The writer Daphne du Maurier was fascinated by the English country house. Jeremy Musson explores her evocation of these buildings with the help of specially commissioned drawings by Matthew Rice

To mark half a century since Agatha Christie’s death, we welcome you inside the literary doyenne’s rural retreat – her sanctuary from the harsh world of press and public

After searching for a year in a heated property market, first-time buyers Lacey Richards and Aaron Coe finally got lucky with an unloved ex-rental house. As the owners were moving to Australia and wan

When fashion designer Louise Markey and her husband, former BBC Radio 6 Music DJ, Tom Ravenscroft, first set foot in their eight-bedroom house in the Cotswolds, they were met with moth-eaten carpets,

To walk around a midwinter garden on a fine day when everything has shrunk down to its essential elements is like walking around a gallery. You can take your time, see things with fresh eyes and be ch

The Ear of the Beholder Huon Mallalieu (Thomas ...