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Clive Aslet is an award-winning writer and journalist, acknowledged as a leading authority on Britain and its way of life. He joined the magazine Country Life in 1977 and was Editor for 13 years. Sir Max Hastings credited him as being an ‘extraordinarily informed and influential standard-bearer for the cause of the countryside and Britain’s heritage for many years’.
National Trust chair René Olivieri brings an international flavour to the most British of institutions through difficult times. Clive Aslet meets the man himself
The American country house was built to enjoy – not to last, writes Clive Aslet They do have country…
This understated but picturesque region is greener than Tuscany, but with a uniquely Welsh charm, writes Clive Aslet Earlier…
The best Modern architects seem to share the same values of human scale and local distinctiveness as the Classicists,…
The countryside is in high demand – but does it really offer the peaceful escape and privacy that many…
Follies are making an unlikely comeback in our gardens – and there’s a story behind every one, writes Clive…
Kent is leading the exciting evolution of English wine, writes Clive Aslet What a year 2017 was for English…
Staying true to his style, Edwin Lutyens used the ruins of Basing House, the largest private house in Tudor…
The comeback of New Classicism has given us masterpieces in marble, writes Clive Aslet ‘You don’t want to catch…
