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    John Martin Robinson is one of Britain's most well-respected architectural historians and critics, and a regular contributor to Country Life.
    Barnbougle Castle. ©Paul Highnam / Country Life Picture Library

    Barnbougle Castle: A book-filled haven in Edinburgh where the water laps up to the garden’s edge

    The waterside retreat of the Earl of Rosebery & Midlothian — a celebrated Victorian politician, sportsman, antiquarian and bibliophile — has been restored and brought back to life. John Martin Robinson reports on this remarkable survival; photographs by Paul Highnam.

    • 106 Pall Mall

      The story of The Travellers Club, the oldest club on Pall Mall and a home-from-home for globetrotters for 200 years

      To mark the bicentenary of The Travellers Club, the oldest club in Pall Mall, John Martin Robinson tells the story of an institution and its home, a purpose-built Renaissance palace. Photographs by Paul Highnam.

      By John Martin Robinson Published 24 February 19

    • Pitshill House, West Sussex ©Paul Highnam for the Country Life Picture Library

      Pitshill House: A 20-year restoration that’s created one of the finest country seats in West Sussex

      A major restoration project has brought 18th-century Pitshill House and its gardens to life. The work involved far more than simple repair, as John Martin Robinson explains, with photography by Paul Highnam for the Country Life Picture Library.

      By John Martin Robinson Published 25 November 18

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