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Variations on perfection
The ideal form of the Villa Capra,‘La Rotonda’, in Italy has fascinated British patrons and architects since the 18th century. William Aslet considers how they have experimented and developed its ideas
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May 19, 2021
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Murky waters
The musician and fisherman on what’s wrong with rivers and the laws that protect them
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May 19, 2021
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Waiting for the real magic
The ability to watch theatre online has been a saving grace of lockdown, but nothing beats the moment when the lights go down and the curtain goes up
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May 19, 2021
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Keep your eyes on the toad
Despite their semi-webbed feet, warty skin and bulging eyes, toads are more endearing than Shakespeare’s witches would have us believe, says Simon Lester
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May 12, 2021
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Interiors: The designer's room
Jessica Alken worked with Neptune to create this kitchen in a new Cornish house
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May 12, 2021
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Twice as nice
It appears as if it had been planned from the start, but, as Michael Heseltine recounts, the making of the double borders at his home at Thenford in Northamptonshire was far more random
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May 12, 2021
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Flights of fantasy
On the centenary of Michael Ayrton’s birth, Laura Gascoigne explores the artist’s fascination with myth, mirrors and mazes
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May 12, 2021
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Touches of beauty
Wilton House, Wiltshire The seat of the Earl of Pembroke In the early 18th century, Wilton underwent improvement at the hands of the 9th Earl of Pembroke, an enthusiastic amateur architect. For a new book on this great house, John Martin Robinson assesses his remarkable legacy
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May 12, 2021
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The hills are alive
Remote working has a whole other meaning for those passionate individuals still farming crofts in the Highlands, discovers Joe Gibbs
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May 12, 2021
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History in the making
A fine country estate hits the market for the first time in 350 years, while a hall is rebuilt from the ground up
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May 12, 2021
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Meandering paths of green
Mermaid, palmetto, celadon, viridian and mintleaf: Steven Lovatt gets lost on a pleasurable wander through Nature, language and many shades of green
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May 12, 2021
Country Life UK
Arboreal ambitions
Caroline Donald visits the ancestral home of Clan Donald, Armadale Castle on the Isle of Skye, where the gardens are once again in safe hands and the historic trees will be given a boost with the planting of a new arboretum of endangered conifers
6 min |
May 12, 2021
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Ready, Set, Dive
Outdoor swimming is the lockdown trend that is here to stay. Rosie Paterson takes a closer look at some of her favourite London ponds and pools
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May 05, 2021
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The Flower With The Heart Of A Lion
Whether carpeting verges in a blaze of golden yellow or inviting us to puff its globular seed heads into the breeze, the humble dandelion is indomitablen and ubiquitous, says Vicky Liddell
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May 05, 2021
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Sail away with me
Our remaining windmills are unashamedly romantic slices of old England. Last spring, those still working went into overdrive to meet local demand for flour, reports Eleanor Doughty
6 min |
April 28, 2021
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Ode to our wastelands
Losing small patches of scrubby land to new houses might not seem significant, but these little Edens are vital for Nature, contends Mary Colwell
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April 28, 2021
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The taste of a mermaid's kiss
Once viewed as a lowly substitute, salt-loving marsh samphire is back in favour in our gardens and on our plates, says Julia Platt Leonard
4 min |
April 28, 2021
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With fens like these..
Cambridgeshire and Norfolk have a rich history not only in agriculture and ecology, but homes, too
3 min |
April 28, 2021
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On the edge - Interview Jake Fiennes
Holkham’s director of conservation on changing farming to feed us and protect wildlife
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April 28, 2021
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Interiors The designer's room
By introducing curves, Irene Gunter fitted a bath and a double shower into this London townhouse
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April 28, 2021
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Celebrating the charm of the evening chorus
Although not as intense as their dawn serenade, our birds’ evensong offers a ‘jazzier’ performance, especially in April when there are no leaves to soften the sweet sound, says John Lewis-Stempel
4 min |
April 28, 2021
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Henry Williamson by Edward Seago
My favourite painting David Profumo
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April 28, 2021
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Heritage reinstated
The grand estates and houses of East Anglia have been brought back to life in recent years
5 min |
April 28, 2021
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Architecture for education
To mark the 150th anniversary of the foundation of Newnham College and the arrival of women scholars in Cambridge, Kathryn Ferry examines the distinctive style of the college buildings
8 min |
April 28, 2021
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The not so wild west
West Chelsea–the area between Cremorne Road and Sydney Street–is where the fortunes of this famous and much-loved area began, finds Carla Passino
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May 05, 2021
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Testament to taste
Quality and quirk will out, as is evident from the contents sales of a widow of the Ford motor dynasty
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May 05, 2021
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Sweet child of mine
It took centuries for the ringleted baby Jesus and diminutive royal ‘adult’ to give way to images of the mirth and mischief of childhood on canvas, says Matthew Dennison
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May 05, 2021
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A very English home run
It may seem as probable as a game of cricket in the Bronx, but the Cotswold town of Chipping Norton was once the unlikely home of British baseball, reveals Ben Lerwill
3 min |
May 05, 2021
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Field of dreams
Big bold planting by the founding fathers of the New American Style meets 1820s Bath. Non-Morris visits the American Museum, home of the first garden in this country to have been completed by Oehme, van Sweden
4 min |
May 05, 2021
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Cotswold classics
Hidden in the rolling hills of this AONB are some of the finest country houses around
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