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A breathtaking setting, chic design and impeccable green credentials in this home on the Isle of Skye
This six-bedroom eco-home brings the best of all worlds at the price of a small London flat.
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Anyone for tennis? Five houses for sale where the court is king
Hold court at these sublime country homes.
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'When we bought it, some friends rudely joked that it was so small, we’d never need to downsize': Hugh Petter on his first house in the country
The ADAM architecture director and architect for the Duchy of Lancaster and Cornwall finds joy in Hampshire.
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Five heavenly rectories for sale across Britain
Few modern day clergymen live in splendour — but their forebears enjoyed some of the finest homes in Britain. Julie Harding picks out some sumptuous old rectories for sale.
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A Somerset house designed by the architect of one of Oxford's most famous landmarks, complete with helipad and clocktower
Thorne House, the work of the architect T. G. Jackson, is a beautiful country home in idyllic grounds. Julie Harding takes a look.
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In search of the perfect country house games room
A country house is never truly complete without a games room. Julie Harding picks out her favourites on the market right now.
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'Don't change a thing': 90 years of the Spitfire's soaring success
Today only about 210 Spitfires survive, with 78 of those said to be airworthy — but that hasn't marred the legacy of the 90-year-old icon.
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A picture-perfect Devon idyll where you can 'ride ponies and swim in the river'
The glorious Knapp House is the stuff of childhood dreams — as generations of former residents have found.
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A distinguished copy of 'Salvator Mundi' is now on offer — could it also be the truest to Leonardo da Vinci's vision?
One of the roughly 20 known versions of 'Salvator Mundi', executed by da Vinci's workshop, is being unveiled at TEFAF Maastricht, on the stand of British dealer Agnews Gallery.
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This Georgian church is now a gorgeous country home — and it was designed by a student of Sir John Soane
Greystead Old Church is an object lesson in how good a converted church can become as a place to live. Julie Harding takes a look.
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A murdered entrepreneur, an iconic London department store, a £1.5 billion makeover, and the quest to create 'the capital’s greatest residential address'
The more you read about Whiteleys — from Queen Victoria and Eliza Dolittle to the tragic tale of its founder — the more surprising it is that nobody has made a film about the place. Yet.
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'It took my breath away when I first walked in': A Hertfordshire home with a kitchen to die for
Julie Harding takes a look at the wonderful old converted school, where she finds the kitchen of her dreams.
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Four wildly-different Georgian homes which sum up the appeal of the golden age of property architecture
Think Georgian property and you probably imagine a classic country rectory, but not all 18th century homes come out of the same mould. Julie Harding picks out four wonderful examples for sale that retain their individuality while keeping the best of the Georgian template.
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A Somerset country home that unites the best of medieval, Georgian and Victorian under one roof
The Yews has changed many times over the centuries — and seemingly always for the better.
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'When it came up for sale again, it felt like destiny': Philip Mould on his first home in the country
Philip Mould reveals his favourite aspect of his first home in the country, as well as the biggest mistake made and what happened to it. Photographs by Hugo Ritsson-Thomas.
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A Cambridgeshire cottage that was once home to a Cold War poet, five miles from 'the home of horse racing'
Edwin Muir spent the last three years of his life at Priory Cottage in Swaffham Prior
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The Shropshire boarding school that's lived multiple lives, transformed into a wonderful country house with the coolest cellar we've seen in years
Oakhurst Hall, just outside Oswestry, is a house that's lived many lives — but it's never looked better than it does now.
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Home is where the hearth is: Five picture-perfect cottages with glorious fireplaces
An imposing inglenook fireplace can be the natural heart of a home — and a characterful draw for buyers — as it radiates warmth and coaxes company towards that comforting glow.
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A picture-perfect thatched cottage tucked away in Dorset's Blackmore Vale
Near the village of Blandford Forum, this wonderful thatched cottage is for sale at £835,000. Julie Harding takes a look.
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Cybele and Juno statues finally return to Stowe's south-front portico
The statues were originally lost after a content sale, but have been dutifully re-created as part of an ongoing restoration programme.
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The nearest thing you'll find to a tropical lodge in London? This exotic home is right on the Thames, and 10 miles from the centre of the city
The aptly-named River Haven is for sale in Thames Ditton, and it's a gorgeously exotic home.
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A Grade II-listed farmhouse just outside the Cornwall village dubbed 'Hollywood-on-Sea', on sale for the first time in 500 years
In the hills above Mawgan Porth, a wonderful opportunity has come up to take on a Georgian farmhouse, and the 167 acres that come with it.
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Snowdrop shows signal spring’s arrival
The annual Shepton Snowdrop Festival will return for its 10th year this February, in celebration of the joyful flower.
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RHS to run two new touring shows at Badminton and at the royal estate at Sandringham
The King will collaborate with a designer on the RHS Royal Legacy Garden at the Sandringham flower show.
