▁once ▁belonged ▁to ▁Beat rix ▁Pot ter , ▁the ▁children ' s ▁author ▁and ▁illustr ator ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁small ▁format ▁Peter ▁Rab bit ▁books . ▁Pot ter ▁bought ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁its ▁ ▁working ▁farm ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁as ▁her ▁home ▁away ▁from ▁London ▁and ▁her ▁art istic ▁retre at . ▁She ▁left ▁the ▁house ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Trust . ▁The ▁house , ▁farm ▁and ▁nearby ▁villages ▁feature ▁in ▁Pot ter ' s ▁books , ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁the ▁Pie ▁and ▁the ▁Pat ty - Pan , ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁Tom ▁K itten , ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁J em ima ▁P ud d le - D uck ▁and ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Wh isk ers ▁or ▁The ▁Rol y - Pol y ▁P ud ding . ▁ ▁The ▁farm ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁John ▁C annon . ▁The ▁wing ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Pot ter ▁for ▁C annon ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁J em ima ▁P ud d le - D uck ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁his ▁children , ▁Ralph ▁and ▁B ets y , ▁who ▁appear ▁in ▁the ▁illustr ations , ▁as ▁does ▁their ▁mother . ▁ ▁Point s ▁of ▁interest ▁ ▁En tr ance ▁hall ▁The ▁entrance ▁hall ▁retain s ▁its ▁original ▁stone - flag ged ▁floor . ▁The ▁range ▁seen ▁in ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁illustr ations ▁was ▁removed ▁but ▁replaced ▁with ▁an ▁identical ▁one ▁in ▁ 1 9 8