Christmas through the ages

Having launched into the world of glossy magazines with its very first issue in February 1993, Homes & Antiques is now raising a glass to its 400th issue – a milestone that’s left us feeling not just

IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED, THAT EVERY HOME MUST BE IN WANT OF CHARACTER, WRITES TALLULAH RUSHAYA

The restoration of a terraced Cornish cottage offers an insight into a restrained style of 19thcentury decoration that is enjoying a renaissance, finds Giles Kime

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

Kathryn Ferry delves into 20th-century holiday habits with the help of her postcard collection

Back in 1979, David and Linda Williams felt ready to move to a spacious, light house with a good-sized garden. Ideally, it would be low maintenance so as not to encroach on David’s job as head of art