The English Home

Country in THE CITY

‘Essentially, it’s all about the art, the display, the background colouring and flexible lighting around an evolving gallery of work’

azing proudly at his vast Victorian mansion in Wimbledon, Terry Green announces that “since the house was built in 1855, it has only ever been lived in by merchants.” Terry continues this line as a former CEO of Debenhams, Topshop, BHS and of the retail world. Born in Staffordshire and educated at the University of Liverpool, the charismatic businessman has been an acquirer of businesses and extraordinary houses over the years. His latest residence, romantically called The Wilderness, is situated in

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