Inspired by socialist principles, the Arts-and-Crafts movement was championed by anti-industrial English designers and writers, such as William Morris and John Ruskin, who wanted to see a return to well-made, handcrafted goods.
The movement used simple decorative forms, often inspired by medical, romantic or folk styles, and flourished in Europe between 1880 and 1920. If you don’t know about it, you probably should have paid better attention at school.
Hampshire, £1.95 million
Deep in the Itchen Valley, with views across water meadows to the South Downs, the garden at Edwardian Norton House, in the village of Shawford, near Winchester, runs right down to the river, where the owners enjoy canoeing, swimming and fishing.
Elegantly extended in recent years to include a magnificent drawing room with a log burner, there are five bedrooms and oak floorboards throughout the ground floor. On the market via Savills – see more pictures and details.
Cambridgeshire, £1.65 million
Amid the low, chalk, folkloric Gog Magog Hills sits a Grade II-listed ‘master-piece’ by William Flockhart, Scottish architect and influential player of the Arts-and-Crafts movement. Near Great Shelford, the imposing building – which includes a Gothic tower and dormer windows – is now divided into three parts.
One of these, four-bedroom Galewood House, is now for sale and incorporates a Flockhart-designed 5ft-wide front door, an imposing entrance hall and a series of period features, including original fireplaces and staircase. It comes with almost two acres of gardens as well as a pond ‘set in a secret woodland enclave’. On the market via Cheffins – see more pictures and details.
West Sussex, £2.95 million
A delightful timber-framed Tudor-style house of the Arts-and-Crafts era, Hambrook Hall has six bedrooms, six bathrooms and dormer windows.
Not far from Chichester, its four acres of gardens contain a lawn-tennis court and outbuildings. On the market via Strutt & Parker – see more pictures and details.
Hertfordshire, £4.75 million
The grounds at aptly named Windmill House, in the village of Arkley, are presided over by a Grade II*-listed windmill that is irresistible.
The interior of the house is bright and immaculate; there’s also a tennis court and two lakes.
A three-bedroom cottage and barn are available separately, but the main house has five bedrooms, a large indoor swimming pool and oak beams throughout. On the market via Knight Frank – see more pictures and details.
Suffolk, £1.4 million
Built in 1933 in the Arts-and-Crafts butterfly style, charming Trianglewood, in Herringswell, just seven miles from Newmarket, has four bedrooms, a lovely red-brick fireplace, oak floors and exposed beams.
The accompanying 33 acres of land contain two cottages, woodland, a pond and paddocks. On the market via Jackson-Stops & Staff – see more pictures and details.
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Graham Norton's elegant East London home hits the market, and it's just as wonderful as you would expectThe four-bedroom home in Wapping should be studied for how well it uses two separate spaces to create a home of immense character and utility.
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Sign of the times: In the age of the selfie, what’s happening to the humble autograph?When Ringo Starr announced that he was no longer going to sign anything, he kickstarted a celebrity movement that coincided with the advent of the camera phone and selfie. Rob Crossan asks whether, in today’s world, the selfie holds more clout than an autograph?
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Graham Norton's elegant East London home hits the market, and it's just as wonderful as you would expect
The four-bedroom home in Wapping should be studied for how well it uses two separate spaces to create a home of immense character and utility.
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About time: The fastest and slowest moving housing markets revealedNew research by Zoopla has shown where it's easy to sell and where it will take quite a while to find a buyer.
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A wisteria clad hall built by one of the founders of the Bank of EnglandCome for the history of Old Hall. Stay for the interesting interiors.
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A gorgeous Scottish cottage with contemporary interiors on the bonny banks of the River TayCarnliath on the edge of Strathtay is a delightful family home set in sensational scenery.
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Six rural properties with space, charm and endless views, as seen in Country LifeWe take a look at some of the best houses to come to the market via Country Life in the past week.
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380 acres and 90 bedrooms on the £25m private island being sold by one of Britain's top music producersStormzy, Rihanna and the Rolling Stones are just a part of the story at Osea Island, a dot on the map in the seas off Essex.
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A home cinema, tasteful interiors and 65 acres of private parkland hidden in an unassuming lodge in KentNorth Lodge near Tonbridge may seem relatively simple, but there is a lot more than what meets the eye.
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A rare opportunity to own a family home on Vanbrugh Terrace, one of London's finest streetsThis six-bedroom Victorian home sits right on the start line of the London Marathon, with easy access to Blackheath and Greenwich Park.
