The historian, author and former director of planning and development at English Heritage tells Anne Cuthbertson about his life and work in the capital

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Gracing the banks of the River Thames, this exquisite gem survived the Civil War thanks to a shrewd political operator, and is one of the finest Stuart houses in the country

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