Country Life UK Magazine - November 18, 2020
Country Life UK Magazine - November 18, 2020
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In this issue
Baroque delights
John Martin Robinson salutes a magnificent, award-winning restoration of Georgian Chettle House in Dorset.
At your convenience
Bronwen Riley investigates the smartest loos in the land, from painted chamber pots to Queen Victoria’s railway carriage.
Beautiful Britain
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
2 mins
Baroque delights
A major restoration project, winner of a Georgian Group award in 2019, has revived a magnificent house inspired by the architecture of Baroque Rome. John Martin Robinson reports
9 mins
Finding new purpose
The re-use of architectural materials and elements has a long and surprising history that’s all too easy to overlook, as John Goodall explains
3 mins
Wee three kings
We are all familiar with the diminutive wren, yet its tiny fellow kinglets the goldcrest and firecrest are, perhaps understandably, often overlooked. Ian Morton studies our smallest birds
5 mins
Seeing is believing
Exquisitely crafted from hand-dyed silks and velvets, Anne Tomlin’s uncannily realistic flower pieces possess a beauty that will never fade, discovers Natasha Goodfellow
5 mins
Say Yes To The Old Dress
Our forebears did it out of necessity, but we are returning to their ways out of a desire to preserve the planet for future generations. Claire Jackson investigates the return of our make-do-and-mend mentality
10+ mins
The winners are…
For the second year, Historic Houses and COUNTRY LIFE joined forces with Neptune to find great examples of new kitchens in old spaces. Last week, John Sims-Hilditch, co-founder of Neptune, announced the joint winners and a runner-up, all of whom have found highly inventive solutions to the challenge of creating a 21st-century kitchen in a listed building
1 min
At your convenience
It might be the smallest room in the house and the butt of many a joke, but it is surely one of the most revealing. Bronwen Riley investigates the smartest loos in the land
7 mins
A work of history
Two homes with substantial stories to tell prepare to hit the market in North Yorkshire and Devon
5 mins
Fortified planting
Noel Kingsbury meets the maker of a remarkable coastal garden that combines the use of native species with more familiar garden plants to great effect
6 mins
Country Life UK Magazine Description:
Publisher: Future
Category: Lifestyle
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
Country Life; architecture, gardens, countryside, property, the very best of British life Published by IPC Media. Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.
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