Curves and curlicues: 10 stunning staircases from the Country Life Archive
Iron can be wrought into the most delightful staircase balustrades. John Goodall chooses some favourites from Country Life’s outstanding archive.


Every Thursday, we look back into the Country Life architecture archives — this week, we've revisited a retrospective on some of the most beautiful staircases ever to appear in the pages of Country Life Magazine, as originally chosen by our architecture editor John Goodall back in 2017.
How to maintain wrought ironwork
Wrought ironwork dates back as far as the Romans and, properly maintained, is a wonderful way of marking your boundaries
Britain's most beautiful rooms, captured by Country Life for 120 years
John Goodall explains how Country Life’s earliest photographers pioneered the art of capturing England’s most beautiful rooms.
Credit: Gaze Burvill
Five stunning garden furniture pieces that show why you should buy for a lifetime, not just a summer
You only need buy garden furniture once in your life – so why not buy something beautiful?
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John spent his childhood in Kenya, Germany, India and Yorkshire before joining Country Life in 2007, via the University of Durham. Known for his irrepressible love of castles and the Frozen soundtrack, and a laugh that lights up the lives of those around him, John also moonlights as a walking encyclopedia and is the author of several books.
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Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary’s joint adventure to the Arctic that you've never heard about and what its re-creation can tell us about the state of Earth
In 1985, Neil Armstrong and Sir Edmund Hillary adventured to the North Pole; 40 years later, their children re-created the expedition.
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Nuthall Temple: The Palladian masterpiece that was blown up to make way for the M1
Every Monday, Melanie Bryan, delves into the hidden depths of Country Life's extraordinary archive to bring you a long-forgotten story, photograph or advert.