Country Life 21 July 2021
Country Life 21 July 2021 speaks to English Heritage's chief executive about telling the story of Britain, and much more.

‘We tell the story of England’: Kate Mavor, chief executive of English Heritage, talks to John Goodall about a broader view
Busman’s holidays: Historians and archaeologists reveal their favourite sites, from a British Pompeii to the garden designed to woo Elizabeth I
Pigeon pie: Mrs Crocombe, the Victorian cook of Audley End, Essex, has been brought back to life, discovers Eleanor Doughty
Summer wine: Harry Eyres gets a rosé glow
Visions of Eden: Jamie Blackett visits Holkham in Norfolk, where farming and conservation go hand in hand
Masterpiece: Jack Watkins considers the effervescent The Pursuit of Love
Sir Tim Laurence’s favourite painting: The chairman of English Heritage chooses a compelling portrait
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The verge of the world: John Goodall tells how Down House, Kent, home of Charles Darwin, was saved for the nation
In it to win it: No chocolate and 4am starts: Octavia Pollock on training for the Magnolia Cup charity Flat race at Glorious Goodwood
Travel: From Mallorca to Somerset
The good stuff: Hetty Lintell on pretty placemats
Kitchen garden cook: Melanie Johnson on raspberries
A real pleasure: The restoration of the garden of Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire, is proving a huge success, finds Tiffany Daneff
And much more
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Nature and nurture in the gardens of Bramham Park
Tim Richardson looks at the innovative and superbly maintained 18th-century landscape garden of Bramham Park in West Yorkshire, home of Nick and Rachel Lane Fox. Photographs by Paul Highnam.
By Tim Richardson Published
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If the future of Ferrari is electric vehicles, then it is our future too
It's widely believed that Ferrari will unveil its first electric car this year. It's the signal that the internal combustion era is coming to an end.
By James Fisher Published