![Native breeds: Aberdeen Angus](https://cdn.magzter.com/1387284093/1676373477/articles/rR6qk-Cno1676521589301/NATIVE-BREEDS-ABERDEEN-ANGUS.jpg)
Thanks to the eponymous restaurant chain, everyone has heard of the black cow that produces superb steaks, but the original Native Aberdeen Angus, smaller, hardier and a producer of delicious grass-reared meat ('caramelised outside and buttery, melt-in-the-mouth inside,' according to Slow Food in the UK), is a far rarer beast than the ubiquity of its name suggests.
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![Full steam ahead](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/_1mDoVc331718787652188/FULL-STEAM-AHEAD.jpg)
Full steam ahead
The railway may have started its artistic life as a fire-breathing monster that devoured the countryside, but it soon became an emblem of advancing modernity, a cherished memento of the past and even, in the case of one station, the centre of the universe
![Stars in the East](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/L4ce-EqXu1718786942099/STARS-IN-THE-EAST.jpg)
Stars in the East
Continuing from last week, further East Anglian properties include a moat beloved by wildlife, a Georgian hunting lodge on the site of a Civil War battlefield and a well-restored manor with a Tudor-hall wedding venue
!['The oldest Old Thing in England'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/7ptf95Wvq1718788623883/THE-OLDEST-OLD-THING-IN-ENGLAND.jpg)
'The oldest Old Thing in England'
Shakespeare was by no means the first to portray the mischievous Puck, a sprite of ancient lineage, with his ass's head, discovers Ian Morton
![Coward on a mission](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/1gHkiFcfT1718788356039/COWARD-ON-A-MISSION.jpg)
Coward on a mission
A revival of Noël Coward's final work reminds one of the emotional depth behind the laughs
![Having the last laugh](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/jVNG7HoEU1718788077620/HAVING-THE-LAST-LAUGH.jpg)
Having the last laugh
Rotting teeth, modelling woes and an appreciation for solemnity have historically conspired to make painted grins a rarity, but beaming faces never fail to beguile, finds Claudia Pritchard
![Mother of herbs](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/6vIwLBYlx1718787487440/MOTHER-OF-HERBS.jpg)
Mother of herbs
Enjoying a strange association with childbirth, mugwort is of more use in the kitchen and may even induce 'lucid dreams', finds John Wright
![Bourne to run](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/qDepfNjWf1718787214574/BOURNE-TO-RUN.jpg)
Bourne to run
The garden at Emmetts Mill, Chobham, Surrey A flat waterside site has been transformed into a garden full of drama with plenty of delightful places to stop and enjoy the view, writes Kathryn Bradley-Hole
![Design brought to life](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/9528MQvjF1718786765396/DESIGN-BROUGHT-TO-LIFE.jpg)
Design brought to life
The 2024 WOW!house is a delightful parallel universe of creativity, finds Giles Kime
![Bend it like Beckham](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/GMtGFFxC71718786461992/BEND-IT-LIKE-BECKHAM.jpg)
Bend it like Beckham
Chippendale, Scotland's only independent furniture school, bears a huge name to live up to, but with courses in wood-bending, marquetry, upholstery, restoration and more, it is flourishing under a new generation, finds Mary Miers
!['Makes Buckingham Palace seem rather dull'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1737134/OnMvYKa4B1718786130432/MAKES-BUCKINGHAM-PALACE-SEEM-RATHER-DULL.jpg)
'Makes Buckingham Palace seem rather dull'
The London homes of the British aristocracy were often grander than their country counterparts, palatial without ever being called palaces, says Lucien de Guise