Having discovered Suffolk on their mini honeymoon, they focused their search in the area. When they discovered a 16th-century ...

Sitting on the western fringes of Dartmoor National Park, with views of rolling hills, the house that stole Karen’s heart ...

It’s not the usual response to seeing your dream house, but when musician and teacher Tim Sidford and editor Daniel Botting spotted their Malvern Hills home online, Tim says, ‘We laughed and said ...

Think of a classic dolls’ house and you’ll probably picture a perfectly symmetrical building with soft red-brick walls, tall sash windows, detailing around the front door and a hipped roof with ...

Not many people could say that, on moving into a new home, they could bring with them and incorporate a 19th-century fireplace surround, exterior door complete with stained glass panelling from the ...

We all know that horrible sinking feeling when your favourite bowl or mug hits the floor. The crack of ceramic on tile is one we all dread. But what if there were a way of repairing broken ceramic and ...

Trends in interior design have always affected the antiques market: the whims of leading decorators influencing what is in and what is out. Think of the country house-loving 1980s, when British homes ...

In January a friend sent me an excited text having just discovered Nottingham’s ethereal Grade II*-listed Church Cemetery. Grade II*-listed Church Cemetery in Nottingham opened in 1856. - Heather ...

Fortnum & Mason’s association with the monarchy is nestled somewhere in the subconscious – it’s an intrinsic part of the company’s history that has helped to establish its reputation as a luxury brand ...

As a teenager I loved 18th-century buildings,’ says Dan Cruickshank, the television presenter and art historian. And he recalls being ‘dazzled’ by London’s Georgian terraces, ‘particularly those ...

Tiffany & Co’s robin-egg blue boxes are synonymous with luxury modern jewellery design. But did you know that Charles Lewis Tiffany’s (1812–1902) glittering business is actually over 180 years old?

Legend has it that tea was discovered by accident when in BC2737 the Chinese emperor Shen Nung saw leaves drop into the water that his servant was boiling for him to drink. At first pans were used to ...