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Country Life UK
Natural flair
Town Place, East Sussex The garden of Mr & Mrs Anthony McGrath Charles Quest-Ritson visits a garden shaped by intellect and clothed in beauty
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May 31, 2023
Country Life UK
When the shoe no longer fits
Sometimes our homes can get too big for us, meaning it’s time to downsize. Here, we speak to those involved with the process
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May 31, 2023
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Hidden Herefordshire
The launch onto the market of three landmark country houses reveals why the county is increasingly seen as a quiet alternative to the Cotswolds
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May 31, 2023
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Interiors: The designer's room
This Chelsea bedroom by Paolo Moschino is an essay in timeless elegance
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May 31, 2023
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Taking good care
The best way to ensure that a much-loved collection of rugs maintains its appearance is restoration and regular cleaning
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May 31, 2023
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A right royal Derby day
Seventy years after Elizabeth II so nearly had a coronation Derby winner, Jack Watkins looks at royal connections with the great race
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May 31, 2023
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Heaven only knows
Our ancestors may have been God-fearing, but they weren't above misbehaving in church. Carla Passino delves into records of parish life and discovers a host of miscreants, from naked Quakers to veil-less women and squealing clerks
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May 31, 2023
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A little bird told me
After years of decline, the Dartford warbler has returned to the area of old Kent where it was discovered 250 years ago, reviving a feud over its name, finds Russell Higham
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May 31, 2023
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As we walk in fields of gold
In a scene straight out of a Constable painting, John Lewis-Stempel luxuriates in a wheat field embroidered with wildflowers, as noughts and crosses of swallows and starlings traverse the mellow May skies
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May 31, 2023
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Let's stick together
The countryside is for everyone and the problems facing it—and farming and the environment—will not be solved if the different factions continue to squabble, points out Julian Glover
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May 31, 2023
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Native breeds Hereford
THE docile Hereford cow, with its kind white face and striking mahogany coat, is probably the native breed that has spread most expansively across the globe-the first exports to the US were in 1817 and importers have included the King of Norway and the Sultan of Oman.
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May 31, 2023
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A rare place to rest
A modest farm steading has been stylishly transformed into the heart of a magical landscape and garden. John Goodall admires the sympathy and humour of the project
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May 31, 2023
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The money's on the wall
Charlotte Mullins imagines how best to spend a spare £10,000 on art and takes a look at five artists worth investing in right now
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May 31, 2023
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My favourite painting Beatrice Grant
The Annunciation, detail from the Polyptych of St Anthony by Piero della Francesca
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May 31, 2023
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A case of mistaken identity
A painting has been misattributed not once, but twice, and British dealers head for New York
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May 10, 2023
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The end must be good
ABATTOIR closures are causing chaos to farming and food businesses across the country, a survey has revealed
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May 24, 2023
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Farming to the fore
A LANDMARK food summit intended to tackle issues such as foodprice inflation, supply-chain issues, domestic investment and self sufficiency in food production has received mixed reviews
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May 24, 2023
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Where the wild orchids sing
The enchantingly beautiful native orchid is, tragically, one of Britain’s most endangered wildflowers, but it’s still possible to see them if you look in the right places
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May 24, 2023
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Stop the clock
THE best gardening days start with many possibilities, but no fixed plan
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May 24, 2023
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Move over Mrs Beeton
Credited as ‘the mother of the modern wedding cake’, the 18th-century housekeeper, caterer and confectioner Elizabeth Raffald should be better remembered for her great contribution to British cuisine, contends Neil Buttery
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May 24, 2023
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Making a modern castle
Castle Drogo, Devon, part II A property of the National Trust, In the second of two articles, Clive Aslet looks at the challenges of building a 20th-century castle and the recent work of the National Trust to restore it
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May 24, 2023
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Give it a west
Devon, Cornwall and Somerset are as desirable as ever
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May 24, 2023
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The kraken wakes
After what seems like the longest winter ever, the West Country market has suddenly gone into overdrive
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May 24, 2023
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Let's pull together
We all love to see a heritage train chugging through the landscape, but without the extraordinary volunteer dedication, many would be rusting in the sidings. Melanie Bryan selects some nostalgic journeys and Kate Green finds her local Somerset line thriving
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May 24, 2023
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The original Nature boy
Shakespeare wasn’t only the greatest playwright of our history, he was an avid ornithophile, a green man and a master of transposing the true power of Nature onto the page
6 min |
May 24, 2023
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The American way
The collection of a successful and sophisticated couple lit up Sotheby's New York, with paintings, torchères and a Tiffany chandelier
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May 17, 2023
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Homing instincts
Before artist and gardener Cedric Morris died, he had wisely appointed a plant executor to ensure his precious plants went to good homes. Without such foresight, many gems might have been lost, says Christopher Woodward, director of the Garden Museum in Lambeth
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May 17, 2023
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Many rooms with a view
Three homes have received new life thanks to some sensitive and extensive renovations
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May 17, 2023
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Lessons from the past
On June 13 at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, two leading interior designers will share the enduring design principles that never go out of date
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May 17, 2023
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Will the hot tub lose its fizz?
Why the outdoor bath offers a more discreet, less expensive alternative
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