Country Life 8 September 2021
Country Life 8 September 2021 looks at William Morris, bespoke craftspeople and Old English Sheepdogs.


A shaggy dog story: The grand old English sheepdog, veteran of Dulux ads and David Bowie dance routines, is in trouble.
The Country Life bespoke bible: We present the 71 craftspeople capable of creating your perfect home, from gilders to plasterers.
William Morris: The great man’s designs and tenets still colour our homes, but his work disguised an unhappy marriage.
Julia Carrick’s favourite painting: The founder of ISO Luxury picks an uplifting grassy scene.
Carla Carlisle: Our columnist struggles against the world’s battalions of troubles.
Bevis Marks: As Bevis Marks celebrates 320 years of continuous worship, Jeremy Musson explores the oldest operating synagogue in Britain, the beating heart of London’s Jewish community.
Inherited gardens: Many of our great gardens benefit from being passed down through generations.
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
Eve Balfour: Sarah Langford salutes soil and farming pioneer Lady Eve Balfour.
Aubergines: The aubergine is tasty in myriad forms, avers Tom Parker Bowles
Balcombe Mill House gardens: A West Sussex spots that’s been joyously revived.
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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