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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

More than one string to her bow

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

Teach Your Old Dog Some New Tricks

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

Hounds and dairy maids

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

This sceptr'd isle

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

Glory be to God for wrinkly tin

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

Life behind barbs

4 mins

Setting the scene

Looking for homes that were once part of large estates reveals a rich tapestry

Setting the scene

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

The cottage industry

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.

Very much a cut above

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

Exorcising the fear

5 mins

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Country Life UK Magazine Description:

PublisherFuture

CategoryLifestyle

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyWeekly

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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