Country Life August 23 2017
How to win at vegetable shows; the red telephone box revival; and surprising stained-glass windows.


Country Life August 23 2017 reveals how to win at vegetable shows, the red telephone box revival, and surprising stained-glass windows. Find out more:
ARCHITECTURE: In the second of two articles, Roger White highlights the craftsmanship behind the revival of Marchmont in Berwickshire
GARDENS: Nurseryman Alan Bloom’s Norfolk garden is still remarkable, reports George Plumptre
CIGARS: There are ups and downs to the ageing of cigars, confides Bolivar
AGINCOURT: Facing a volley of arrows is not for the faint of heart, says Graeme Fife, as he re-enacts Agincourt
RED TELEPHONE BOX REVIVAL: Rob Crossan reports on how the distinctly British red phone box is being put to ingenious new uses
STAINED GLASS WINDOWS: Footballs, Ford Fiestas and Sainsbury’s all feature in stained-glass windows, reveals Harry Wallop
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FAVOURITE PAINTING: The Director of the National Portrait Gallery is a big fan of Amy Winehouse
INTERIORS: Mary Miers finds craft being celebrated at the Linley Summer School in Wiltshire
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MOTORING: Charles Rangeley-Wilson praises the new Lexus 4x4
TRAVEL: The charms of Bilboa in Spain and the Chablé Resort & Spa in Mexico
REEL LIFE: The Prof and The Doctor go in search of birthday salmon
COOKING: Melanie Johnson gives a fig
ARTS: The new Postal Museum really delivers, says Huon Mallalieu
LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE: In the return of our classic series, Paula Lester talks to Shropshire-based Rex Key, one of the three remaining clay-pipe makers in Britain
VEGETABLE SHOWS: Size and straightness matter when it comes to displaying your vegetables - and winning - at the annual show, explains Steven Desmond
EDIBLE INSECTS: Fat-bottomed ants, you make the rocking world go round. Ingesting invertebrates might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but, for naturalist John Wright, ants, woodlice and grasshoppers are on the menu
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Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025.
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