Behind the Scenes AT THE MUSEUM

Sophie Yaniw, curator at Petersfield Museum, which has just reopened after a £4m expansion and refurbishment, speaks to Rachel Nottabout bronze age artefacts and prisoners of war

A View on a Room

Antiques expert JUDITH MILLER takes us on a tour of her favourite room from the houses featured this issue – Helen Bromovsky’s dining room

Beneath the Layers

Gill Jessop and Roger Etheridge have spent 30 years rescuing and restoring the original decorative paintwork on antique pine furniture

In Tune With the Past

The Leverett family has a lifetime of experience rebuilding pianos, a skill that allows them to breathe new life into antique models destined for the scrapheap

Tea Spirit

One man has made a quest of restoring our reverence for tea and tea drinking – and in doing so has accumulated the world’s largest and finest private collection of teaware. ALICE HANCOCK pores over some exquisite and truly jaw-dropping designs

Curated Treasures

Beyond the classic 18th and 19th-century continental furniture in Inge Bemelmans’ home is a surprisingly eclectic mix of curios from across the world – from an Italian Santos doll to a Turkish crib 

North Wiltshire

On the Fringes of the Cotswolds, North Wiltshire Is a Picture-perfect Backdrop for Lovers of History, Heritage and Elegantly Landscaped Gardens

Worlds of Discovery

From her studio in Vauxhall, south London, Sylvia Sumira expertly handles the daunting task of cleaning up mini Earths, caked with the grime of history.

Reflecting on Dartington

The last remaining factory-scale crystal and glassworks in the country, 50-year-old Dartington Crystal remains at the cutting edge of creative glass, while representing a precious heritage of technique and skill