Book reviews, Country Life, Culture
A new book by Mary Miers, Country Life’s fine arts and books editor, had Adam Nicolson gripped. Highland Retreats: The Architecture and Interiors of Scotland’s Romantic North, by Mary Miers, with photographs by Country Life Magazine, Paul Barker and Simon...Country House Architecture, Country Life, Culture
2017 marks 250 years since the first foundation stone was laid. The first foundation stone for the Royal Crescent in Bath was laid on 19th May 1767. It would take a further eight years for the construction to be completed according to the design of John Wood the...Country House Architecture, Culture
The destruction of Clandon in a fire in 2015 presents the National Trust with its largest ever reconstruction project and some difficult decisions to make. John Goodall examines the dilemmas that it faces in achieving a meaningful result.Fig 1: Clandon in flames on...Country House Architecture, Country Life, Culture
Sezincote, Gloucestershire was built to mark Britain’s Indian triumphs in the Napoleonic Wars. Max Bryant explains how it strives to recreate accurately the architecture of India. Photographs by Paul Highnam. Fig 6: The house with its bow. The radiating conservatory...