‘It's like a Georgian doll's house, set in the midst of steep dales and rolling Wolds countryside, a few miles from Sledmere,’ says vintage-fashion specialist Tim Genn, who lives here with his wife, Amanda, and two children, Rufus and Christabel.
‘Georgian houses like this are incredibly rare here.’
Grade II listed. 8 bedrooms, 4 reception rooms, stables, range of outbuildings. 15 acres. £1.2m. Jackson-Stops & Staff (01904 625033)
Cottam House, Cottam, Yorkshire £1.2m. Jackson-Stops & Staff (01904 625033)
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'You have to work hand in hand with the author — like a dancer has to work with the music': Illustrating Homer's epic poemsArtist Clive Hicks-Jenkins, faced with the colossal challenge of illustrating Homer's 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey', eschewed grandstand views of monumental battles, looking instead for what he calls the little cracks in the paving stones.
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Combine harvesters and pigs in the city: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 18, 2025It's a farming special for Monday's Quiz of the Day.
