intensive rescue operation by the Trust to restore the property to its former glory, and at the same time to preserve its unique atmosphere as a family home. Philip Yorke and others look back on a vanished way of life. Research by HOWARD
KNOX-MAWER Written and presented by JUNE KNOX-MAWEM Producer
ANNE HOWELLS