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'There are some things that never will be reproduced if the world lives a million years': What it was like to be alive at the end of the First World War
They cheered, they cried, they laughed, they danced in the streets. Almost 100 years to the day since it was signed, Clive Aslet reflects on what the Armistice meant for our nation, both then and now.
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How an Arts-and-Crafts architect fought to preserve the beauty of Chipping Campden
Clive Aslet tells the remarkable story of Frederick Landseer Griggs, his struggle, his triumphs and his legacy. Photographs by Justin Paget.
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Mawarden Court, Wiltshire: Humble, but fit for a lord
The Pitt family controlled one of the kingdom’s most notorious Parliamentary boroughs from this now compact house, reveals Clive Aslet.
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Palazzo Grimani, Venice: The entire 17th-century palace restored by a British architect
The restoration of a Venetian palazzo by the architect John Simpson has unexpectedly revealed a splendid 18th-century decoration scheme, Clive Aslet reveals. Photographer Colin Dutton.
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Six ways to fix Parliament Square – and make it the centrepiece London deserves
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The extraordinary revival of Sydenham House, Devon: ‘Like the old house, but better’
This outstanding house has recently emerged from a major restoration following a disastrous fire in 2012. Despite the damage it sustained, it has lost none of its charm or interest – as Clive Aslet reports.
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Anglo-American marriages: The special relationships
Prince Harry is not the first Englishman to lose his heart to an American girl. Clive Aslet charts the long-standing tradition of transatlantic marriages.
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Painshill Park, Surrey: A garden of the Golden Age
This year marks a decisive moment in the heroic restoration of a celebrated landscape garden. Clive Aslet reports.
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The Fens: In celebration of the magic of a landscape that’s fascinated us for centuries
The Fens are unique, man-made oddity where, paradoxically, few people live – yet they exert a strange magic that had endured for centuries.
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Bighton Grange, Hampshire: A Regency revival
A new house in Regency style creates the perfect setting for modern family living. Clive Aslet is impressed by this light, family-friendly and informal design.
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Valletta, Malta: What to see and where to go in the European City of Culture
Clive Aslet visits the delightfully serene European City of Culture 2018.
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Will 1,000 new homes make or break the town of Woodstock?
Forget peace and love: the town of Woodstock (the British version, naturally) is set to become the nucleus of more than 1,000 new homes. Clive Aslet investigates.
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Annie Tempest: 'Tottering-by-Gently doesn't depend on jokes... Anything too clever doesn't work'
Annie Tempest has been drawing Tottering-by-Gently cartoon in Country Life for 25 years. She spoke to Clive Aslet – the editor who first employed her for the magazine –on why the strip based on her family home has gone global.
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The V&A's Ocean Liners exhibition: A fascinating glimpse into an age of glamour
The fabulous design of the great ocean-going liners had a far-reaching cultural impact associated with national politics and pride, discovers Clive Aslet.
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Stockton House, Wiltshire: An Elizabethan house packed with 21st century surprises
This fine house of about 1600 has been carefully renovated to provide modern services in a historic context. Clive Aslet reports on the challenges of this undertaking.
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How to create a perfect hand-made boat (and, more importantly, why)
In the heart of Lyme Regis a very special type of school: an academy where people come from around the world to learn the craft of boatmaking. Clive Aslet paid a visit.
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Great Chalfield Manor: How this medieval house was loved back to life
In the second of two articles, Clive Aslet reveals how this medieval manor house was loved back to life by an Edwardian engineer, Robert Fuller, and his scholarly architect, Sir Harold Brakspear.
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Fawley Court: A house by the Thames bearing the fingerprints of Wren and Wyatt
Two of Britain’s greatest-ever architects, Christopher Wren and James Wyatt, have been linked with the creation of Fawley Court.
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Cobthorne: A home that stands out for its grace, even in the beautiful town of Oundle
This striking town house in Oundle serves as home to the headmaster of the town's famous school.
