Architects
ADAM Architecture
Highly respected experts in traditional architecture and renowned for significant new country houses, refurbishments and considered alterations to listed properties, this practice is working on the extension of a listed house on a country estate in Berkshire and a new country villa in Hampshire.
01962 843843; www.adamarchitecture.com
ANTA Architecture
Conservation architect Lachlan Stewart leads a practice known for both new houses designed in the Scottish vernacular and for the historic restoration and repair of listed buildings, which include the renovation of the Rodel House on the Isle of Harris.
01862 850100; www.anta.co.uk
Ben Pentreath
The talented Mr Pentreath runs a small, but perfectly formed interior-design studio,​ an architectural and masterplanning practice and, with Bridie Hall, the cornucopia of decorative delights that is the Pentreath & Hall shop. Recent projects include the interior restoration of the early-18th-century Chettle House in Dorset and the interior design of the former Hardy Amies townhouse on Savile Row, W1, as a flagship store for the tailoring services of Hackett.
020–7430 2424; www.benpentreath.com
Benjamin Tindall Architects
With more than 40 years’ experience, Benjamin Tindall continues to run his Edinburgh practice today. Renowned for repairs and alterations to historic buildings, the firm offers a full range of services, from landscaping to the design of light fittings, furniture and ironmongery. Notable projects include the restoration of a significant Arts-and-Crafts house in the Channel Islands and ongoing work to Bonnington House at the Jupiter Artland sculpture park, Edinburgh.
0131–220 3366; www.benjamintindallarchitects.co.uk
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Kitchen garden cook - Apples
'Sweet and crisp, apples are the epitome of autumn flavour'
The original Mr Rochester
Three classic houses in North Yorkshire have come to the market; the owner of one inspired Charlotte Brontë to write Jane Eyre
Get it write
Desks, once akin to instruments of torture for scribes, have become cherished repositories of memories and secrets. Matthew Dennison charts their evolution
'Sloes hath ben my food'
A possible paint for the Picts and a definite culprit in tea fraud, the cheek-suckingly sour sloe's spiritual home is indisputably in gin, says John Wright
Souvenirs of greatness
FOR many years, some large boxes have been stored and forgotten in the dark recesses of the garage. Unpacked last week, the contents turned out to be pots: some, perhaps, nearing a century old—dense terracotta, of interesting provenance.
Plants for plants' sake
The garden at Hergest Croft, Herefordshire The home of Edward Banks The Banks family is synonymous with an extraordinary collection of trees and shrubs, many of which are presents from distinguished friends, garnered over two centuries. Be prepared to be amazed, says Charles Quest-Ritson
Capturing the castle
Seventy years after Christian Dior’s last fashion show in Scotland, the brand returned under creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri for a celebratory event honouring local craftsmanship, the beauty of the land and the Auld Alliance, explains Kim Parker
Nature's own cathedral
Our tallest native tree 'most lovely of all', the stately beech creates a shaded environment that few plants can survive. John Lewis-Stempel ventures into the enchanted woods
All that money could buy
A new book explores the lost riches of London's grand houses. Its author, Steven Brindle, looks at the residences of plutocrats built by the nouveaux riches of the late-Victorian and Edwardian ages
In with the old
Diamonds are meant to sparkle in candlelight, but many now gather dust in jewellery boxes. To wear them today, we may need to reimagine them, as Hetty Lintell discovers with her grandmother's jewellery
