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In this issue

The end of the end
Ian Morton remembers VJ Day in his Gloucestershire village.

Stairway to Heaven
A remarkable new-build house has sprung up in a secluded West Sussex field. Jeremy Musson visits Nithurst Farm.

Fields of glory
A naturalistic courtyard garden makes the most of the old farmyard at Hailstone Barn, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, discovers Tiffany Daneff.

Hidden treasures

Underneath the streets of London, there’s a cornucopia of collectables. Emma Hughes delves into the archives of museums and galleries to see what she can find

Hidden treasures

5 mins

Where the living is easy

Dead flies and cobwebs, mouse droppings and damp beds, brown water and faded furnishings: what is it about our long-cherished holiday houses that makes them such heaven? With glamorous foreign villas out of bounds this summer, we asked seven devotees to describe the perfect setting for a traditional British holiday

Where the living is easy

10+ mins

The end of the end

Even rural corners of England were affected by the Second World War. Ian Morton recalls a Spitfire crash on the village green and the celebratory conflagration of VJ Day

The end of the end

4 mins

They'll Be Coming Down The Mountain

The feral goats of Llandudno hit the news recently for munching on hedges and sunbathing in the churchyard, but our caprine army is good for a lot more than taking the internet by storm, discovers Vicky Liddell

They'll Be Coming Down The Mountain

5 mins

Stairway to Heaven

Nithurst Farm, West Sussex The home of Adam and Jessica Richards. A striking new house designed by architect Adam Richards for himself and his family draws on remarkably eclectic sources, from Vanbrugh to Art House cinema. Jeremy Musson reports Photographs by Will Pryce.

Stairway to Heaven

6 mins

Creating an A team

Building a new house doesn’t only require great design, materials and craftsmanship, but also a trusty cohort of experienced professionals who work seamlessly together, says Amelia Thorpe

Creating an A team

8 mins

Where the wild things are

The birds and the bees, and everything in between, are of the utmost importance for these two magnificent estates

Where the wild things are

5 mins

Fields of glory

Hailstone Barn, near Tetbury, Gloucestershire Tiffany Daneff visits a naturalistic courtyard garden that cleverly sets up this converted barn in a sea of arable land Photographs by Rebecca Bernstein

Fields of glory

5 mins

Juicy fruits

THE first homegrown peach I ever ate remains as clear in my mind as the day I ate it. Every time I eat one from the shops, I think of it; it’s like looking at a photo of the one you love when they are elsewhere.

Juicy fruits

3 mins

A blueprint for Nature

Largely forgotten, the art of cyanotype harnesses sunlight to render the shapes of the natural world in brilliant blue and white. Phoebe Hunt recaptures the magic

A blueprint for Nature

3 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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