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Think of a classic dolls’ house and you’ll probably picture a perfectly symmetrical building with soft red-brick walls, tall sash windows, detailing around the front door and a hipped roof with ...

Ancient Greek city states are thought to have had distinctly different approaches when it came to visitors announcing their arrival. While Spartans would advertise their presence at the door with a ...

In January a friend sent me an excited text having just discovered Nottingham’s ethereal Grade II*-listed Church Cemetery. Grade II*-listed Church Cemetery in Nottingham opened in 1856. - Heather ...

The bedroom is regarded by many as an intensely personal space in which to rest and relax and generally escape the pressures of the outside world. But this concept of the bedroom as a private ...

We all know that horrible sinking feeling when your favourite bowl or mug hits the floor. The crack of ceramic on tile is one we all dread. But what if there were a way of repairing broken ceramic and ...

Belvoir Castle might have the appearance of an ancient castle, but it is in fact a mock castle, built on the site of a historic stately home. Its history dates back to the 11th century, but since 1067 ...

From Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck to Appley Dapply’s Nursery Rhymes, Beatrix Potter’s tales have been among children’s literary favourites for decades. Born Helen Beatrix Potter, the English ...

As a teenager I loved 18th-century buildings,’ says Dan Cruickshank, the television presenter and art historian. And he recalls being ‘dazzled’ by London’s Georgian terraces, ‘particularly those ...

Defined simply as a settee that seats two, but also known as a tête-à-tête, a causeuse, a confidante, a siamoise and a gossip couch, the form is common in many countries including Britain, France, and ...

The peaceful lakes and forests of Dalarna County in central Sweden have long drawn in visitors from Stockholm and the south in search of somewhere to unwind, to be close to nature and to escape the ...