Ampthill Park House, Bedfordshire, part I The home of Sir Timothy and Lady Clifford

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To mark the tercentenary of Sir John Vanbrugh’s death, Charles Saumarez Smith considers the changing reactions to one of his greatest creations, Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire

Gracing the banks of the River Thames, this exquisite gem survived the Civil War thanks to a shrewd political operator, and is one of the finest Stuart houses in the country

Repton Priory, Derbyshire Within the curtilage of Repton School

The historian, author and former director of planning and development at English Heritage tells Anne Cuthbertson about his life and work in the capital