Stately gent with time on his hands

What time is it? It’s later than you think. Tempus fugit. Or, as the sundial inscription so accurately but perhaps more optimistically explains: “I only count the sunny hours.” You know full well that

A few years ago, we bought my father a sundial. It was a decent 18th-century style reproduction in lead – something he had wanted for a very long time – and then, inevitably, he asked me to help him s

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Mechanically impressive and appealingly ‘olde worlde’, the best new jumping-hour watches have complications worth unpicking

The antique ironmongery that adorns old doors and windows is part of the history of the house, so keep it cared for and maintained by following our advice

Vintage fruit-picking ladders – stalwarts of orchards for hundreds of years – are now cherished for their rustic charm and are finding new life as stylish, functional pieces in modern homes, as Alice Roberton explains