In plaid view

When COUNTRY LIFE’s Henry Avray Tipping spotted a 17th-century four poster languishing in a Herefordshire attic in 1911, he set off a chain of events that saw the bed leave its ancestral home and land at The Met in New York

The interior designer Katharine Pooley has taken her father’s mantle as caretaker of their lovingly restored 16 th-century Scottish retreat, Forter Castle

There are many reasons that an artist’s ambitions can be thwarted, including the decision to become a teacher. Later this month, an exhibition will shine a light on talent obscured by a career in the classroom

The designer’s brand, which blends high-octane glamour and sustainability, has become a red-carpet favourite of celebrities including Ashley Graham and Munroe Bergdorf

If people ask what I do,” says Cotswolds-based retired inventor Richard Gray, “I’m tempted to say ‘the management of decay’ because the house is falling down, the cars are always going wrong and my bo

For centuries, British lovers of art and architecture have travelled to Europe and beyond, to explore cultural wonders and bring home beautiful objects as mementos of marvellous discoveries. Stepping