Features
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A painting owned by Edward Guinness is on display next to a near identical version at Kenwood House — but which one is the real Vermeer?
A mini exhibition at Kenwood House allows viewers to ‘to practise their own connoisseurship’.
By Michael Prodger Published
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‘She was absolutely extraordinary. One of my favourite things, photographing her, was the power that came through the door’: Rankin on capturing Elizabeth II, embracing artificial intelligence and almost becoming an accountant
The world-renowned photographer tells Lotte Brundle about his most memorable meal, with Liam Gallagher, Patsy Kensit, Elvis Costello and the bass player in The Pogues — along with the rest of his consuming passions.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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A beautiful home on the outskirts of one of Scotland's prettiest market towns, and an easy commute to Edinburgh
Arabella Youens looks at Kirklands House, a wonderful old home set in five acres of charming gardens near Melrose.
By Arabella Youens Published
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Only a handful of Britain's great houses were photographed by Country Life in a ruinous state. This once splendid Gothic castle is one of them
This is the tragic tale of Tong Castle, a once great Georgian-Gothic castle that was eventually consumed by Nature.
By Melanie Bryan Published
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What is everyone talking about this week: The great generational wealth transfer foretold by the financial press has already begun in the form of given heirlooms
If you're planning to propose to someone forget Graff or Cartier because it's time for tea with Granny.
By Will Hosie Published
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Omoda 9: Not a Range Rover, but it might be the next best thing
Omoda, one of the host of Chinese-made cars now on offer in the UK, presents its flagship SUV. We found a car of no frills, and plenty of luxury, at an extremely reasonable price point.
By James Fisher Published
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Yorkshire’s bravest and most charming gentleman — the Airedale terrier
Bred on Yorkshire’s riverbanks to face otters, snakes and even enemy fire, the Airedale has gone from the trenches of war to the hearts and homes of presidents and movie stars.
By Florence Allen Published
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18 grand country homes, from £600k to £6 million, as seen in Country Life
Our regular look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life this week include a house in a charming seaside village and a 17th century farmhouse.
By Toby Keel Published
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The Rococo jewel nestled into vineyard terraces that's a visual index of 'a king’s Enlightenment belief in knowledge, cultivation and the civilising power of Nature'
A summer picnic in 1743 prompted Frederick the Great to create a retreat for himself outside his capital at Berlin. The result was the creation of Schloss Sanssouci in Brandenburg, as Aoife Caitríona Lau explains.
By Aoife Caitríona Lau Published
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Caveat renovator: The TV star, the writer and the salvation of a crumbling farmhouse
The actor, writer and comedian Robert Webb and his comedy writer wife Abigail Burdess embarked on a renovation project in 2019 which became far more than they imagined — and just as the job is at last complete, they've decided that it's the right time to put house on the market.
By Toby Keel Published
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'People always think that, working on The Telegraph, I'll be told that things aren't right wing enough. But in 37 years, I've never, ever been told that’: The Telegraph’s cartoonist Matt on his consuming passions
The Daily Telegraph cartoonist Matt — AKA Matthew Pritchett — talks to Lotte Brundle about his career as a cartoonist, his love of Snoopy and how he ‘stole’ his wife from Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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William Hanson's 39 steps to being a gentleman
Many have attempted to update the codes of gentlemanly conduct for 2025, but as, William Hanson shows, the timeless rules are still the best ones
By William Hanson Published
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Uzbekistan's inaugural Bukhara Biennial turned traditional ways of displaying art on its head and reignited the traditions of the storied Silk Road
Every week, the news breaks of another art fair — but the Bukhara Biennial is the one to watch, says Skylar Pinchal Coysh.
By Skylar Pinchal Coysh Published
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The Tuscan gardens where the English and Italian traditions come together, and Yorkshire rhubarb grows happily beside spectacular citrus
Nick Dakin-Elliot, who gardens in Tuscany, is still moved by the Italian hilltop gardens that command some of the most beautiful views in the world.
By Nick Dakin-Elliot Published
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An Alpine hideaway on a Swiss mountaintop that's like something from the pages of a Gothic novel
A wonderful Baroque castle set amid gardens and woodland is for sale in one of Switzerland's most beautiful areas.
By Toby Keel Published
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A true gent lets his hair down on a Wednesday: Inside our Savile Row party to celebrate the publication of Gentleman's Life
'The party marked the ten-year anniversary of Gentleman's Life and it was, fittingly, a party for the ages.'
By Will Hosie Published

