Independent (UK): They have withstood centuries of war and decay and the fluctuating fortunes of their once super-wealthy owners, but now Britain’s stately homes face a potentially more destructive force: climate change. The National Trust says at least seven historic stately homes — some up to 600 years old — have been damaged by climate-change-related incidents, such as flooding, over the past five years, with repair costs running into millions of pounds. These include 300-year-old Calke …