Folly mixture – the Wedding Cake at Waddesdon
A close attention to architectural history is the icing on the cake for a new pavilion cooked up by Joana Vasconcelos for Waddesdon Manor
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A close attention to architectural history is the icing on the cake for a new pavilion cooked up by Joana Vasconcelos for Waddesdon Manor
The Ducks Nest is one of the oldest properties in Oundle, Northamptonshire and was owned by Sir Thomas Tresham, whose eldest son, Francis, was involved in the plot.
Adrian Tinniswood’s new book argues that English country houses had a surprisingly robust and groovy existence in the post-war period, writes Oliver Cox
A lifelong love of follies inspired the chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum to send a daring email to royalty's favourite architect
Country Life Trending: The Library at Chatsworth House. ©Country Life Credit: Paul Barker/Country Life/IPC+Syndication By the early 19th century, the library-living room had become an essential element of the country house. John Martin Robinson looks at the development of this space and the wild enthusiasm for books that encouraged it. The library was — together with the drawing room and dining room — one of the three principal living interiors in the English Regency country house. It was an informal room, comfortably furnished and suited for the entertainment of a house pa...