Basildon Park THREE of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire s most historic buildings features in a National Trust report about links to colonialism and slavery. The report titled The Connections between Colonialism and Properties now in the Care of the National Trust was first published last September. Two historical buildings in Berkshire are named in the document, including Ashdown House and Basildon Park. Cliveden House in Taplow, Buckinghamshire also appears on the document. Dr Sally-Anne Huxtable, Head Curator, National Trust said: From the sixteenth century, merchants had sought increasingly to consolidate their socio-economic and political status by acquiring country estates and marrying their children into the landed classes.
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The 3 National Trust properties in Bucks and Berks with controversial links to colonialism and slavery
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Tonight s TV tips include Snackmasters looking to replicate Wagon Wheels, a cracking Champions League tie, a black comedy about an estate agent, and the truly unmissable Lego Masters USA . . .
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Snackmasters, 9.00pm, Channel 4
Right, who loves Wagon Wheels? Everyone? Just as I thought. Which is why you shouldn’t miss this.
Fred Sirieix sets two chefs to the challenge of replicating the classic Wagon Wheel, a precise and heavenly combination of mallow, crumbly biscuit and chocolate.
Tristan Welch, who cut his teeth with Gary Rhodes, aims to solve the problem with madcap gadgets, while Cyrus Todiwala, one of the most respected Indian chefs in the country, takes a more instinctive approach.