“leisure was very much built into the whole shopping experience”

Built on the wealth of the wool industry, picture-perfect Lavenham in Suffolk is lined with colourful timbered buildings and has a close-knit community at its heart

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A history of the book business

There can’t be many shops that have received the distinction of being commemorated by the Royal Mint striking a coin in its honour. Not just any coin, but a £5 model, either in plain gold at £3,965, o

“What’s the best thing about Chatham?” Daz leans back on his workbench and laughs. “The road out of it.” The 50-year-old small business owner is joking, he clarifies. But the self-described “disillusi

Often reflecting the vernacular, flooring in a period home is guided by landscape and locality, but global travel and interaction over the centuries also began to influence design aspirations