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All in a day’s work
Jamie Blackett is ready to man the barricades to scupper plans for an unwanted national park.
Brothers in art
John Goodall applauds the restoration of Leighton House in London, which formed the hub of a 19th-century celebrity circle..
Lighting the way
LAST week’s announcement by Arts and Heritage Minister Lord Parkinson that four historic gas lamps on Russell Street, WC2, have been granted listed status is seen as a good omen by lobby group The London Gasketeers.
![Lighting the way](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/DR47LC9vL1708512224915/LIGHTING-THE-WAY.jpg)
2 mins
All in a day's work
Duck dating, snowdrop splitting, welcoming avian visitors and manning the barricades against an unwanted national park
![All in a day's work](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/9gcNmMc3s1708512424752/ALL-IN-A-DAYS-WORK.jpg)
3 mins
Brothers in art
IN October 2022, the museum and former home of the celebrated Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton reopened after an award-winning redevelopment.
![Brothers in art](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/YyvdCg1Zn1708512672414/BROTHERS-IN-ART.jpg)
8 mins
Blooming marvellous
From Duccio, who sneaked a vase of lilies into his depiction of the Annunciation, to Georgia O’Keeffe, who plunged viewers straight into the heart of her poppies, Michael Prodger explores how flowers have inspired artists across the centuries
![Blooming marvellous](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/BmGI_dGIh1708512997809/BLOOMING-MARVELLOUS.jpg)
7 mins
Man of the world
Sir John Lavery is best known as a Society portraitist, but he was also a plein-air painter of modern life who moved easily between continents, painting as he went. Mary Miers follows his peregrinations
![Man of the world](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/6l3WGUO-D1708513629658/MAN-OF-THE-WORLD.jpg)
6 mins
Follow your art
In a heist with a happy ending, a stolen Lavery oil made its way back to Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, where it now inspires headmaster John Browne,as Carla Passino discovers
![Follow your art](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/lRR8wtV7m1708513892055/FOLLOW-YOUR-ART.jpg)
2 mins
On a wig and a prayer
Like marmalade on toast, saying sorry and the Shipping Forecast, there are few things more typically British than the courtroom wig, says Agnes Stamp
![On a wig and a prayer](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/6yOAX7wN01708514101037/ON-A-WIG-AND-A-PRAYER.jpg)
3 mins
Where be dragons?
Lucien de Guise finds the answer in the original source of Hic sunt dracones ('Here be dragons'): a small copper globe of about 1510. The location is East Asia, where the dragon is still most active... as it is, of course, in Wales
![Where be dragons?](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/O0LzAjT-U1708514265482/WHERE-BE-DRAGONS.jpg)
5 mins
All in a life's work
Shropshire lads supreme and joined-up thinking in Oxfordshire
![All in a life's work](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/aDR7SeYYH1708514471792/ALL-IN-A-LIFES-WORK.jpg)
4 mins
Hedge of eternity
As old as husbandry hedges may be, but that doesn't mean they cannot be beautiful, too. Charles Quest-Ritson considers the many options,
![Hedge of eternity](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/0HzG6HxSE1708516612783/HEDGE-OF-ETERNITY.jpg)
5 mins
A seed of an idea
There is a lot more to successful wildflower propagation than scattering a packet and hoping for the best, discovers Tilly Ware, as she visits the UK’s biggest wild-seed producer
![A seed of an idea](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/_fOHhXbu21708515415924/A-SEED-OF-AN-IDEA.jpg)
3 mins
A tower of thorns
Made with wind, sea and thorns on the wild west coast of Scotland, Blackthorn Salt brings surprising health benefits, as well as being a unique example of sustainable craftsmanship, says Ben Lerwill
![A tower of thorns](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/E5pJPd5du1708514953882/A-TOWER-OF-THORNS.jpg)
3 mins
Love and marriage
Marital relations are the central theme in these three plays. A real-life couple put on bravura performances, but an Austen adaptation misses
![Love and marriage](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/p1d7F11ys1708514736100/LOVE-AND-MARRIAGE.jpg)
4 mins
When West met East
The Arts flourished in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th century and their influence reached across space and time to Tudor and Victorian England
![When West met East](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/5168/1609237/1ocb8xLWg1708514618279/WHEN-WEST-MET-EAST.jpg)
3 mins
Country Life UK Magazine Description:
Utgiver: Future
Kategori: Lifestyle
Språk: English
Frekvens: Weekly
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.
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