Country Life UK - April 27, 2022

A golden oldie

THERE has been a big birthday in the household.

God's country

As authors rewrite the exploits of Greek mythology’s gods and heroes for a modern-day audience, Rosie Paterson goes in search of the key characters in the Cyclades

The elixir of youth

A string of islands in the South China Sea might just hold the secret to a long and healthy life. Luke Abrahams made the journey to find out what it involves

For whom the harebell tolls

Frail and delicate, this graceful blue flower alarmed our superstitious ancestors for centuries until it became a symbol of love, innocence and humility

The end of the line?

There are shocking plans afoot to modernise Liverpool Street Station, but it’s not the first of London’s historic Victorian stations to come under attack, says Jack Watkins, as he takes a look at some of the ones saved and those that were less fortunate

The Adam family

The king of classical motifs, Robert Adam festooned late-18th-century London with exquisite plasterwork, fluted columns and fanciful pilasters, but, in his drive to succeed, he nearly lost it all

Treasures of the east

A Whig power house is only one of the many jewels in East Anglia

The pride of the peacock

Graceful peafowl have never been shy about coming forward, although most of us admire the males’ flamboyant tail feathers–long a vibrant and striking motif–far more than their grating cries,

Reduced to splendour

Audley End, Essex A property in the care of English Heritage Built to attract a visit by James I, this hugely ambitious house has been massively reduced and yet remains both outstanding and magnificent.

A breath of fresh air

Amid the sweet chestnuts, walnuts and cobnuts of a Suffolk farm, a natural amphitheatre has been transformed into a glorious sylvan venue for touring companies to tread Nature’s boards