Alfriston Clergy House of the nascent, but unknown, National Trust to see if it might be interested in taking on the Clergy House. The SPAB put him in touch with Canon Rawnsley, one of the National Trust's founders. Before the Trust decided to acquire the building another founder of the Trust, Octavia Hill, contacted the Society for advice. In her letter she said that they "will be asked to 'restore' it, so far as that odious word means preserve from decay of course we should wish to do so." This dislike of damaging 19th century restoration practices was confirmed by the National Trust
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty weren’t alone in having concerns about the death penalty. As word spread outside of Montana, there was interest in forming a national group. In August 2013, Ron Paul endorsed the group’s efforts, and in October 2013, CCATDP formed a strategic partnership with Young Americans for Liberty . Additionally, in October 2014, CCATDP partnered with the Liberty Coalition. Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty (CCATDP) is a national network of conservative Republicans and Libertarians calling for a re-examination of the American system of capital punishment. CCATDP engages in advocacy, education, and outreach to conservative, Republican,