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Keith Williams is a man of many modes of transport. The corporate veteran spent 18 years at airline British Airways – the final five as chief executive and chairman – and will in the New Year publish his long-awaited review into the rail industry. Now he is the boss of Royal Mail – and drones … Read more
These 19th century photographs of London’s Chelsea have shown how the exclusive suburb changed from a Victorian artists’ colony to a 21st century millionaires’ enclave. Seven black-and-white images taken in the early 1870s, just before the Thames Embankment was built in 1974, have emerged for sale with an estimated price of between £1,000 and £2,000. … Read more
A remote woodland estate on the edge of Dartmoor National Park and has its own private stretch of river has gone the market for £1.75m. Ludbrook is hidden away in a secluded valley and the 67-acre estate sits on the banks of the River Tavy on the border with Devon in south west England. The property … Read more
For centuries it has been widely believed that chaos quickly followed the end of Roman rule in Britain at the close of the fourth century. But the discovery of the country’s first known fifth century mosaic at a Roman villa reveals sophisticated life continued, at least in some places. It had been thought that towns … Read more
The future of a historic Grade I-listed church has been thrown into doubt after the Government bought neighbouring land and are converting it into a Brexit lorry park. On surrounding land near medieval St Mary’s Church, in Sevington, Kent, construction is well underway for a large customs clearance depot with room for up to 2,000 … Read more
The future of a historic Grade I-listed church has been thrown into doubt after the Government bought neighbouring land and are converting it into a Brexit lorry park. On surrounding land near medieval St Mary’s Church, in Sevington, Kent, construction is well underway for a large customs clearance depot with room for up to 2,000 … Read more
Viva Victoriana! Vintage fashion fan dresses exclusively in gowns, corsets and blouses from the late 18th and early 19th century after turning her back on modern clothes two years ago Mila Povoroznyuk, from Vinnitsa, Ukraine, gave up modern fashion two years ago Fascination began 8 years ago when she took part in historical re-enactments To expand … Read more
As a judge on The Great British Bake Off, Prue Leith is all-too-aware of the vital importance of timing. And it’s not just in the kitchen where she’s achieved success. I hear the amiable chef has managed to cash in on the country house price boom during the pandemic by selling her rural retreat for … Read more
A handsome country house that was owned by the Ministry of Defence for almost a century serving as a machine gun school and an officers’ mess has gone up for sale for £2.3million. Grade II* listed Netheravon House in Wiltshire was built as part of a hunting estate by a wealthy family. But almost the … Read more
More TREE vicar? Pictures reveal incredible transformation of overgrown 13th century church that became ‘essentially a bush’ after worshippers abandoned it in the 1960s St Denis Church, in East Hatley, Cambridgeshire, fell into ruin in the 1960s Grade II listed building has been restored by Friendless Churches charity The area was preserved as a nature … Read more