Country Life February 4 2015
Country Life January 28 2015 investigates a moving memorial at the Church of All Saints, and takes a look at hardy miniature irises.

This week in Country Life we travel to Smedmore House on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, we admire the top dogs from history, we weigh up the teams in the RBS 6 Nations kicking off this weekend and we get creative in the kitchen with Savoy cabbage.
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