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Country Life UK
In search of Arcadia
In any country estate, owners ought to be able to find refuge from the busy world—something entirely possible at these three properties
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April 02, 2025
Country Life UK
Like duck to Turner
TURNER’S HOUSE in Twickenham, west London, is more than his home: it’s a window into his life.
7 min |
April 02, 2025
Country Life UK
Island state of mind
Libby Brodie reveals everything you need to know about the Maldives, from getting there in style to sustainable certifications, as Rosie Paterson visits four of the best resorts
7 min |
April 02, 2025
Country Life UK
A house of many inspirations
High Wardington House, Oxfordshire The home of Mr and Mrs Norman Hudson A pre-eminent country-house adviser has created a home from a 300-year-old farmhouse and farmyard
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April 02, 2025
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It all happened on Booksellers' Row
Fire, murder and regicide plotting—Cecil Court has a colourful history and remains one of London's most atmospheric streets, says Huon Mallalieu, who has spent a lifetime browsing there
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April 02, 2025
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The imitation game
Feats of cunning and creativity, Britain's thousands of defensive pillboxes were disguised as Gothic lodges, haystacks, public loos or even branches of WHSmith, discovers Harry Pearson
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April 02, 2025
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All 'Clough-ed up'
A romantic experiment surrounded by the natural majesty of North Wales, Portmeirion began life as an oddity, but has evolved into an architectural phenomenon kept alive by dedication, discovers Ben Lerwill
4 min |
April 02, 2025
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A touch of honey
THE first coffee of the day, the first warm-car interior of late winter that promises imminent spring, the first late-spring swallow: firsts hold a special place in our hearts and so, too, the first fruit of the year.
3 min |
April 02, 2025
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Are you sitting sociably?
Carefully placed furniture encourages conversation, says Emma Burns of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler
4 min |
April 02, 2025
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Joe Henson and native breeds
JOE HENSON was described, by television presenter John Craven, as 'himself a rare breed', as well as a 'true gentleman'.
1 min |
April 02, 2025
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London Life
Your indispensable guide to the capital
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April 02, 2025
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A prince among plantsmen
The magnificent magnolias, many of them collected as seed in the wild, are only one aspect of this enthralling garden
5 min |
April 02, 2025
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Queen of the hedgerow
With a scent like summer, frothy heads of elder were once used to minimise the ravages of smallpox, but avoid sitting under the tree, warns John Wright
3 min |
April 02, 2025
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Always in style
Old rectories and vicarages have never lost their crown, taking architectural pride of place in villages across the country for centuries
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April 02, 2025
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From this slumber you shall wake
The dozy, golden-coated hazel dormouse may have got its paws under the Mad Hatter's table, but numbers of this elusive woodland rodent are worryingly low
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April 02, 2025
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Close to your chest
Whether plain or resplendent with marquetry, chests of drawers have made their way into nearly every room, big and small. Huon Mallalieu charts their history
4 min |
April 02, 2025
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Having a meltdown
IN Book 11 of the Iliad, Homer describes a brief domestic scene in a battlefield tent where the slave girl Hecamede, 'fair as a goddess', concocts a drink for her master, Nestor, King of Pylos, and the wounded warrior-cum-surgeon, Machaon.
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April 02, 2025
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A song of the four seasons
When the words of poets elide with the music of composers, the resulting song cycles may form some of the most beautiful, evocative works in the classical repertoire. Henrietta Bredin meets the two artists who have joined forces to produce ‘Seasons’
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April 02, 2025
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The art of the home
Janine Stone & Co began with a passion for fine furnishings and exceptional design, deeply rooted in its founder's artistic upbringing. This heritage continues to influence the company’s commitment to creating houses that reflect the unique stories of their clientele
1 min |
April 02, 2025
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A brush with greatness
Victor Hugo found solace in art, but dismissed his drawings as mere things made 'during hours of almost unconscious reverie'. Now, a Royal Academy exhibition reveals how powerfully they engage the imagination
8 min |
March 19, 2025
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Havens and hideaways
Some houses offer that little bit extra– a garden building to enhance your quality of life
2 min |
March 19, 2025
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A night on the tiles
From bloody beginnings of drunken mayhem in public houses, it is somewhat surprising that the game of dominoes reached pearl-encrusted heights in our royal palaces
3 min |
March 19, 2025
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The legacy Gertrude Jekyll and herbaceous planting
Until Gertrude Jekyll showed us how to plant a flower border brimming with satisfying waves of colour, form and texture, no one had thought to do it.
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March 19, 2025
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Building on a dream
Evenley Wood Garden, Northamptonshire When Nicola Taylor took on her plantsman father's flower-filled woodland, she knew more about horses than trees, but, as Tiffany Daneff discovers, that hasn't stopped her from making a great success of the garden
6 min |
March 19, 2025
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Take a seat
What makes a chair supremely comfortable? The rake, the suspension system, the frame or the fillings
2 min |
March 19, 2025
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Sour to the people
Vibrant, tangy and full of flavour, malt vinegar is still the best British condiment to slosh over hot fish and chips
3 min |
March 19, 2025
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My favourite painting Sir James MacMillan
Le Christ en banlieue (Christ in the suburbs)
2 min |
March 19, 2025
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The architect for me
In the first of two articles, Clive Aslet explores the relationship between Sir Edwin Lutyens and perhaps his most important private client, the politician and financier Reginald McKenna
8 min |
March 19, 2025
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Directors take centre stage
The imaginative vision of those behind the scenes brings out the best acting in Shakespeare and Chekhov revivals
4 min |
March 19, 2025
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Shocking pinks
For a choice selection of pinks, Tilly Ware recommends the Cornish nursery Calamazag
3 min |