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Life and times of Winston Churchill
On the 150th anniversary of the great man’s birth, we pay tribute to Sir Winston Churchill using his own words, as compiled ...
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The ultimate Canadian train journey
Experience the spectacular scenery of the Rockies onboard the luxury and top-tier service of Rocky Mountaineer.
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Knock down or rebuild? Kitchen island or cook’s table? The 10 questions to ask when you’re doing up a house
From making decisions on restoring or replacing to figuring out how to lay out your house, Giles Kime talks through the ...
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Apethorpe Palace, ‘the stuff of dreams’, and the spectacular renewal of one of England’s great Jacobean houses
Apethorpe Palace, Northamptonshire — a seat of Baron and Baroness von Pfetten — is as grand as a country house can get, ...
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When it comes to heritage development, the conservation officer is king. We need more of them
A lack of funding and expertise is having a detrimental effect on our listed heritage. To survive, these buildings need to ...
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Dawn Chorus: The photographer-florist creating modern Grand Masters, plus Ashdown Forest and our Quiz of the Day
A look at the work of Harald Altmaier, an unusual solution to an imaginary problem, and much more besides in today's Dawn ...
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Wooden walls restored: The astonishing restoration of the church at Urși
The painted church of the Annunciation and the Archangel Michael, Urși, Vâlcea County, Romania, has been the object of an ...
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Britain lost 25 million of its ‘graceful giants’, the elm tree — but there’s finally real hope that they are coming back
Once the hallmark of a rural idyll, our English elms were almost eradicated by the devastating fungal infection of Dutch Elm ...
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The end of deference: Why using the right title matters
It might be an 'old-world problem', but using incorrect form when addressing someone is a symptom of laziness and inaccuracy ...
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Do not fear the Spanish invaders, the English bluebell will reign supreme
Our native spring flower, sprinkled across the woodland floor, is quite safe from foreign imposters.
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Knowsley Hall: How Liverpool’s grandest country house — and one of the largest homes in England — was brought back to life
Knowsley Hall in Lancashire
was returned from institutional use in the 1990s to become the seat of the Earl and Countess of ...
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Rose hips: the perfect accompaniment to the gentle descent into winter
They have none of the plant’s flamboyance of a few months ago, but their charm and simplicity are a perfect accompaniment to ...