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A small historic country estate in the Dartmoor National Park that’s up for sale for the first time in just under 30 years

Hidden gems come in all shapes and sizes — this particular one in the form of a Devon longhouse, crying out for restoration and set amid 19 acres of spectacular Victorian walled gardens, meadows and woodland. This nine-bedroom Devon longhouse in Dunridge, on Dartmoor, originally dates from the 16th century, albeit with Victorian additions, and […]

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Woollen products lure fashion conscious | The Land

Either way, the high, and increasing price of cotton is a positive for wool, and who knows, a 28-micron woollen sweater, with plenty of Basolan treatment for softness, may actually feel the same as cotton, and may soon be a cheaper, more viable product. Click to check the original article.

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My Favourite Painting: Xanthe Arvanitakis

The director of Chiswick House chooses a dramatic 17th century portrait. Xanthe Arvanitakis on The Ambassador of Morocco by Jan Wyck and Godfrey Kneller ‘Since I joined Chiswick in 2020, this painting, in an octagonal domed saloon on the first floor, has always stopped me in my tracks. It is a portrait of Mohammed bin […]

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