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Why one of Cornwall's oldest and most definitely haunted houses burned to the ground — 30 years after it was photographed for Country LifeMelanie Bryan traces the history of Treworgey Manor, built during the reign of Henry VIII.
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'Well, you will have to burn me in it, boys': The remarkable tale of Glin Castle, and its unlikely survival through two centuries of turmoilJohn Goodall looks at Glin Castle, Co Limerick, the home of the FitzGeralds, Knights of Glin. This article, which tells the story from its 1789 construction into the 20th century, is the first of two articles about a family seat built by a dynasty as remarkable for its longevity as its colourful history. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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Mar Vista: 'A million miles away from the dreaded ranges of identikit suburban housing'In Los Angeles, 52 homes by the renowned architect Gregory Ain show how thoughtful design and landscaping can be inspired by subtle ideas about how to constitute a community that go far beyond politics.
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Built for a pretender to the Scottish throne, consumed by a coalfield: The doom of Hamilton PalaceAt its zenith, Hamilton Palace rivalled Buckingham Palace in size — but when it was photographed for Country Life, its days were already numbered, says Melanie Bryan.
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Calico House: A modern home in an ancient house, lovingly restored and full of historyEnlarged by a prosperous yeoman farmer in the 17th century, the remarkable Calico House, in Newnham, Kent, has a complex history stretching back to the Middle Ages. John Goodall reports on a place that is now the home of Graham Lloyd-Brunt and Ewan Brown. Photography by Will Pryce for Country Life.
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The ancient manor house brought back from ruin by people of the village where it's stood for seven centuriesThe restoration of a Transylvanian manor house, using only local craftspeople and traditional methods, has stood the test of time. Apafi Manor, in Mălâncrav, Romania, is a model of its kind, finds Jeremy Musson. Photographs by Paul Highnam.
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The 17th century Devon home that inspired a smoking ban and lives on only inside the Country Life ArchiveOnce upon a time, no one batted an eyelid at smoking in public places — including inside listed buildings. Melanie Bryan investigates why that began to change in the 1960s.
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'It was always his fever dream... his manifesto': London’s strangest house blends art, modernity and science, and it's just thrown open its doors to visitorsThe Cosmic House is a paean to American architect Charles Jencks’s belief that the universe can be made cosy.
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Theft, damage, violence and crumbling fabric: The plight of Britain's churches is only getting worsePlaces of worship across the country are facing challenges on all fronts. Is the help that's on its way going to make any difference?
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A house lost, a landscape reborn: The story of Worsley New HallThe property now known as RHS Bridgewater conceals a fascinating history.
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Victoria and Albert at Burghley House: The royal visit that set the mould, and helped stave off revolutionIn November 1844, Queen Victoria visited Burghley House in Lincolnshire as part of a programme of travel aimed to introduce her subjects to Prince Albert. John Martin Robinson describes the event.
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Le Logis and Floréal: The houses were intended to be ‘humble and enriched by vegetation’. They are just thatThe UK's rich 'Garden City' tradition, born off the back of Arts-and-Crafts, found plenty of fans in Belgium.
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The owners of this Palladian masterpiece amassed an enviable collection of exotic plants before it all burned to the groundMelanie Bryan digs into the Country Life Archive to find out how it all went so wrong at Carclew, in Cornwall.
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Inside the glorious studio-houses of 19th century LondonTalgarth Road's terrace of purpose-built studio houses has artists at work within it once again. Jeremy Musson explores the history of these buildings and a modern connection with Florence.
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Country-house treasures: Crafting a claim at Great Chalfield ManorCountry houses up and down the land are renowned for their great treasures. Here we take a look at some less-well known items in their collection that hold a deeper meaning to their owners.
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The risk of taxing our built heritage out of existence is all too realIs a fragile inheritance in trouble?
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How did a staircase from this Reformation-era country house end up on the other side of the world?Melanie Bryan takes a look at the intriguing history and sad ending of Beaudesert Hall.
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Where was Guy Ritchie's Young Sherlock series filmed? In a historic Welsh home that first appeared in Country Life a century agoLlanvihangel Court has a Spanish Armada-era avenue of trees and may have been visited by Charles I. To celebrate its star turn in Guy Ritchie's new Amazon Prime television series, 'Young Sherlock', we're revisiting our feature and photographs on the house that first appeared in the magazine in 1916.
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Crestwood Hills: American suburbia need not have been the isolating experience it sometimes wasTim Abrahams explores a bohemian community created in Los Angeles by a group of musicians.
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Sir John Vanbrugh, Castle Howard and great houses on fire, with Dr John GoodallThe Architectural Editor joins the Country Life Podcast to discuss the legacy of Sir John Vanbrugh and the glorious restoration of Castle Howard
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Why does the discovery of ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’ matter?The discovery of a Roman villa at Margam, outside Port Talbot in Wales, generated huge amounts of publicity, but the press failed to get to the heart of why it matters.
