Category Archives: for sale

A Sleeping Beauty: Ombersley Court, Worcestershire

Posted on May 6, 2017 by

The temptation when Country Life magazine arrives each week is to flick through the properties and make tabloid-esque comparisons about how a detached Regency villa in Dorset with space for a family, chickens, and an excitable spaniel, could be had for the … Continue reading →

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The Inadvertent Innovation: Country Life and Property Advertising

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

Over the last four centuries, the marketing of property has seen relatively few innovations. Those with money and the desire to establish themselves in society would seek out those with knowledge on which estates might be available.  However, the launch of … Continue reading →

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So, you made the 2016 Sunday Times Rich List – where to live?

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

The now annual round-up of the richest 1,000 people in the UK (whose wealth can be ascertained…!) has been published today in the Sunday Times (£). Although there are now a few less billionaires than last year in the UK, the … Continue reading →

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A deceptive bargain: Halswell House, Somerset

Posted on November 24, 2013 by

When newspaper stories appear with headlines such as ‘One of Britain’s ‘finest’ mansions for sale with guide price of £250,000‘, it guarantees that many will immediately start dreaming of exchanging their current home for the life of a country squire. … Continue reading →

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A minor prodigy: Brereton Hall for sale

Posted on November 14, 2013 by

Advancement in Elizabethan society depended largely on being noticed by the Queen. In an age where the monarch wielded enormous powers of patronage and with so many others jostling for her attention, your house and the hospitality you could provide … Continue reading →

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Soane’s happy commission: Tyringham Hall for sale

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

‘Six of the most happy years of my life‘ is how Sir John Soane described his commission to build what is regarded as one of his finest works: Tyringham Hall, Buckinghamshire.  Although altered, the house forms an important link in … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the market: Lutyens’ The Salutation, Kent

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

The analogy between language and architecture is one that has often been made, particularly as fluency is the key measure of success in both fields.  An immature architect can make elementary mistakes with the grammar of a building style as … Continue reading →

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