Visiting 12 very different homes, Ben explores and appraises the unique spirit of the English House – at once restrained and simple yet overflowing with a generosity of touch and a richness of colour and texture. The book is divided into three sections: London, Country, and Country House, a...
During the Restoration, Charles II rebuilt much of Windsor Castle with the help of architect Hugh May, creating a set of extravagant, Baroque interiors that are still admired. After a period of neglect during the 18th century, George III and George IV renovated and rebuilt Charles II's palace...
Admire the grand interiors of a stately home before catching a play in the surrounding gardens, travel back in time with visits to ancient stone circles and crumbling castles, or step into a chocolate box of quaint villages and market towns and live like a local, trying farmhouse cheeses, ...
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Richard Powers specializes in interiors, architecture and the built environment. His books include The Iconic House , Beyond Bawa:Modern Masterworks of Monsoon Asia and New Natural Home . 关于佳作书局 佳作书局(PARAGON BOOK GALLERY)1942年创立于上海。在过去的80年,佳作书局先后流转于上海、纽约和芝加哥,...
Surprisingly, perhaps, there are precious few authentic Arts and Crafts domestic interiors in England to be experienced. It is thrilling that the National Trust has now taken on William Morris's early home, Red House at Bexleyheath, but the original con...
The luxe interiors at Foxhill Manor, one of three accommodation options at Farncombe Estate, outside the picturesque village of Broadway. Exploring the Cotswolds should be done at a pared-back pace, criss-crossing invisible county borders and stopping to properly absorb its charm. ...
For your last dinner in York, I suggest walking 13 minutes northeast toThomas’s of York, an English pub with quirky interiors and a few vegetarian and vegan options. Where to Stay in York While visiting York, I stayed at the centrally locatedMiddletons York Hotel- the perfect base from ...
A sketch123 of the Earl of Shrewsbury, from the pen of Queen Elizabeth’s archbishop Parker; 15 Lord Herbert of Cherbury’s autobiography124; the letters and essays of Sir Philip Sidney; the anecdotes125 preserved by the antiquaries Fuller and Collins; some glimpses at the interiors of noble ...