Country Life

A new lease of life

WHEN COUNTRY LIFE celebrated its 110th birthday 15 years ago, it was decided that Sir Edwin Lutyens’s spider-back chairs that had served generations of editorial staff for well over a century deserved a nip and a tuck. On the eve of the magazine’s 125th anniversary, they remain in remarkably good condition, a testament both to Edwardian craftsmanship and their sensitive restoration. With the

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