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Bert Hardy: The photographer who chronicled mid-century Britain, from the Blitz to Blackpool

Bert Hardy: The photographer who chronicled mid-century Britain, from the

The work of photographer Bert Hardy is celebrated in a new show at The Photographers’ Gallery in London. ‘The ideal
60 years of wisdom: ‘Life is a zig-zag, a joyous adventure, and enhanced every day’

60 years of wisdom: ‘Life is a zig-zag, a joyous

Country Mouse — in the form of Country Life’s Editor-in-Chief, Mark Hedges — celebrates a special milestone. Mark Hedges has edited Country
‘I hated it first’: Britain’s top caviar supplier on eggs, royal clientele and the future of Beluga sturgeon

‘I hated it first’: Britain’s top caviar supplier on eggs,

Tom Parker Bowles meets the mother-and-daughter connoisseurs who supply ethically farmed caviar to the Crown. ’When I started out, I
‘Stonehenge of the North’ saved for the nation

‘Stonehenge of the North’ saved for the nation

The future of Thornborough Henges — been dubbed ‘The Stonehenge of the North’ — has been secured, with the entire site
A fantastic historic Manor House in County Durham that is up for sale for the first time in 400 years

A fantastic historic Manor House in County Durham that is

Known as ‘one of the oldest unaltered L-shaped Manor houses in Northern England,’ Unthank Hall packs a weighty historic punch.
Cece Fein-Hughes: Heirlooms of tomorrow

Cece Fein-Hughes: Heirlooms of tomorrow

Cece Fein-Hughes turns her dreamy watercolour paintings into exquisite enamelled jewellery that will be treasured for generations. Coming from a
The world’s most photographed hotel

The world’s most photographed hotel

Whoever said ‘it’s not the destination but the journey that counts’ never checked in to the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, says
The re-making of Notre Dame: An extraordinary achievement by any measure

The re-making of Notre Dame: An extraordinary achievement by any

Country Life’s cultural columnist Athena on the astonishing progress being made in the rebuilding of Notre-Dame de Paris — and how
J.B. Priestly’s glorious manor house, with secret passages and rotating bookcase, comes up for sale on the Isle of Wight

J.B. Priestly’s glorious manor house, with secret passages and rotating

J.B. Priestley’s former home is brimming with history and intrigue, from a unique bookcase to a secret passage once used
Helen Rebanks: Farming, food, the meaning of life… and dogs stealing birthday cakes

Helen Rebanks: Farming, food, the meaning of life… and dogs

Helen Rebanks, the bestselling author who became Britain’s favourite farmer’s wife, joins the Country Life podcast. Helen Rebanks went from
A glass act: Some of the best garden rooms, greenhouses and orangeries money can buy

A glass act: Some of the best garden rooms, greenhouses

Whether as an extension to the home or somewhere to grow difficult plants, Amelia Thorpe has selected builders and designers
Comment: Dartmoor camping case is about conservation and preservation, not denial of access

Comment: Dartmoor camping case is about conservation and preservation, not

Alexander Darwall, the landowner at the centre of the legal battle over wild camping on Dartmoor, explains why he has