Victoria

Like many of our readers, my heart is captivated by the romance of Great Britain. Rich history, architecture, and culture draw me back to this part of the world time and again. And while I treasure any opportunity to stroll the cities of Europe as a

As the world welcomed in the new millennium in 2000, Chris and Neil Myers decided it was the perfect time for a change of address. They wanted a place that offered rural surroundings and good local schools for their two sons yet was an easy commute f

So lush are the surroundings at the estate where Lucie-Clare Watson resides that the loveliness of the outdoors seems to have grown beyond its borders, spilling into the eighteenth-century abode at the heart of the property. Creeping vines give story

When a character-filled property in Aylesbury’s Old Town district was posted for sale, Melanie Kirk couldn’t resist taking a look. She had long admired the home, which had stood empty for some time and was in poor repair. “It was shabby but not very

A converted stone barn nestled in the tranquil Oxfordshire countryside has proven the ideal rural retreat for Kate and Paul Gerrish, whose desire for beautiful views and longing to live in a period property drove their search for a new residence. “We

In search of an escape from London’s harried pace, interior designer Antonia Stewart and her husband, Henry, wanted a place where their three children could run and play in the great outdoors. “Ever since I met him, my husband has talked about moving

It takes a woman of vision to buy a neglected circa 1760 Queen Anne London town house and, within a year, transform it into an elegant family home. That its graceful architectural features were intact and its room proportions generous naturally helpe

A thick thatched roof pours over the top of Bridge Cottage like melted chocolate, with tiny windows peeking from beneath the edges. The small whitewashed house holds every imaginable charm within its sixteenth-century walls, from crisscrossed beams o

Practical but beautifully painted storage in cool Scandinavian colors hearkens back to Katherina Saunders’s heritage: “My mother was from Norway,” she says, “and I was raised with Norwegian values—in particular, a love of food and a loathing of waste

Once won from a reckless neighbor in a thirteenth-century bet, Capheaton Hall has transformed over the centuries from castle to Jacobite mansion to estate of Georgian grandeur. When wartime requisitions with Canadian tanks left the handsome hall half

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ANNE ARMSTRONG: pages 19–28 ANN BROAD: pages 29–44 CHARLOTTE COLVILLE: pages 67–74 HAZEL DOLAN: pages 83–94 FAITH ECKERSALL: pages 45–54 NAOMI JONES: pages 75–82 HESTER PAGE: pages 9–18 JUDITH WILSON: pages 55–66 CONTRIBUTING PHO