▁and ▁Catherine , ▁Lady ▁W idd r ington , ▁who ▁were ▁granted ▁joint ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁man or ▁of ▁N unning ton ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 8 . ▁Mary ▁died ▁un mar ried ▁and ▁Lady ▁W idd r ington ▁left ▁her ▁est ates ▁to ▁Sir ▁B elling ham ▁Graham , ▁B t ., ▁of ▁N orton ▁Con y ers . ▁The ▁property ▁then ▁desc ended ▁in ▁the ▁N orton ▁Con y ers ▁Graham ▁family ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁William ▁R ut son ▁of ▁New by ▁Wis ke , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Liverpool ▁merchant . ▁ ▁The ▁hall ▁was ▁inherited ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁by ▁R ut son ' s ▁great - nie ce ▁Margaret ▁R ut son , ▁who ▁had ▁married ▁Ron ald ▁D ' Ar cy ▁F ife . ▁They ▁under to ok ▁a ▁major ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁using ▁the ▁architect ▁Walter ▁B rier ley . ▁Margaret ▁be que athed ▁N unning ton ▁Hall , ▁much ▁of ▁its ▁contents , ▁and ▁its ▁gard ens ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ▁upon ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁along ▁with ▁£ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁up keep ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁( £ ▁as ▁of ▁). ▁ ▁The ▁Hall ▁stands ▁within ▁ ▁of ▁organ ically ▁managed ▁grounds , ▁with ▁the ▁main ▁w alled ▁garden ▁lying ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁W alled ▁Garden ▁includes