Country Life 14 July 2021
Country Life 14 July 2021 visits Jersey, finds out about Border terriers and explores the enduring appeal of Britain's villages.


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Here’s a selection of what you’ll find in this week’s issue:
JERSEY: Landmarks, legends and a netball star, plus properties for sale
MASTERPIECE: The Bloomsbury Group left its mark, literally, on Charleston Farmhouse, says Jack Watkins
BORDER TERRIERS: Courageous, energetic and good for a cuddle, Border terriers have many fans, finds Katy Birchall
VILLAGES: As microcosms of society, it’s easy to see why villages have long offered inspiration for novelists, muses Flora Watkins
FUSCHIA JAM: Charles Quest-Ritson on making fuchsia jam and rowan jelly
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JOHN NASH: John Nash deserves to emerge from the shadow of his brother, Paul, believes Peyton Skipwith
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Ronel Lehmann’s choice of an imposing royal image
CARLA CARLISLE: Carla vows to avoid anything ‘Made in China’
ARCHITECTURE: Sympathetic restoration work has brought Taitlands, North Yorkshire, back from institutional use, finds John Martin Robinson
SKYLARKS: The song of one of our most beloved birds must be allowed to soar, asserts Ian Morton
STRAWBERRIES: Tom Parker Bowles licks his lips over luscious strawberries
INTERIORS: Blue and green should be seen
GARDENS: Tiffany Daneff talks to Peter Hughes, the indefatigable chairman of the Gardens Trust
THE OLD RECTORY AT EAST WOODHAY: Interior-design skill comes into play at The Old Rectory, East Woodhay, Hampshire, finds Tiffany Daneff
Plus much more
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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380 acres and 90 bedrooms on the £25m private island being sold by one of Britain's top music producers
Stormzy, Rihanna and the Rolling Stones are just a part of the story at Osea Island, a dot on the map in the seas off Essex.
By Lotte Brundle
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'A delicious chance to step back in time and bask in the best of Britain': An insider's guide to The Season
Here's how to navigate this summer's top events in style, from those who know best.
By Madeleine Silver