In this issue

Celebrating 125 years.

LET'S START AT THE VERY BEGINNING

The first issue of COUNTRY LIFE was published 125 years ago. Former Editor Clive Aslet takes a look at what was happening in London at the same time

4 mins

In search of beauty

A publisher, innovator and shrewd businessman with strong connections to the Liberal political establishment, Edward Hudson was the visionary founder of COUNTRY LIFE 125 years ago. Clive Aslet revisits his remarkable life

7 mins

A digital treasure trove

A hugely ambitious initiative to digitise the contents of the COUNTRY LIFE photographic archive during the magazine’s 125th anniversary year promises to make its riches properly accessible to everyone for the first time. John Goodall reports

4 mins

The architectural conscience of the nation

Michael Hall, a former Architectural Editor and Deputy Editor of COUNTRY LIFE, looks back at the magazine’s formation of its architectural coverage from 1897 to 1939

9 mins

A genteel gatehouse

The Broad Gate, Ludlow, Shropshire The home of Sir Keith and Lady Thomas A 13th-century fortification that defined medieval Ludlow has been transformed into a Georgian townhouse. John Goodall examines its remarkable story and restoration

8 mins

The designer's room

A striking copper bath and classically inspired joinery have brought this bathroom to life

1 min

Through the mists of time

A history of the past 125 years can be read in COUNTRY LIFE’s thousands upon thousands of property advertisements. Annunciata Elwes dives in

6 mins

A garden of the imagination

Timothy Mowl celebrates what may be the most atmospheric, the most beautiful and the most intellectual garden in the country, Rousham in Oxfordshire

6 mins

Good sense in spades

For more than a century, COUNTRY LIFE has championed the finest garden writing. Steven Desmond looks back at our unrivalled contributors, from Gertrude Jekyll to Alan Titchmarsh

5 mins

Born to paint a happier land

Thanks to vast canvases such as The Hay Wain, we might think we already know John Constable’s inimitable style. However, in later life, his work–now on show at the Royal Academy–became more radical and expressive, says Peyton Skipwith

7 mins

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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.