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John McEwen Comments On Count John McCormack

In 1981, Orpen’s biographer Bruce Arnold wrote: ‘He was the most famous portrait painter of his age… Why, then, is he now a forgotten figure… his reputation negligible?’

Whistler And I'll Come To You

As a lifelong supporter of European skiing, Rosie Paterson visits Whistler, Canada, to find out what all the fuss is about.

In The Groove

The clean lines and striking simplicity of the bolection chimneypiece ensure that it’s as sought after in the 21st century as it was in the 17th, says Arabella Youens.

We'll See You In Court

A Parliamentarian built one and an acclaimed writer lived in the other of these two historic houses.

The Art Of Taking Page To Stage

Are novels better read than seen? Two adaptations bring mixed results

Every Note Is A Thing Of Brilliance

Benjamin Britten composed the exquisite A Ceremony of Carols while cooped up, bored, on a ship crossing the Atlantic and a nation has been everlastingly grateful, says Ysenda Maxtone-Graham

A Little Nip And Shuck

Tom Parker Bowles has only two rules when it comes to native oysters: keep ’em raw and keep ’em coming. However, with numbers in decline, he’s having a rethink

Snowflakes For Summer

Confused with snowdrops, denied as being a British native, Leucojum have had a chequered history. Mark Griffiths celebrates this misunderstood, but brilliant garden flower

Visions Of War

Exhibitions at the British Art Fair offer the opportunity to enjoy works by some lesser-known artists.

A Rose By Any Other Name

Why do we hold some theatre names in more affection than others?

A Knotty Problem

PUBLISHED in 1884, John Wood’s Hardy Perennials and Old-Fashioned Garden Flowers contains a sentence that changed British life: ‘It is a capital plant for the small town garden.

The Last Rites

To ‘hook and cook’, you need a priest to administer the final coup de grâce.

Back To The Future

Once upon a time, elm trees were a common sight in the English countryside. Mark Seddon offers a solution for their return.

Living National Treasure

THERE are no similarities between buying from London wine merchant Justerini & Brooks and a shop on the high street, declares buying director Giles Burke-Gaffney.

A Brush With Life

Peyton Skipwith enjoys a small exhibition that highlights the artist’s close association with Wessex in the early decades of the 20th century

A Right Old Mulberry Muddle

A DWARF mulberry, Morus Charlotte Russe (also called M. Matsunaga), was voted plant of the year at the 2017 Chelsea Flower Show and has sold in its thousands since it was introduced by Suttons last spring.

A Jolly Good Show

WHO was the first woman to put her head into a lion’s mouth? Find out at Museums Sheffield’s family-friendly ‘Circus! Show of Shows’, at Weston Park Museum (until November 4).

Racing-Yard Manager

I HAD always loved horses, but I’m a cabinetmaker by trade,’ admits Richard Leadley, yard manager for National hunt trainer Charlie Longsdon.

Orange-Tinted Sobriety

LIVID flares on the skyline of this stupendous city, as Festival fireworks blaze above Edinburgh Castle.

Like A Rolling Stone

In his 1954 book The Pebbles on the Beach, Clarence Ellis shared his passion for the simple pleasure of pebble-hunting. In this extract, he details how to classify and care for the natural treasures you find on our shores

Burghley For The Bold

Kate Green tips the horses, riders and daunting fences to watch at this weekend’s Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials

The designer's Room

This kitchen makes the most of the verdant town garden it overlooks

The Race Is On

Berkshire and Oxfordshire are galloping ahead of the market with state-of-the-art studs and equestrian-friendly country houses

Putcher Fisherman

I’ve been a putcher fisherman all my life—it’s a way of life,’ declares Chris Cadogan, the sixth generation of his family to fish for wild salmon on the River Severn. He’s been plying his craft for 45 years.

Polish Landscape near Raciazek

John McEwen comments on Polish Landscape near Raciazek.

A Prickly Customer

Behind all the thistle’s nasty prickles lies a lot of history and not a little benefit

Full Steam Ahead

Fifty years since steam locomotives were ousted from the national network, this evocative form of traction still remains popular. Daniel Puddicombe revisits the Fifteen Guinea Special.

All's Weald That Ends Weald

For centuries, those fleeing the City life have lived the high life in the High Weald’s blissful seclusion.

A Prime Minister's Haven

The retreat of a celebrated Victorian politician, sportsman, antiquarian and bibliophile has been restored and brought back to life. John Martin Robinson reports on this remarkable survival

She Sells Seashells On The Seashore

Once collected by the masses, the discovery of a particularly intricate seashell still inspires delight. John Wright uncovers their wonders and many uses