1. Bourgogne Château Vintaged Finish is a French limestone with colour tones ranging from caramel to taupe. £155 per sq m (including VAT) from Artisans of Devizes (01380 720007; http://artisansofdevizes.com)
2. Berkeley Grey flagstone is a hard, durable limestone, which is suitable for inside and outside. From £45 per sq m from Natural Stone Consulting (0845 521 8700; www.naturalstoneconsulting. co.uk)
3. Milan Tumbled Limestone from Mandarin Stone. From £39 per sq m (01600 715444; www.mandarinstone.com)
4. Bordeaux Black Cobbles from Lapicida costs £96 per sq m (020– 3012 1000; www.lapicida.com)
5. Nebula Lagoon composite-stone flooring costs £400 per sq m from Silestone at Cosentino (01256 761229; http://silestone.co.uk)
6. Portland Stone by Marlborough Tiles isn’t actually stone, but is glazed porcelain designed to replicate real stone. £53.84 per sq m (01672 512422; www.marlboroughtiles.com)
7. Umbrian limestone by Floors of Stone costs between £48 and £49 per sq m depending on the size of the tile (01509 234000; www.floorsofstone.com)
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You can’t always rely on the Great British summer — but you can rely on its watchesBritish watchmakers have excelled themselves in recent months — releasing bright and beautiful timepieces that you'll want on your wrist through summer, and beyond.
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Simon Jenkins: 50 years of saving Britain's buildings, from triumphs and disasters to the great country house we bought for £1In 1975, a new organisation was set up with the express aim of saving Britain's most beautiful and historic buildings from the wrecking ball. How has SAVE fared in the 50 years since then far? Simon Jenkins — who was involved as a trustee right from the very start — looks back on half a century of successes... and one or two painful failures.
