Country Life October 26 2016
Sporting & Country number: the joys of walked-up shooting; the sporting trinity; the vinyl renaissance; and the latest in luxury.


Country Life October 26 2016 is our super sporting and country number in which we discover the joys of walked-up shooting and speak to masters of the sporting trinity: hunting, shooting and fishing. Find out more here:
ARCHITECTURE: Judith Hill describes the remarkable history of Charleville Castle in Co Offaly, which was inspired by Strawberry Hill
GARDENS: Steven Desmond surveys the autumn glory of the restored Arts-and-Crafts garden at Standen in West Sussex
INTERVIEW: Simon Hart, the MP and Countryside Alliance chairman, talks to Kate Green about standing firm on fieldsports
THE SPORTING TRINITY: We talk glibly about the huntin’, shootin’, fishin’ man, but does he really exist any more? Adrian Dangar tracks down keen exponents of all three arts
WALKED-UP SHOOTING: The relaxed atmosphere of a day’s walked-up shooting can remind you why you love the sport, says Simon Lester
FISHING: David Profumo has a rip-snorting year from Perthshire to Hampshire and looks forward to autumn success
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MOTORING: The Porsche Macan’s covetable curves and performance leave Charles Rangeley-Wilson lovelorn
VINYL: It’s time to dig out your vinyl albums: Jonathan Self celebrates the record rennaissance
DEATH MASKS: The death mask gives us access to a long-lost chapter—James Litten looks death in the face
LUXURY: Hetty Chidwick discovers what Jimmy Doherty and Mariella Frostrup couldn’t live without, how to care for wood with David Linley and the latest news in the world of luxury
COOKING: Melanie Johnson’s warming ways with butternut squash
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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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