Country Life 24 April 2019 looks at the fate of Notre Dame, Mary Quant's lifestyle revolution and East Anglian rum.
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NOTRE DAME: After the fire, architecture editor John Goodall looks at the history of this medieval masterpiece.
SOOTHING YOUR SOUL: How nature can help when things look bleak,
SUFFOLK: A look at the joys of the country's hidden delights.
RUM BUSINESS: The Caribbean booze is now being made in East Anglia.
ASPARAGUS: Melanie Johnson on making the most of this seasonal delight.
CHAUCER'S LONDON: Is the medieval heart of Southwark being lost forever?
WATCHES: Your timepiece says something about you, whether you like it or not. Robin Swithinbank explains.
FAVOURITE PAINTING: The opera singer Mary Plazas makes her selection.
GARDENS: Little Bentley Hall, where the stew ponds provided inspiration.
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Brockfield Hall, the great Yorkshire house that's gone from Regency mansion to modern family homeBrockfield Hall in North Yorkshire is the family home of Charlie Wood and Hatta Byng, editor of House & Garden, who have transformed it since they came here in 2020, winning multiple awards in the process. John Martin Robinson reports on the restoration project that revived this compact Regency house as a modern family home. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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Barbour’s heritage jackets get a floral makeover courtesy of ErdemUtilitarian outwear has taken the fashion world by storm and now Britain's world-famous wax jackets are getting in on the act, inspired by some of our greatest countryside icons.
