100 years ago in september 5, 1925

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

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The best of the season to inspire and admire

It might be due to the popularity of Clarkson’s Farm , an increased concern for food provenance or the desire to have a lifestyle overhaul, but interest in smallholdings is on the rise, says Arabella Youens

OCCASIONALLY,a book of outstanding quality lands on my desk. As someone who has long been passionate about sheep – and who is working on a book on that very subject – “The Wonder Of Wool” is of partic