Country House Architecture

Why the English love their chimneys

Why the English love their chimneys

Sunday, 15 January 2012

The grandeur of English chimneys is a little-studied part of country house architecture but some are quite magnificent

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Voewood Festival – a Norfolk literary festival

Voewood Festival – a Norfolk literary festival

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Voewood in Norfolk had its inaugural year this summer with guests including Rowan Pelling, Richard Long and Peter Conradi

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Great British Architects: Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946)

Sunday, 06 March 2011 - Sir Hebert Baker became the leading architect of Empire whilst believing in the importance of symbols and associations | Read Full Story


Great British Architects: Phillip Webb 1831-1915

Sunday, 16 January 2011 - Phillip Webb was one of the founders of the modern conservation movement and an extremely talented architect | Read Full Story


Dream House week six: Young talent

Tuesday, 19 October 2010 - This week young architecture Charles Page grapples with the problems of circulation and lighting in a tower house | Read Full Story


Restoration of the century - the winners

Thursday, 14 October 2010 - Our panel of judges has spent the summer visiting an outstanding series of restoration projects for this competition sponsored by Jackson-Stops & Staff | Read Full Story


Dream House week five: A sympathetic extension

Saturday, 09 October 2010 - Jane Kennedy enlarges a charming timber-framed family house and reconfigures its setting | Read Full Story


Dream House week four: A contemporary ligature

Saturday, 02 October 2010 - James Gorst creates a Modernist extension and link between an old rectory and its outbuildings | Read Full Story


Final chance to rate your favourite restoration

Wednesday, 29 September 2010 - Rate your favourite restoration this week as it’s your final chance to have a say in the Restoration of the Century Award | Read Full Story


Dream House Week Three: Eco chic

Sunday, 26 September 2010 - In week three of Dream House we invite Jenny Humphreys to renovate a derelict farm | Read Full Story


Dream House week two: Radical Classicism

Saturday, 18 September 2010 - Architect Craig Hamilton outlines his vision for the transformation of a rectory into a sculptor’s paradise | Read Full Story


Architecture to make dreams come true

Friday, 03 September 2010 - John Goodall introduces Country Life’s inspiring new series aimed at encouraging readers to think about improving their own properties | Read Full Story


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