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Caroline Quentin’s favourite painting The actress chooses a poignant portrait of childhood

Meeting of minds A thoughtful new play about Quakers, Alan Bennett’s homage to the NHS and a modern myth  stir Michael Billington’s senses and much more...

A kind of tree magic
The rowan tree is a symbol of safety across the world—Aeneas Dennison delves into the folklore of the wizard’s tree.

The life of a naturalist
Carla Carlisle reflects on the legacy of the Irish poet Seamus Heaney—‘a truly good man’.

Taking account of the past
Steven Brindle is full of praise for the refurbishment of Chartered Accountants’ Hall, an architectural jewel in the City of London..

Claus for celebration
Embrace the festive spirit, with bells on, in Amie Elizabeth White’s magical A to Z of Christmas.

Mastered in every detail
Jeremy Musson explores the houses of Henry James novels.

Raise your glass
Mary Miers on fears for the craft of stained-glass window making..

Stirring the pot
Grab a spoon! Stir-up Sunday is almost upon us, but only stir your Christmas-pudding mixture clockwise, warns Neil Buttery.

Cure and simple
The time has come for British charcuterie to shine, says Tom Parker Bowles, as he savours the flavour of our air-dried sausages.

The devil is in the detail
From Satan cutting Devil’s Dyke to Merlin hefting Stonehenge, Susan Owens reveals the rich folklore of our ancient places..

Horns of plenty
The monarch of the meadow has been a key mythological figure since ancient times. Ian Morton takes the bull by the horns.

Hebridean overtures
Jamie Blackett runs the gauntlet of the ‘Grand National’ in pursuit of ever-elusive South Uist snipe.

A touch of glass
Victorian glasshouses are feats of engineering that deserve a new lease of life, says Lucy Denton..

A nursery palace
Simon Thurley chronicles the remarkable story of the modern home of the Court, as COUNTRY LIFE is afforded exclusive access to St James’s Palace in London.

Elegy in a country churchyard
War memorials on British soil are a poignant means of ‘bringing home’ those who fell in foreign fields, reveals Andrew Green.

It’s only natural
Turning woodland finds into art is a labour of love for Jane Bevan, discovers Natasha Goodfellow..

A local revival
The future is bright for Lytham Hall after locals stepped in to save the house at the heart of the Lancashire estate, as John Martin Robinson discovers.

Stranger things
From horn dancing to burning barrels and cheese rolling, Harry Pearson delves into weird and wonderful British folk festivals..

Taken by storm
Michael Prodger examines the artist in the eye of the storm, from a gale-tossed Rembrandt to a J. M. W. stomach-Turner

Lighting-up time
Magical autumn colours make Leonardslee Gardens in West Sussex a place for all seasons, suggests Charles Quest-Riston.

The whorled wide web
Simon Lester endeavours to untangle the natural wonder that is the spiderweb—gossamer thin, but stronger than steel..

Having a field day
Behind hounds or on the marsh, casting for a salmon or stalking a stag, nothing stirs Adrian Dangar’s heart as fieldsports do.

I’m still standing
In memory of the Sycamore Gap tree, so callously cut down, we salute its fellow arboreal sentinels of Britain.

The Englishness of English architecture
What makes a building English? Steven Brindle considers the answer, from soaring cathedral vaults to austere Palladian villas and rambling country piles..

Last call for the corncrake
This small and secretive bird is becoming ever-more rare, but there is hope, finds Vicky Liddell.

Hugo Barclay’s favourite painting
The art-fair director chooses a work awash with symbolism.

Nine centuries of service
In the second of two articles, John Goodall focuses on London’s St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Season of mists and mellow artfulness
Autumn’s beauty is a source of inspiration for artists from van Gogh and Monet to David Hockney, finds Michael Prodger.

LONDON LIFE
Carla Passino profiles the man who built COUNTRY LIFE and Jack Watkins wings it with the capital’s avian population, plus the beauty of London’s garden cemeteries and dinner for one at Mountain..

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..

Making history live
In the second of two articles, John Goodall visits Spetchley Park, Worcestershire, where the Regency meets the 21st century.

Lark Rise ascending
Flora Thompson’s world of post offices and rustic living beguiles Matthew Dennison 80 years on.

Fifty shades of green
John Wright investigates some of the more outlandish and risqué techniques plants have developed to spread their seed.

Back to the wall
Fiona Reynolds walks in the footsteps of Roman soldiers on Hadrian’s Wall, Northumberland.

Roll out the green carpet
Groundcover has a bad name, but the trick is to pick the right plants, argues John Hoyland..

Labour’s vision for rural Britain
Sir Keir Starmer promises a new politics of partnership and respect for rural communities.

Those magnificent birds we never noticed
There is more to oft-overlooked ‘little brown jobs’ than meets the eye, suggests Tim Dee.

All creatures great and wrong
Was Shakespeare really afraid of hedgehogs? Fiona Mathews and Tim Kendall investigate..

A princely seat
In the first of two articles, John Goodall examines the early life of Arundel Castle, the Duke of Norfolk’s seat in West Sussex.

We’re all winners
The ups and downs of equine ownership are best shared—Marcus Armytage offers his tips on racehorse syndicates.

