▁the ▁proposal ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁lap se . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁several ▁important ▁properties ▁in ▁the ▁Lake ▁District ▁came ▁up ▁for ▁sale , ▁and ▁Ra wn s ley ▁went ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁discuss ▁with ▁Hunter ▁and ▁Hill ▁how ▁the ▁sites ▁might ▁be ▁acquired ▁for ▁the ▁public . ▁They ▁agreed ▁to ▁rev ive ▁the ▁proposal ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁trust . ▁An ▁inaug ural ▁meeting ▁was ▁conven ed ▁at ▁Gros ven or ▁House , ▁London , ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 4 ; ▁Hunter ▁and ▁Ra wn s ley ▁were ▁elected ▁chairman ▁and ▁secretary ▁respectively . ▁The ▁National ▁Trust ▁for ▁Places ▁of ▁Historic ▁Interest ▁or ▁Natural ▁Beaut y ▁formally ▁came ▁into ▁being ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁Until ▁his ▁death , ▁Ra wn s ley ▁worked ▁as ▁honor ary ▁secretary ▁to ▁the ▁Trust . ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁campaign ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁£ 6 , 5 0 0 ▁needed ▁to ▁buy ▁Brand le how ▁Wood s ▁and ▁F ell , ▁a ▁ 1 0 5 ▁a cre ▁property , ▁the ▁National ▁Trust ' s ▁first ▁purchase ▁in ▁the ▁Lake ▁District . ▁He ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁successful ▁efforts ▁to ▁buy ▁other ▁properties ▁in ▁C umber land ▁and ▁West mor land : ▁the ▁ 7 5 0 ▁a cre ▁G ow bar row ▁F ell ▁at ▁U ll sw ater ▁( 1 9 0 6 ); ▁a ▁large ▁tract ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁Der w ent water ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁including