An ambitious round of restoration work is reviving an estate and country house after a challenging 20th century. John Goodall explores the history of this remarkable building.
Architecture
Britain’s 100 best Railway Stations: Simon Jenkins on the gateways to our railways
The railway is one of the most useful and benign contributions Great Britain has made to civilisation. However, efficient as it is for carrying goods, it would not have been…
The saving of Mount Grace Priory: A ruin revived in Arts-and-Crafts style
The saving of Mount Grace Priory in North Yorkshire is a fascinating tale of far-sightedness, persistence and determination. Gavin Stamp tells the story.
Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire: Cloistered from the world
This magnificently preserved charterhouse offers a compelling insight into late-medieval English monasticism.
Upton House: A beautiful 1750 creation by Halfpenny, updated in a manner he’d have loved
Upton House, just outside Tetbury, is a beautiful Georgian house that has been brilliantly extended in a manner which is so sympathetic as to be scarcely noticeable. Jeremy Musson paid…
Chitcombe House, Dorset: A modern Classical creation
An award-winning country house was completed in 2014 by Dorset-based architect Stuart Martin. Jeremy Musson explores the themes of this clever and compact design in the Classical tradition.
Marchmont: The Scottish expertise and craftsmanship behind the revival
In the second of two articles, Roger White explains how Scottish expertise and craftsmanship lie behind the remarkable and stylish revival of this outstanding property.
Edinburgh, the ‘miracle in stone’, summed up in 10 perfect pictures and quotes
The Edinburgh New Town celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. Here are some stunning shots of this sublime example of civic planning.
Marchmont: Scotland’s most ambitious Palladian house
An outstanding restoration project has transformed Marchmont. In the first of two articles, Roger White identifies the architect of this remarkable 18th-century building for the first time.
Sandycombe Lodge: The house that JMW Turner created, restored just as he designed it, now open to the public
A breathtaking amount of work has gone into re-creating Sandycombe Lodge, the house that Joseph Turner designed and lived in for much of his life.
Great Chalfield Manor: How this medieval house was loved back to life
In the second of two articles, Clive Aslet reveals how this medieval manor house was loved back to life by an Edwardian engineer, Robert Fuller, and his scholarly architect, Sir…
Great Chalfield Manor: The magic of the Middle Ages
The serene beauty of this magnificent 15th-century manor house belies a complex and eventful history.
Beauworth Manor: A lesson in house restoration
Arabella Youens finds that, when restoring a house, less can definitely be more.
Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson: Glasgow’s visionary architect
As we celebrate the bicentenary of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson, Gavin Stamp considers the remarkable way in which he adapted principles of Greek architecture to the development of his native city.
Powderham: The Devonshire castle that’s been in the same family for 600 years
An ancestral West Country home that has passed through the hands of one family for the past 600 years has, since the 18th century, developed a dazzling succession of interiors.
The architectural gems of the future? Nine of Britain’s most unusual and newest listed buildings
To most of us, the words 'listed building' conjure up images of beautiful houses, palaces or grand public buildings created in a traditional style. But they don't all have to…
Fawley Court: A house by the Thames bearing the fingerprints of Wren and Wyatt
Two of Britain’s greatest-ever architects, Christopher Wren and James Wyatt, have been linked with the creation of Fawley Court.
Château de Lassay: The castle of Bluebeard’s widow
This magnificent French castle has a remarkably colourful history, as Desmond Seward explains.
A masterpiece by a master: James Paine’s design for the Doncaster Mansion House
The great architect James Paine was born exactly 300 years ago – to celebrate his achievements Richard Hewlings takes a look at one of his finest creations, Doncaster Mansion House.
Cobthorne: A home that stands out for its grace, even in the beautiful town of Oundle
This striking town house in Oundle serves as home to the headmaster of the town's famous school.