Country Life

1960s Notebook

EVOLUTION, regeneration and reproach—at first glance, the Swinging Sixties appears to have bypassed COUNTRY LIFE. There was no acknowledgement of the newly emerged popular icons The Beatles or Cassius Clay/ Muhammad Ali. Twiggy is only mentioned once and the only reference to the Rolling Stones is a letter regarding standing stones on Dartmoor., which began in 1960, briefly features as a namecheck in an interiors piece on window frames and one page was enough for the historic English World Cup victory. The fashion pages, however, were definitely

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Country Life

Country Life2 min read
The Legacy Sir John Soane And His Museum
EXASPERATED and despairing at the provocative behaviour of his sons, Sir John Soane (1753–1837) decided towards the end of his life to make the British public his heir. His eldest son, John—whom he had hoped would follow him as an architect, but who
Country Life2 min read
Up Where The Air Is Clear
Graffiti is not normally a selling point, but, in the case of Great Tangley Manor, where George V and Queen Mary signed the dining-room window with a diamond ring, we’ll make an exception. Later, George VI and Edward VIII followed suit and signed the
Country Life2 min read
Sauce For The Goose
Future Publishing Ltd, 121–141 Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, London W2 6JR 0330 390 6591; www.countrylife.co.uk IT has been a tale of floods and pestilence for the British countryside over the past 18 months. Now comes the inevitable news that the

Related Books & Audiobooks