I have written a number of privately commissioned histories of houses for architects and owners. This is an opportunity both to have a critical overview of the history of a country house, written in a readable style, and to bring together in one document various sources and references, which can encompass recent restoration works.
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Recent blog posts
- Hampshire days and a nod to Austen
- Cumbria, Freud and a night on the Cam
- da Vinci, Dickens and Snow
- The East Coast – and a happy chance to see The Peacock Room
- Cheltenham Literary Festival and a chance to row
- september days and nights
- Scholars and saints: England in July
- Wedding Party at Blenheim
- The pleasures of Chatsworth
- Art, Architecture and a farewell to Pevsner . . for me