125 years of Country Life: What were the chief concerns in the first decade of Country Life’s existence.
In search of beauty: Edward Hudson, the founder of the magazine, was a visionary innovator who prized beauty above all.
A digital treasure trove: The unparalleled archive of Country Life, encompassing more than 130,000 images on film alone, is finally being digitised.
The architectural conscience of the nation: At the heart of the magazine is the architectural feature. Michael Hall traces its influential evolution.
Through the mists of time: Annunciata Elwes delves into piles of past property advertisements.
Good sense in spades: From Jekyll to Titchmarsh, the garden writers of Country Life have been revered contributors. Steven Desmond salutes them.
‘Write about what you like...’: Huon Mallalieu, only the second author of the page, looks back over 65 years of Art Market.
London Life: What was happening in the capital in 1897, St John’s Wood, Hackney cabs and Gordon Ker.
Nigel Prince’s favourite painting: The director of Artes Mundi picks a blend of East and West.
Wonder as you wander: Carla Carlisle fires up her playlist for the apocalypse.
Masterpiece: The glitter of the Crown Jewels mesmerises Jack Watkins.
A genteel gatehouse: John Goodall tours the Broad Gate in Ludlow, Shropshire, a 13th-century fortification-turned-Georgian townhouse.
Interiors: The most luxurious bathrooms.
A garden of the imagination: Timothy Mowl explores the many intellectual joys of the garden at Rousham in Oxfordshire.
Kitchen garden cook: Melanie Johnson on pomegranates.
A can-do attitude: The finest British seafood is finally being tinned, finds Emma Hughes.
And much more
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The Country Life guide to Somerset: What to do, where to stay and how to eatSomerset is rich in natural beauty and history, but it is its wealth of small-scale food and drink producers, farmers and makers that really set it apart from the competition. Find out how to make the most of it all with our indispensable guide.
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How to make a gloomy city garden into a haven of colour and natureTiffany Daneff discovers how to transform a typically dark London back garden into a light-filled green haven that is always in use. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
