Country Life

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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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Very Victoriana • On the 160th anniversary of Prince Albert’s death, Carla Passino takes a look back at the area of London he famously helped forge and champion

THE UPS AND DOWNS

At home in South Kensington

Here’s looking at street names

Seasonal suggestions • Now studios are open, it’s time to enjoy exercising in groups again. Reformer Pilates offers a quick and fun way to tone up –you get to have a lie down, too

Shop of the month

Psst... pass it on

MY PLATE OF VIEW • Brunswick House, 30, Wandsworth Road, SW8

July at a glance • We’re all guilty of ignoring what’s on our doorstep, so we’ve made it easier for you. Here’s what’s happening this month

WALK THE LONDON LINE • Our capital city is more inviting for walkers than you might expect, with meadows, towpaths, unexpected sculpture and great houses to draw the eye. Octavia Pollock sets off to explore

PUT ON YOUR WALKING SHOES

Jeremy Lee • The chef patron of Quo Vadis talks to Flora Watkins about boarding at Boodle’s and why Hackney is home

Miss Alice Loxton • Alice is a television presenter and producer at History Hit TV, fronting documentaries on the Eleanor Crosses and the Battle of Edgehill, and is currently writing a book on James Gillray and the golden age of British satire. She is an associate trustee of the Florence Nightingale Museum, London SE1, and a committee member of the Young Georgians.

The pursuit of love

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Where the wild things are

Flower power

Art in the open

New gin, please

Good week for

Bad week for

A Mersey mess

Home for the holidays

perspective To put it in

Let the games begin

Country Mouse • The best of both worlds

Town Mouse • A final carnival

COUNTRY LIFE • July 9, 1921

Oh the agony! • New agony aunt Mrs Hudson solves your dilemmas

Town & Country Notebook

Wines of the week

In the spotlight • Orca (Orcinus orca)

Simple suppers • Crab, fennel and pancetta risotto

Letter of the week

Letters to the Editor

The bees’ needs

Art and sport deserve an equal footing

The way we were • Photographs from the Country Life archive

My favourite painting Lorna May Wadsworth • Cornelis van der Geest by Sir Anthony van Dyck

Spooning over spoonbills • Nature thrives in north Norfolk, thanks to a collaborative approach

Dog days of summer • The prospect of bad weather has never been a laughing matter at harvest time, muses Amy Jeffs

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

What they said

Beatrix Potter the naturalist

On the record

‘Keep the momentum going’ • The new Historic Houses president on leaky roofs, lobbying Government and VAT

Say hello, wave goodbye • Whether constructive or destructive, waves–even as high as four double-decker buses–claw at our shores in a frenzy of energy, observes Annemarie Munro

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