Articles by Alan Powers

Fig 2: The raised terrace to the rear is infilled with rubble. Narrow wings frame the view. The Great House, Dedham. ©Paul Highnam for Country Life.

The Great House in Dedham: 'How wonderful it would be. The world could be beautiful again'

The architect Raymond Erith's first major work of his career subtly transformed The Great House in Dedham, Essex, to create a design poised between past and present, as Alan Powers explains.

Inside Rory Young's remarkable home, the 'nursery of inventions' in the Cotswolds

Number 7 Park Street, in the Gloucestershire town of Cirencester, is a Cotswold townhouse which echoes the remarkable career of its restorer and creator, Rory Young. Alan Powers reflects on his influence and enthusiasms as embodied here; with photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.

By Alan Powers Published 14 May 23

Alan Powers

The Great House in Dedham: 'How wonderful it would be. The world could be beautiful again'

Inside Rory Young's remarkable home, the 'nursery of inventions' in the Cotswolds