In this issue

Last of the summer wine
John Lewis-Stempel reflects on a pilgrimage to the final resting place of peasant poet John Clare.

Loved to life
A new Jacobean drawing room is the crowning glory at Shilstone, Devon, discovers John Goodall.

Under pressure
Charles Harris charts the history of barometers and altimeters, ingenious instruments credited with saving countless lives..

Wright on time

Frank Lloyd Wright's visionary creations brought American architecture to the forefront. Agnes Stamp rounds up iconic residences for sale looking for their next guardian

2 mins

Loved to life

Shilstone House, Devon The home of Sebastian and Lucy Fenwick Work to a new drawing room in the Jacobean style brings to completion the remarkable rebirth of a Devon country house

8 mins

Here's one I trained earlier

Any gun who's ever looked enviously at a neighbour's dog sitting patiently on the peg, as their own over-excited charge lunges on its lead, may want to consider buying a pre-trained gundog

7 mins

And the beat goes on

Wrestling through brambles or wading through sodden cover crops are all in a day’s work for beaters. Essential to the success of a shoot day, they also often have the best fun, enthuses retired gamekeeper Simon Lester

5 mins

The need for tweed

Given the chance create his very own 'estate' Harris tweed, David Profumo knocks at the door of Donald John Mackay, the Hebridean weaver who has changed an entire industry

4 mins

Under pressure

Barometers and altimeters have saved thousands of lives since their invention, although their occasionally inaccurate predictions have caused tempers to flare

5 mins

You've got to roll with it

Incorrectly considered a pest, the woodlouse-a land-based crustacean with a hard, armadillo-like outer shell that rolls into a ball to protect itself-plays a pivotal role in our gardens and literature

4 mins

Last of the summer wine

As the warm September sun begins to wane, John Lewis-Stempel visits John Clare's grave, where he laments the sad demise of Nature's favourite son and wonders why the peasant poet's genius was never fully appreciated during his lifetime

4 mins

Just another day in paradise

The chatelaine of Meikleour has not only transformed her husband's home, she's also introduced a host of fisherwomen to the delights of the Tay, discovers David Profumo, as he joins Mrs Reel Life for a day in piscatorial heaven

4 mins

The magic carpet goes electric

Specialising in cars so smooth you won’t spill your Champagne, Rolls-Royce was born for the all-electric market–and the Spectre is well worth the two-year wait

3 mins

Private passions

Next week's sale of Robert Kime's personal collection offers a rare insight into a brilliant, but enigmatic designer

2 mins

The nurseryman's nursery

Tilly Ware visits Marchants Hardy Plants in East Sussex, one of the most beautifully designed and horticulturally significant nurseries in the country

4 mins

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