Great British Buildings

Parham House, West Sussex, England. Credit: Creative Commons

Words: Vicky Sartain The approach to Parham hints at what lies ahead. A long drive stencilled on the landscape wends its way across deer-dotted parkland...

Angharad MoranThere is another William Morris. Not the William Morris of Arts and Crafts fame treasured for his ever-so-English wallpapers, fabrics and furniture, but...

Words: Angharad Moran Explore a house full of surprises and a garden of great beauty. Ancient trees, bubbling brooks and rolling lawns frame this lovely...

Vicky SartainBuilt circa 1450 and one of the largest surviving timber-framed halls in the country. Restored and extended in 1910 by Sir Edwin Lutyens....

Vicky SartainEnjoy Forde Abbey’s award-winning 30 acre informal garden where there is always something of beauty and interest to see; from carpets of springtime...

History of Exeter. Credit: Creative Commons

Exeter is Devon’s thriving capital city, owing its status to a number of bureaucratic factors and to its Norman cathedral, which features prominently in...

To understand Abbotsford, a fairytale palace set in the heart of the fertile Scottish Borders, one has to know Sir Walter Scott, the man...

Drenched in Tudor history and intrigue, Hever Castle stands out as one of Kent’s most beautiful gems. Vicky Sartain traces the story of the...