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Old homes, new life the resurgence of the British country house

A few decades ago, people said the country house was finished. This sumptuously produced and lavishly illustrated study of 12 country houses <U+2013> each occupied by the same family for hundreds of years <U+2013> shows this is very far from the case. A new generation of young owners, often with chi...

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Main Author: Aslet, Clive, 1955- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: London : Triglyph Books, 2020.
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Country homes > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
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Summary:A few decades ago, people said the country house was finished. This sumptuously produced and lavishly illustrated study of 12 country houses <U+2013> each occupied by the same family for hundreds of years <U+2013> shows this is very far from the case. A new generation of young owners, often with children, have found new ways to live in these ancient and fragile places. They treasure their beauty while adapting and enhancing them for the 21st century. This is a behind-the-scenes record of today's aristocracy, reinventing the country-house way of life. Each family does this in its own way, maintaining the tradition of individualism, even eccentricity which is so much associated with country houses. Dylan Thomas's superb yet intimate photographs capture both the inhabitants of these houses and the spaces they occupy <U+2013> from State dining to family kitchen, walled garden to attic. This feast for the eyes is accompanied by an equally mouth-watering text by Clive Aslet, based on interviews with family members and his long experience of the subject through his years as editor of Country Life. The book offers readers exclusive access to a dozen spectacular but private worlds: Madresfield Court, Loseley Park, Helmingham Hall, Burton Agnes Hall, Hutton-in-the-Forest, Doddington Hall, Broughton Castle, Hopetoun House, Firle Place, Grimsthorpe Castle, Powderham Castle, Inveraray Castle.
Physical Description:303 pages : photographs ; 30 cm.
ISBN:1916355404
9781916355408
Author Notes:Clive Aslet is an award-winning writer and journalist, acknowledged as a leading authority on Britain and its way of life. He joined the magazine Country Life in 1977 and was editor for 13 years. Clive's many books include The Edwardian Country House (2012), a reprise of his first book, The Last Country Houses , which was published by Yale University Press in 1982. He has also written on country houses of the American Gilded Age, on British identity, on the countryside, and on the House of Lords. In 2014, Clive published his first novel, The Birdcage , set in Salonika during the First World War. Clive writes for newspapers such as The Times and The Daily Telegraph , and often broadcasts on television and radio. Dylan Thomas is one of Britain's foremost photographers of people and interiors. He began work as an assistant to the internationally famous Lord Snowdon and has now forged an outstanding reputation for highly detailed and technically complex work. He captures individuals and places with spontaneity and an authentic timelessness that conveys both the mood and the message. Dylan Thomas Photography is an award-winning photography studio offering a diverse range of skills and services. Dylan travels the world on behalf of the major publishing houses in the US and Europe and his industry-leading client base is a testament to the unique personal investment he makes in any project, no matter the scale. In 2019 Dylan co-founded Triglyph Books with architectural historian and writer Clive Aslet.

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