Country Life UK Magazine - July 22, 2020
Country Life UK Magazine - July 22, 2020
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In this issue
Jane Glover’s favourite painting
The conductor and author chooses a reverential triptych.
Beautiful Britain: Isle of Wight
Mel Bryan explores the poetic heights of the Channel diamond.
Glory be to God for wrinkly tin
Tin tabernacles, in brightly painted corrugated iron, are still cherished from Hampshire to Orkney, discovers Mary Miers..
More than one string to her bow
The violinist on virtual teaching, playing Elgar and lobbying the Government
4 mins
Teach Your Old Dog Some New Tricks
Long walks might be good for tiring your dog out, but, as Katy Birchall discovers, brain games are equally as important when it comes to relieving boredom, anxiety and restlessness for man’s best friend
6 mins
Hounds and dairy maids
All Georgian architects enjoyed designing estate buildings, because they gave scope for experimentation and novelty. John Martin Robinson explores the inventive– but easily overlooked–creations of James Wyatt
8 mins
This sceptr'd isle
Dwelling on a tiny island sounds idyllic, but is the reality quite as romantic? Tim Relf explores the charms and challenges of a most particular way of life
8 mins
Glory be to God for wrinkly tin
From cathedral to gospel halls, tin tabernacles are regarded with a special affection in Britain. Mary Miers discovers the ups and downs of corrugated-iron churches–the original flat-packed buildings
4 mins
Life behind barbs
In the hazy heat of high summer, John Lewis-Stempel stops to contemplate the lives and loves, deaths and hates of his 600-year-old Great Green Wall
4 mins
Setting the scene
Looking for homes that were once part of large estates reveals a rich tapestry
5 mins
The cottage industry
Disraeli once said that ‘the palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy’, but looking at these five examples, happiness is almost guaranteed
3 mins
Very much a cut above
Harvard Farm, Halstock, Dorset When topiarist Jake Hobson brought his sculpturally inspired techniques to bear on his mother’s evergreens, the results were unforgettable.
6 mins
Exorcising the fear
The sculptor Elisabeth Frink (1930–93) responded to the climate of the Cold War with powerful works exploring man and beast as predator and prey. As her work undergoes a timely reappraisal, Mary Miers considers her career
5 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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