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Author Archives: Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat
Mynde the gap; 2013 country house market finally comes to life
For followers of the country house market, for pleasure or profession, the spring launch period is always of great interest as an indicator of the how it may go for the rest of the year. In previous years, the trophy … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged brent eleigh hall, brownshill court, kingston lisle, knight frank, savills, sholebroke lodge, strutt & parker, tavy hall, the mynde
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Guest blogger – Amicia de Moubray: ‘White knights – the 20th-century castle rescuers’
The castle is often part of the imagination of many children; for the boys as a scene of battles, for the girls usually as a romantic backdrop. As adults, this love of castles can take many forms but for those … Continue reading
‘A brighter, richer landscape lies display’d'; the battles for the views of country houses
Looking out from the top of Richmond Hill in south west London, towards Windsor Castle, is to take in one of the most famous and admired views of the Thames, one that includes glimpses of at least four significant country … Continue reading
Posted in Estates, Exteriors, News
Tagged architecture, At Risk, blenheim palace, conservation, country house, heritage, houses, marble hill house, witley park, woodstock manor
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HS2 Northern Extensions, Part 2 – Birmingham to Manchester: a delicate dance with one mis-step
Having looked at the impact on country houses of the first branch of the next phase of the HS2 line between Birmingham and Leeds (‘HS2 Northern Extensions, Part 1 – Birmingham to Leeds: good for some, bad for others‘) it’s … Continue reading
HS2 Northern Extensions, Part 1 – Birmingham to Leeds: good for some, bad for others
One of the major UK infrastructure projects of the next 20-30 years, assuming it gets the go-ahead, will be the construction of the long-awaited High-Speed 2 (HS2) railway line, linking London with some of the major cities of the North. … Continue reading
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Tagged hardwick hall, high speed 2, hs2, langley priory, pooley hall, renishaw hall, strelley hall, sutton scarsdale, thrumpton hall, trowell hall, wentworth woodhouse
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Harry Gordon Selfridge and his grand plans: Hengistbury Head
Those who dream grand plans in their professional lives can be equally ambitious in their private lives too. This can be particularly acute when their thoughts turn to building their own homes; that ultimate statement of wealth, ambition, and, they … Continue reading
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
It’s that time of year when I especially wished that I actually lived in a country house; the decorations, the roaring fire, the snow on the parkland. That said, I am lucky enough to write about and visit them – … Continue reading
