Charles Saumarez Smith on Architecture ● BEFORE THIS ...

Dorfold Hall, Cheshire, part I The home of Charles and Dr Candice Roundell An outstanding Jacobean house was an unexpected product of dynastic disappointment. John Goodall examines the remarkable circumstances of its construction

The House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, London SW1

A good time to visit The Old Rectory in Doynton is as dusk falls on a frosty December evening. Driving in through the gate, you’ll be cheered by the sight of two illuminated Portuguese laurel cylinder

Parish churches need the same campaigning energy that saved the great country houses 50 years ago

Placed in the garden, a sculpture invites us to pause and appreciate both its beauty and that of the backdrop around it