Country Life UK - August 07, 2024

In this issue

The legacy
Carla Passino salutes the modest Henry Tate, whose name will live forever in the art world.

Going Dutch
The great Netherlandish masters have no equal in admirers and influence, believes Michael Hall.

Against the Grain
Carla Carlisle pays tribute to the memory of a farmer, honest broadcaster and dear friend..

A consolation and pleasure

Prince Albert took a close interest in architecture and oversaw a series of major building projects. Michael Hall considers his claims to be thought of as an architect

8 mins

The legacy Sir Henry Tate and Tate Gallery

WHEN Henry Tate, the 11th child of a Lancashire Unitarian minister, had success as a grocer, he branched out into the sugar business (by then less tainted by slavery, which had been abolished in 1833–34).

1 min

The secret history of flowers

With no written records, the earliest inhabitants of these isles left a living dossier of cultural history in the folklore attached to our wildflowers

6 mins

Up where the air is clear

A shed is merely somewhere to keep tools. A hut, on the other hand, is a doorway to sporting adventure

6 mins

Bottoms up

Why do so many animals have such obviously flashy appendages, asks Laura Parker, as she examines scuts, rumps and rears

5 mins

A family affair

A remarkable Edwardian country house is on the market for the first time and wine, cider and hops spice things up at a manoir estate, both in Herefordshire

5 mins

A life less ordinary

Unusual properties from North to South, some with inhabitants of note

3 mins

A new chapter

The British Museum's Reading Room-where Sylvia Pankhurst and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle once workedhas reopened at last

3 mins

Presiding spirits

Catherine FitzGerald is the fourth generation of women in her family to put her mark on the gardens of Glin. Caroline Donald admires her subtle tweaks and new additions

5 mins

Complex parenting

BLACKBERRIES are many people’s first—perhaps only—excursion into the world of foraging.

3 mins

Hotel Casa Lucía, Buenos Aires, Argentina

I’M sitting on the elegant sweep of Calle Arroyo in Buenos Aires.

2 mins

The new Olympian standard

Island-hopping in Greece has never been easier, or more desirable, owing to a boom in new hotel and villa openings in the Cyclades and beyond. Rosie Paterson rounds up the best

5 mins

Whimsy in Wales

THE time of year has come for us to pack up the rusty Land Rover Defender and head to north Wales.

2 mins

Going Dutch

The visual riches of the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg have enthralled visitors since the 15th century. Michael Hall traces the reasons this small slice of Europe has nurtured some of the world's greatest masters

6 mins

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Country Life; architecture, gardens, countryside, property, the very best of British life Published by IPC Media. Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.