'Wrecking balls swung from the ceiling, pillars were shown toppling, cornices crumbled... it was sensational': The groundbreaking museum exhibition that helped save the country house
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by Simon Jenkins
13h ago
After years of neglect and countless demolitions, 1974 witnessed a revolution in attitudes towards country houses. It proved a turning point in Britain’s treatment of its old buildings generally and the saviour of places such as Covent Garden, as Simon Jenkins explains. Devonshire House on Piccadilly in the heart of London was demolished a century ago, in 1924, and half a century before the V&A exhibition that helped save many similar buildings. Photo: AJ Pound via Alamy. After years of neglect and countless demolitions, 1974 witnessed a revolution in attitudes towards country houses. It p ..read more
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An immaculate Devon farmstead up for sale, with a courtyard, stables and a roundhouse
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by Penny Churchill
1d ago
Not the Clarkson's farm, but a Clarkson's farm, has come up for sale. Overwell Farm, Devon. Not the Clarkson's farm, but a Clarkson's farm, has come up for sale ..read more
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Curious questions: Where did Quality Street get its name from?
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by Martin Fone
1d ago
You sit there, devouring them all Christmas, and you didn't even think to ask, did you? You sit there, devouring them all Christmas, and you didn't even think to ask, did you ..read more
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‘They knew they were all going through the same hell’: The graffiti of the First World War
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by Country Life
1d ago
Memorials to those lost in the First World War can cloud the fact that each name represents a man’s life. The inscriptions they left behind, however, recall them as individuals, says David Crossland. The notes of Australian soldier at Naours.Daniel McAlpine, a private in the Highland Light Infantry, was sheltering in a tunnel under the Somme village of Bouzincourt, France, when he pencilled his name, service number, unit, home town of Glasgow and the words ‘Wounded 3 times’ into the soft chalk. It was early 1917 and his battalion had fought in the Battle ..read more
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St Moritz and the slopes of hazard: How a Victorian bet sparked the Swiss resort's love affair with adrenaline-pumping winter sports
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by Rosie Paterson
1d ago
There's no sport that cannot be played out on frozen water, according to the fabled Swiss ski resort of St Moritz. In fact, skiing, ironically, might be the safest thing to do whilst you're there, says Rosie Paterson. There's no sport that cannot be played out on frozen water, according to the fabled Swiss ski resort of St Moritz. In fact, skiing, ironically, might be the safest thing to do whilst you're there, says Rosie Paterson ..read more
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Alan Titchmarsh's garden: No insecticides, no herbicides, just beautiful flowers, lawns, a statue of Repton and a swing seat that's impossible to resist
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by Tiffany Daneff
2d ago
It’s always fascinating to see what a high-profile gardening personality does with their own home. Tiffany Daneff visits Alan Titchmarsh’s Hampshire garden, to find a place of endless delights and charm. Photographs by Jonathan Buckley. Alan Titchmarsh in the garden at his home in Hampshire. This is the border by the terrace, where he grows repeating mounds of nepeta, Alchemilla mollis and Geranium ‘Patricia’. He does most of the work himself, even shinning up ladders to prune the roses. It’s always fascinating to see what a high-profile gardening personality does with their own home. Tiffany ..read more
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'After one lunch, our server took £5 out of a tip we had left and handed it back to our gobsmacked four year old. He’s still talking about it': The best places for Sunday lunch in south-west London
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by Jo Rodgers
2d ago
Jo Rodgers tracks down the finest roast lunches in London's smartest postcodes to see you through the winter. Jo Rodgers tracks down the finest roast lunches in London's smartest postcodes to see you through the winter ..read more
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Be at one with the River Thames on this luxurious houseboat in Putney
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by James Fisher
3d ago
Lambhays offers four bedrooms and 3,000sq ft of floating luxury right next to Wandsworth Park. A fine ship she is.Lambhays offers four bedrooms and 3,000sq ft of floating luxury right next to Wandsworth Park ..read more
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Hot news just in from The British Reversible Plough-Off Final, meet Country Life's new kitten and our Quiz of the Day
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by Toby Keel
3d ago
Plus, a question to answer: would you rather own a Hebridean island or a garage in Clapham? Plus, a question to answer: would you rather own a Hebridean island or a garage in Clapham ..read more
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This Scottish island costs the same as a garage in suburban London, and it's everything that's crazy about the property market
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by James Fisher
3d ago
One of the easier games of 'Would you rather' we've ever played. 'Somewhere else' = Eilean Loch OscairOne of the easier games of 'Would you rather' we've ever played ..read more
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