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Willards Farm: A spectacular reimagination in the spirit of Lutyens and the Arts-and-Crafts MovementThe imaginative extension of a farmhouse in the spirit of Lutyens and the Arts-and-Crafts Movement has created a delightful and humane family home, Jeremy Musson reports. hotographs by Paul Highnam.
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Fulbeck House: A wonderful home 'that arrests the eye as an ideal of English country living'Fulbeck House, Lincolnshire — the home of Claire Van Cleave — is a little-known house of about 1700 that has been the subject of tactful restoration for a period of more than 20 years. Jeremy Musson looks at its fascinating history. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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How M.R. James wove country house architecture into his ghost storiesIn his ghost stories, M. R. James had a perceptive eye for architectural detail, as Jeremy Musson explains and Matthew Rice evokes in specially commissioned drawings.
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Cornwell Manor: A look inside one of the most admired Classical country houses in the CotswoldsCornwell Manor, Oxfordshire — the family home of Alexander Ward — is a medieval house, developed in the 18th century and again by Clough Williams-Ellis in the 1930s. It’s also a property that answers the popular ideal of a Cotswold home. Jeremy Musson reports; photography by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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Turvey House: Seven generations and 230 years in the same family, and how they have brought new life to a grand old houseTurvey House, Bedfordshire — the home of Charlie and Grace Hanbury — has never before been featured in Country Life, and it is a great pleasure to correct that. This fine neo-Classical house has recently been adapted and refurbished by the seventh generation of the family that built it. Jeremy Musson reports; photographs by Paul Highnam.
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A Cotswold house has been revived by its creative owners, who have complemented its blend of old and new architecture with a striking collection of modern art, as Jeremy Musson revealsWalcot, Oxfordshire — the home of Hugo and Silka Rittson Thomas — has been revived by its creative owners, who have complemented its blend of old and new architecture with a striking collection of modern art, as Jeremy Musson reveals. Photographs by Hugo Rittson Thomas.
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The restoration of Sheringham House, Humphry Repton's 'darling child' and 'most favourite' workJeremy Musson looks at the restoration of Sheringham Hall in Norfolk, the home of Paul Doyle and Gergely Battha-Pajor, looking at the outstanding Regency house, its garden, and its celebrated Repton landscape. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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Sheringham Hall: How Repton created a 'masterpiece in the synthesis of architecture and landscape'Sheringham Hall in Norfolk, the home of Paul Doyle and Gergely Battha-Pajor, is a house and landscape that constitutes one of the most important expressions of Regency Picturesque theory to survive in England. Jeremy Musson takes a look at its creation, with photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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The houses of Sherlock Holmes: How Arthur Conan-Doyle's architectural savvy shaped literature's greatest sleuthSherlock Holmes had an eye for architectural detail, an interest derived from his creator, Arthur Conan Doyle. Jeremy Musson looks at how it emerges in the books, with the help of specially commissioned drawings by Matthew Rice for the Country Life Picture Library.
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Stubton Hall's magnificent transformation 'from a gloomy shell into a dream country house'Stubton Hall in Lincolnshire is a distinguished Regency country house which makes its first appearance in Country Life following a transformative restoration. Jeremy Musson tells more; photographs by Paul Highnam.
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Nithurst Farm: A house created by an architect for himself and his family which projects ideas, dreams and an unmistakable sense of theatreNithurst Farm in West Sussex is a striking new house designed by architect Adam Richards for himself and his family draws on remarkably eclectic sources, from Vanbrugh to Art House cinema. Jeremy Musson reports, with photographs by Will Pryce for the Country Life Picture Library.
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Magisterial and picturesque: The Master’s Lodge at St John's College, CambridgeBetween 1863 and 1865, Sir George Gilbert Scott created a new lodge for the Master of St John’s College, Cambridge. Following its recent restoration, Jeremy Musson tells the story of this remarkable project.
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Columbine Hall: A medieval, moated manor house that's been transformed into a perfect country homeColumbine Hall is a medieval moated manor house, lovingly re-imagined as the beau idéal of an English country home. Jeremy Musson reports on this remarkable achievement, with photographs by Paul Highnam.
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The history of the country house drawing roomJeremy Musson delves into the history of the country house drawing room.
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The Bishop's Palace in Peterborough: An ancient survival that's patchwork of periods, materials and texturesFrom its medieval foundations to its recent renewal, the Bishop's Palace has been a canvas upon which the successive bishops of Peterborough have left their distinctive marks. Jeremy Musson visited for Country Life back in 2001, with Paul Barker taking the photographs.
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A Cotswolds cottage that shows just what's possible when architect, builder, craftsmen and owners come together in perfect harmonyThe subtle remodelling and extension of an older cottage in the Cotswolds style by architect Robert Franklin is an exemplary essay in the Arts-and-Crafts spirit. Jeremy Musson reports, with photographs by Paul Highnam.
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In Focus: How Christina Rossetti's poetry spilled over into the world of artOne of our great Victorian poets had an impact far beyond the words she committed to paper. Jeremy Musson takes a look at a new exhibition looking at Christina Rossetti's influence on the world of art.
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Duck End House, Oxfordshire: Why this 17th century house is a work of art in itselfA compact 1620s house in a rural setting near the Rollrights is a work of art in itself, as befits its art dealer owners, says Jeremy Musson.
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Cliffe Castle, West Yorkshire: A French-inspired vision of comfort and glamourA Yorkshire mill-owner and merchant created a flamboyant and cosmopolitan home, as Jeremy Musson explains.
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Upton House: A beautiful 1750 creation by Halfpenny, updated in a manner he'd have lovedUpton 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 a visit, while Will Pryce took the photographs.
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Chitcombe House, Dorset: A modern Classical creationAn 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.
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11 inspiring school librariesBrilliant for bookworms: Jeremy Musson considers some of the finest school libraries in the country.
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The country houses of PG WodehouseThe country houses of PG Wodehouse were central to many of his books – which was your favourite?
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Book review: The Country House IdealMarcus Binney admires a new book on the recent work of ADAM Architecture.
