Features Archive | December 2019

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December 31st
- Country Life's quirkiest features of 2019: The dog who summoned the armed police, the bus that jumped Tower Bridge and the likelihood of death by coconut
- Jason Goodwin: 'The envoys were plainly wrong, otherwise no one could have built the shopping centre at Elephant and Castle'
December 30th
- Country Life's best travel stories of 2019: Skiing in Gstaad, a steam train in Dartmouth and 72 hours in New York
- My Favourite painting: John Humphrys
December 29th
- Country Life's 10 most incredible properties of 2019, from cottages and mansions to the 20-bedroom castle that went up for sale at £500,000
December 28th
- Country Life's best dog stories of 2019: Adorably loyal terriers, political pooches and the dog who ate Christmas
- The biggest property sales of 2019 in the south of England — and how they defied the gloom and the naysayers
December 27th
- Country Life's best Instagram posts of 2019: Gorgeous interiors, stately homes and the lamb that broke the internet
- Seven astonishing books to read which will change your understanding of the history of the world
December 26th
- Country Life's top 10 architecture stories of 2019, from Old London Bridge to the Brighton Pavilion
- The 2019 Country Life Editor's Christmas Quiz: The Answers
December 25th
- The 2019 Country Life Christmas Quiz: Spot the dog breed, finish the Christmas carol, name that cheese and much more
- Country Life's Christmas message, from The Bishop of Leeds: 'I wish everyone – the faithful and the faithless – a happy and earthy Christmas'
December 24th
- Country Life's top 10 nature stories of 2019, from mesmerising photographs to the bird that can screech as loud as a fighter jet
- 24 Christmas disasters to make you feel better about burning the turkey, from poisoned guests to 7,000 acres of fire damage
December 23rd
- Country Life's top 10 recipes of 2019, from salted caramel millionaire's shortbread and tarte au citron to a classic kedgeree
- The perennial fascination with snow at Christmas, and how it's all down to Charles Dickens and the Little Ice Age
December 22nd
- The plucky amateur gardener who created 'blue holly', and spawned a trend which stretches the world
- The nativity camels: Unbelievably clever, a tad greedy and undeniably festive
- Winchester Cathedral: The tale of a remarkable church and its astonishing contents
December 21st
- A stunning Scottish castle for sale at less than the cost of a luxury car
- Curious Questions: Why do we have poinsettias at Christmas — and why did it get the name 'excrement flower'?
- The ultimate guide to choosing, preparing and cooking a perfect Christmas turkey
- What guests will and wont notice in your house this Christmas
December 20th
- Bubbly tips for the festive season: Drink British, ignore the silver spoon and abandon the coupe
- Can a good pub sell a country house?
December 19th
- An investment in the future: The portfolios that you build for the next generation
- The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: 10 things which under no circumstance should you ever, ever purchase
- Best Grade II listed country houses for sale
December 18th
- Why the Penny Farthing is once more a frequent sight on the streets of London
- Golden Eagles: The aristocrats of the air — magnificent, haughty and deadly
- Four glorious gatehouses for sale, from under £325,000
December 17th
- Sherborne Abbey's stained glass: The spectacular Victorian addition to a building with 1300 years of history
- Tremendous Tudor properties for sale, from a place once owned by Elizabeth I to a historic home under £500k
- Jason Goodwin: Naughty mandarins, the GIs who changed Chinese cooking and an app which almost beats reading
December 16th
- The key to a beautiful guest room: Bold colours and distinctive patterns
- My Favourite Painting: James O'Donnell
December 15th
- 18 beautiful country homes for sale, as seen in Country Life
- How to choose and appreciate your apples with the same care you'd use for a decent bottle of wine
- The Shetland pony who goes to the races
- Agatha Christie: The great country houses which inspired the tales of Britain's greatest-ever crime writer
December 14th
- A castle in the 'new Cotswolds' for sale with stone spiral staircases, 30 acres and a castellated roof terrace
- Curious Questions: Which bird's song is loudest?
- A fishing weekend in the New Forest: 'Visiting feels as if you have arrived in a foreign country, but it's little more than an hour from London'
- How Country Life has influenced Britain's best gardens, from the late 19th century to today
December 13th
- What does the 2019 election mean for the property market? 'Sellers will be rubbing their hands with glee', say agents, but fresh problems lie ahead
- Quentin Blake: 'Even in the age of the iPad and the smart phone, books offer things that they cannot'
December 12th
- Dogs at polling stations: The 2019 'Christmas Election' special
- Venison burgers with red-cabbage slaw and chilli mayo
December 11th
- Jon Snow on London's treescape: ‘The environment should be the backdrop to everything we do’
- Country Life 11 December 2019
December 10th
- Nigel Havers: Driving through France in a car like a panther, picking up delicious wine — and taking the dog, too
- The Bishop's Palace in Peterborough: An ancient survival that's patchwork of periods, materials and textures
- 'One of the finest period houses in Hampstead village' comes up for sale, beside the heath that inspired Keats and Constable
- 10 decorations you'll love to line your table with this festive season
- Jason Goodwin: ‘Sow is one of the mildest sweetest pigs ever. Boar is bigger, a gentleman and a scholar.'
December 9th
- My Favourite Painting: Robert Dalrymple
December 8th
- Six stunning properties at home and away, as seen in Country Life
- Horticultural marmite: The natural phenomenon which divides gardeners all over Britain
- Llwyn Celyn: One of the most important medieval homes in Britain — yet one where, wonderfully, you can book family holiday
December 7th
- A medievalist’s 15th-century manor house in the Severn valley with five bedrooms, 10 acres, and a lovely history
- Curious Questions: Have you been taking books off shelves the wrong way for your entire life?
- Coworth Park at Christmas: The ultimate festive, helicopter-accesible staycation, under ten minutes from central London
- Six absolutely spectacular images from the Historic Photographer of the Year competition
December 6th
- How a derelict cattle shed became a traditional farmhouse kitchen
- Christmas gifts for teenagers
- Seven stunning Caribbean properties for sale to scare away the chill of winter
- Gift ideas for those who love experiences
- In Focus: Photography's first-ever selfie, as taken by one of Yorkshire's greatest ever inventors
December 5th
- A Grade II*-listed Queen Anne home that was once the pub where Sir Alfred Munnings propped up the bar
- How to make a show-stoppingly festive Bailey's chocolate cake
December 4th
- Clovelly Court: The Devon country estate pulling off the vital trick needed by a modern country estate
- The CLA president on why private landowners are part of the climate-change solution
- Jason Goodwin: 'We have dropped the UFOs and the phantom social workers, just as we once dropped the fairies'
- Country Life 4 December 2019
December 3rd
- L'Oscar hotel review: A former church in London's Theatreland that's become a saucily decadent place to stay
December 2nd
- Country Life's very own White Van Man: 'It’s my fifth and, thus, I’ve called it Van Cinq'
- Nine books about cooking that make perfect Christmas gifts for foodies, from Nigel Slater's latest to a book that 'deserves a Michelin star'
- The secrets of good lighting, from plug placement down to dimmer switches
- Four homes which show the persistent allure of the curved building
- My Favourite Painting: Courtney Love
December 1st
- 18 beautiful country houses from just £280,000, as seen in Country Life
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- Alan Titchmarsh: The 'Hollywood A-listers' of the plant world are fussy, flouncy — and totally irresistible
- The chickens of Wyken Hall: Mischievous, adorable and the best listeners a person could ask for
- Pitzhanger Manor: The Ealing villa that's the great John Soane's 'architectural self-portrait'
- Sitting Spiritually of Lyme Regis