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Ironmongers’ Hall, London EC2 The home of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers

For 5000 years a boulder stood unremarked in a Dorset valley, until one summer day an archaeologist noticed something curious about it...

With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism–and there are far more of them than you might imagine, says Tom Howells

Flooded in 1928 ( above ) when it ...

We reveal why rising stars of architecture are leaning into the importance of place to create more beautiful and sustainable homes in the countryside, and what freedoms, opportunities and challenges arise from building in a rural setting today

● EACH YEAR I PAY CLOSE ATTENTION to ...