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Rocks of ages: how Hadrian's legacy lives on
What once kept out hordes of bloodthirsty warriors is, nearly 2,000 years later, barely proof against the most timid of sheep. But if Hadrian's Wall is now low on stature, it remains high on atmosphere, finds Harry Pearson
7 min |
June 15, 2022
Country Life UK
In the book club
The Roxburghe Club is the oldest existing society of bibliophiles in the world and one of the most exclusive. Bronwen Riley finds out what it takes to be one of its mere 40-strong membership
6 min |
June 15, 2022
Country Life UK
How terribly English
New playwright Steven Moffat may be the natural successor to Alan Ayckbourn and Anupama Chandrasekhar's work sheds light on Gandhi's assassin
4 min |
June 15, 2022
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How green is their valley
The garden of Low Crag, Cumbria The home of Mr and Mrs Chris Dodd A thoughtful approach to gardening has brought about a great increase in the population of birds and animal life in this two-acre plot, discovers George Plumptre
5 min |
June 29, 2022
Country Life UK
Hedgerow Trees
BRITISH photography in the middle of the 19th century was headed by gentleman amateurs, inspired by the patenting in 1841 of William Fox Talbot’s calotype processing method to seek suitable subjects for picture-taking.
4 min |
June 29, 2022
Country Life UK
Homegrown heroes
Reports of the death of the British ceramics industry are premature
2 min |
June 29, 2022
Country Life UK
Come what blooms
The new head gardener at Knepp in West Sussex talks to Flora Watkins about a different direction for the rewilding pioneers-and why gardeners need to unclench
3 min |
June 29, 2022
Country Life UK
Head for the farm
More and more travellers are abandoning traditional holidays in favour of staying on a working farm. Rosie Paterson investigates why and where to find the best
6 min |
June 29, 2022
Country Life UK
Don't you forget about me
As blue as the eyes of the Virgin Mary, the unassuming forget-me-not stars in tales of romance, Remembrance and politics, finds Ian Morton
6 min |
June 15, 2022
Country Life UK
An Englishman's home is his castle
Two landmark properties, Gilling Castle in North Yorkshire and a Cotswold manor farmhouse where the remains of a Norman motte and bailey can still be seen, come to market
5 min |
June 29, 2022
Country Life UK
'A partly real, partly dream country'
Thomas Hardy's depictions of a fictional Wessex and his own dear Dorset are more accurate than they may at first appear, says Susan Owens
7 min |
June 08, 2022
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The brilliance of Thomas Telford
His legacy is the Shropshire Union Canal, a feat of engineering and a delight to walk beside
3 min |
June 08, 2022
Country Life UK
An ideal manor house
Mapperton House, Dorset The home of the Viscount and Viscountess Hinchingbrooke. Fresh research reveals more about the history of one of our most celebrated manor houses and its magnificent gardens, finds Timothy Conno
8 min |
June 08, 2022
Country Life UK
The slug of the Baskervilles
Prowl the wilds of Dartmoor at night and you just might stumble upon our largest land slug
3 min |
June 08, 2022
Country Life UK
With fairy shoes in every flower
It might be common and unremarkable, but the deadnettle has been a powerful and effective country remedy for centuries, discovers Ian Morton
6 min |
June 08, 2022
Country Life UK
Walk on the wild side
The garden at Kestle Barton Gallery, near Helford, Cornwall. Caroline Donald visits a garden that marries an award-winning art gallery with a landscape of creeks and fields
5 min |
June 08, 2022
Country Life UK
Furniture with a future
Antique shops, auctioneers houses are full of furniture that is hundreds of years old. Yet much of what is made today won't last for more than a decade or two. Arabella Youens asks five designers what they regard as the secret to creating designs that will last for generations and historic
8 min |
June 08, 2022
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To have and to hold
Finding himself at a loose end, woodsman John Williamson decided to revive the lost art of Devon stave-basket-making using old museum transcripts.
5 min |
June 08, 2022
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Fishing in troubled waters
Few of us give much thought to how our fish gets to the supermarket, but the life of a small-scale fisherman is becoming ever more unpredictable and dangerous
6 min |
June 08, 2022
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Et in Arcadia ego
Manors in and around 'the great paradise of England'-Somerset's Vale of Taunton Deane
5 min |
June 08, 2022
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'Just William' stories
William Brown is the boy who is forever 11 years old.
5 min |
June 22, 2022
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Rolls-Royce Phantom
BRITAIN'S GREATEST MASTERPIECES
4 min |
May 25, 2022
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The name of the rose
With Harkness launching a new rose named 'Queen Elizabeth II' in June, Steven Desmond looks back at the history of naming plants after monarchs
5 min |
May 25, 2022
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Transporting splendour
Royal Yacht Britannia, Leith, Edinburgh A property of the Royal Yacht Britannia Trust | The Queen is the best-travelled monarch in British history. John Goodall looks at the story of the yacht she helped furnish, both as her floating home and as a theatre of state
8 min |
May 25, 2022
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Where classic style reigns
Far from being a passive dresser, The Queen pays close attention to what she wears and what those clothes convey. She has left a lasting impression on the fashion industry, believes Justine Picardie
5 min |
May 25, 2022
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History set in stone
Four extraordinary country houses new to the market include an original 'West Country Ziggurat' and a manor once part of the Highgrove estate
6 min |
May 25, 2022
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Long to reign over us
What are the origins of our national anthem? John Goodall investigates the extraordinary story behind both the tune and the words, as well as their influence on other nations
5 min |
May 25, 2022
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Fit for a monarch
Platinum is one of the world's rarest metals and fiendishly difficult to master. Sarah Royce-Greensill looks back at its discovery and meets the jewellers brave enough to use it
4 min |
May 25, 2022
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'It was spine tingling'
The choristers at the Coronation are now in their eighties, but recall vividly the day they sang for The Queen, as Andrew Green discovers
5 min |
May 25, 2022
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Kitchen garden cook - Cherries
Melanie Johnson makes a showstopping pavlova
3 min |