Country Life November 19 2014
Country Life November 19 2014 investigates country houses in need of restoration and singles out fashions for the races.


This week in Country Life we admire the ambitious restoration of Hadlow Tower and argue for the careful rebuilding of The Glasgow School of Art, we explore the ancient sport of curling and we learn to cook with cauliflower.
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Agnes has worked for Country Life in various guises — across print, digital and specialist editorial projects — before finally finding her spiritual home on the Features Desk. A graduate of Central St. Martins College of Art & Design she has worked on luxury titles including GQ and Wallpaper* and has written for Condé Nast Contract Publishing, Horse & Hound, Esquire and The Independent on Sunday. She is currently writing a book about dogs, due to be published by Rizzoli New York in September 2025.
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