Of houses and horses
All eyes are on Lincolnshire for the Burghley Horse Trials. Kate Green previews the five-star event..

Heart of stone - Heavy with legend, the Stone of Scone still has a strange power. Matthew Dennison tells the tale.

The ultimate walk of shame - The ‘what ifs’ abound when it comes to Culloden, the battle that ended the Jacobite cause. Joe Gibbs retraces the futile
tramp of the doomed Highlanders.

Have your oatcake and eat it - Humble and versatile, the oatcake is a true kitchen staple. Debora Robertson tucks in.

No fin compares to you
Far from being scary, our native sharks are friendly, sleekly swift and even bioluminescent. Helen Scales takes a dip.

’Tis the silly season
Jamie Blackett rues the rise of the rude and welcomes the simple joys of the rural show..

The master builders of the British countryside
Exploring labyrinthine tunnels and forest skyscrapers, John Lewis-Stempel gets lost in the world of animal architecture.

Keeping it in the family
Norman Thelwell’s descendants have inherited the artist’s creative streak, discovers Octavia Pollock.

Secret splendour
From a philanthropist’s party house to a spectacular family home, No 15, Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8, has seen it all. Clive Aslet takes a tour.

Sealing the deal
Our harbour seals are struggling, yet our grey seals are thriving. Joe Gibbs fishes for answers.

Rooted in tradition
Jeremy Musson experiences a 21st-century Reptonian thrill on visiting the idyllic rural setting of Wield Park in Hampshire.

Nothing but sunshine and a sea breeze
Everything is Ship-shape when Steve King goes into bat for the beach cricket team at Elie in Fife.

Swiftly does it
Meet the bird whose feet rarely touch the ground—Mark Cocker marvels at pure avian artistry..

Tales from the echoing green
Stephen Wade tells the story of how village life inspired a whole host of authors, from Agatha Christie to Stella Gibbons.

Jewels of the downs
Chalk grassland attracts a variety of plants and insects not seen anywhere else in the British Isles, as Vicky Liddell discovers..

The perfect 10
From peregrine falcon to puffin and starling to skylark, Stephen Moss selects 10 birds that we simply must see in our lifetimes.

View to a thrill
The breathtaking garden of the Minack Theatre in Cornwall puts on a dramatic performance to overwhelm Alan Titchmarsh.

Native breeds
The Saddleback may be a prince among pigs, but the breed is still at risk, reveals Kate Green..

What an old fossil
Where Mary Anning led, hunters in search of ammonites and kamikaze ichthyosaurs follow, discovers Simon de Bruxelles.

LONDON LIFE
A cabbies’ haven-turned-café, the man who built the capital, denizens of Zone 1, Fleet Street unwrapped and London’s arches.

A shore thing
Michael Prodger examines the seashore as artistic inspiration, from Constable’s wild skies to Gormley’s lonely figures,

Nature’s towers of strength
From the pulling power of a dung beetle to the grip of an eagle, Harry Pearson is outmuscled by the world’s strongest animals.

Their way to heaven
Russell Higham uncovers the group of artists and thinkers who sought out ‘a country life worth living’ in West Sussex.

Flights of fancy
The myriad patterns and colours of Britain’s butterflies glitter in Andrew Fusek Peters’s photographs. He talks to Ben Lerwill.

Ode to June
Jamie Blackett swelters on the farm, where greenfinches fly and the meadow shimmers..

Changing tides
North Devon is riding a fresh wave of optimism after being awarded World Surfing Reserve status, as Ben Lerwill discovers.

Madresfield revisited
Fiona Reynolds is intrigued by the atmospheric Worcestershire home that inspired Evelyn Waugh.

The land of raw milk and honey
Tom Parker Bowles savours a pint of pure dairy delight and meets the farmers who swear by it..

LONDON LIFE
Carla Passino gets to know the famous Adam family of architects and Jack Watkins asks if this is the end of the line for the capital’s Victorian stations.

Family treasures
Tilly Ware talks irises with Lucy Skellorn, a descendant of the legendary Sir Michael Foster.

A breath of fresh air
Jo Caird visits an enchanting sylvan theatre where touring actors tread Nature’s boards..

The money’s on the wall
Are you thinking of investing in art, but don’t know where to start? Charlotte Mullins selects five artists to watch and guides would-be buyers through the first steps in building a collection.

Art is all around us
Britain is blessed with a host of intriguing regional galleries—here COUNTRY LIFE invites you along for a whistlestop tour of 45 of our writers’ favourites.

A right royal Derby day
Jack Watkins investigates the Royal Family’s love affair with Epsom’s classic showpiece..

The original Nature boy
Shakespeare’s understanding of the natural world and its wildlife shows him to be a true countryman, says John Lewis-Stempel

The kraken wakes
Spectacular properties new to the market are giving the West Country ever more allure, describes Penny Churchill.

Christopher Jackson’s favourite painting
The poet chooses a poignant scene with a powerful message..

The impossible made possible
This year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show promises aromatic planting, re-imagined rock gardens and mouth-watering productive plots, as Kathryn Bradley-Hole learns.

Let’s celebrate gardening
It’s time to put ‘H’ for horticulture at the heart of the RHS showpiece, argues Alan Titchmarsh.

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Country Life UK Magazine - August 01, 2018

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