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'So you made the 2012 Sunday Times Rich List...' - a selection of country houses for sale4 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 1 week ago: Spring is upon us: the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming, the drizzle is almost incessant … more →

Tags: News, Ayton Castle, Bletchingdon Park, bradwell lodge, broadwell manor, burnham westgate hall, cockfield hall, country house, For Sale!

We Love Country Life, and Country Life Love Havelocks London

2Communicate wrote 1 month ago: Havelocks London features in Country Life, April 2012 … more →

Tags: Luxury, Shoes, Havelocks London

H.R.H. The Princess of Wales's Pet Dogs and a Kaiser Behaving Badly1 comment

tracyloveshistory wrote 2 months ago: This is supposed to be my wordless Wednesday post, but I can quite simply not resist typing a few. I … more →

Tags: History, Victoriana, english history, Queen Victoria, Alexandra of Denmark, Borzoi, Wordless Wednesday

A rural power house; literally - Fairfield House, Somerset2 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 6 months ago: Fairfield House, Somerset (Image: Anthony Kersting) To describe a country seat as a ‘power hou … more →

Tags: News, English, houses, Architecture, country house, listed, Estate, somerset, hamilton palace

The dog that's almost had its day: English terrier that's as rare as a tiger

Lindsay wrote 7 months ago: SOS: Save Our Sealyhams They look so cute it is almost impossible to believe these dogs have had the … more →

Tags: The Hydrant, dog, UK, Rare, sealyham terrier, Pedigree, save our sealyhams, S.O.'s

Inspired by Park Place? Other country houses for sale to restore2 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 9 months ago: The recent restoration and sale of Park Place was certainly on an epic scale – £42m to buy, a … more →

Tags: News, Victorian, Architecture, Heritage, Conservation, country house, Buildings at Risk, Save Britain's Heritage, Restoration

Finest prospects: the artist and the country house (and a challenge)16 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 10 months ago: The country house has always been a trophy to be admired and enjoyed.  Yet, in the age before mass m … more →

Tags: News, English, houses, Parkland, Architecture, Heritage, Worcestershire, country house, Surrey

The Country House Revealed – Marsh Court, Hampshire14 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 11 months ago: Marsh Court, Hampshire (Image: Country Life Picture Library) As with artists, some architects start … more →

Tags: News, Architecture, Berkshire, Conservation, country house, Dan Cruickshank, deanery garden, Edward Hudson, English

The Country House Revealed – Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire13 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 12 months ago: Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorkshire – east front (Image: dykwia / flickr) If asked to name the larg … more →

Tags: News, Yorkshire, wentworth woodhouse, john carr of york, wentworth castle, Baroque, Wanstead House, Lord Burlington, Classical

Wentworth Woodhouse Revisited: 2011 (part 1)4 comments

countryhousereader wrote 1 year ago:           I realise that I have already written a post on some aspect of Wentworth Woodhouse, Yorksh … more →

Tags: Building the Country House, country house, eighteenth century, Nineteenth Century, Yorkshire, palladianism, wentworth woodhouse, Rockinghams, Watson-Wentworth

richard e grant, country life and tobias the tumor.4 comments

teamgloria wrote 1 year ago: first things first: team gloria list: 1. glorious people = m_P who came with me today to hospital 2. … more →

Tags: Places 2, Things 2, 바~사, tumor, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Richard E Grant

Fred van Deelen2 comments

saaadministrator wrote 1 year ago: Multi talented artist Fred van Deelen is continuing to produce great work for our regular client, Co … more →

Tags: Illustration, illustrators, Illustrator, fred van deelen, Maps, map

Country House Rescue: spectacular spats - Hill Place, Hampshire5 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 1 year ago: Hill Place, Hampshire (Image: Historic Houses Association) The challenges of inheritance have been a … more →

Tags: News, acton place, Architecture, Conservation, country house, country house rescue, Cumbria, Estate, fursdon family

Country House Rescue: school's out - High Elms Manor, Herts4 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 1 year ago: High Elms Manor, Hertfordshire (Image: Ishin Ryu) If there was a prize for commitment above and beyo … more →

Tags: Comment, News, English, houses, Architecture, Heritage, Conservation, country house, Buildings at Risk

A bad omen: the spring country house relaunch11 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 1 year ago: One rather unscientific barometer of the health of the country house market is the thickness of Coun … more →

Tags: For Sale!, News, Architecture, bailliffscourt, barneby, brockhampton park, Clyde Young, country house, Devon

Merry Christmas!23 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 1 year ago: Castle Howard, Yorkshire (Image: Tricky via Flickr) I started updating this blog regularly in Januar … more →

Tags: News, country houses, Yorkshire, Castle Howard, Cavendish

The state of the country house market: Autumn 201011 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 1 year ago: Noseley Hall, Leicestershire (Image: Knight Frank) Throughout September, the increasing weight of ea … more →

Tags: News, Architecture, Buckinghamshire, chadacre estate, compton pauncefoot castle, country house, crispin holborow, Estate, fillongley hall

For those who like their houses with pedigree: Plumpton Place, Sussex3 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 1 year ago: Plumpton Place, Sussex (Image: Knight Frank) One of the greatest of the UK’s country house arc … more →

Tags: For Sale!, English, houses, Architecture, Heritage, Conservation, country house, Restoration, listed

When bling attacks: Ollerton Grange, Cheshire2 comments

Matthew Beckett - The Country Seat wrote 1 year ago: Ollerton Grange, Cheshire (Image: Knight Frank) A constant danger for smaller, less historic – … more →

Tags: Comment, News, For Sale!, houses, Victorian, Architecture, Heritage, Conservation, country house


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