Old Homes, New Life: The resurgence of the British country house by Clive Aslet

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This sumptuous book celebrates 12 country houses, occupied by the same families for at least 300 years. From State rooms to boot rooms we have interviewed and photographed these amazing homes. This book gives exclusive insight into a private world at a time of dynamic change and renewal.

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This book is a sumptuously produced journey around twelve privately owned country houses, asking what it is like to live in suchplaces today. What role do they play in the twenty-first century? For many years after the Second World War, the country housewas struggling. Now a new generation of young owners, often with children, has taken over. They're finding innovative ways to live in these ancient, fragile and poetic places. While they treasure the history and beauty of the houses, they're also adapting and enhancing them for a modern era. Old Homes, New Life is a behind-the-scenes account of today's aristocracy, as they reinvent the country house way of life. Each family does this in its own way, maintaining the tradition of individualism, even eccentricity, which is so much associated with country houses. Dylan Thomas's superb yet intimate photographs capture boththe inhabitants of these houses and the spaces they occupy - from State dining to family kitchen, walled garden to attic. This feast for the eyes is accompanied by an equally mouth-watering text by Clive Aslet, based on interviews with family members and his long experience of the subject through his years as Editor of Country Life. The result is an exclusive tour of a dozen spectacular homes.

Author Biography

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. Clive's many books include The Edwardian Country House (2012), a reprise of his first book, The Last Country Houses, which was published by Yale University Press in 1982. He has also written on country houses of the American Gilded Age, on British identity, on the countryside, and on the House of Lords. In 2014, Clive published his first novel, The Birdcage, set in Salonika during the First World War. Clive writes for newspapers such as The Times and The Daily Telegraph, and often broadcasts on television and radio. Well-known as a campaigner on the countryside and other issues, he is an Ambassador for the Woodland Trust, a Trustee of the charities Plantlife and The Lutyens Trust and a Fellow of the Humanities Research Institute of the University of Buckingham. In 2019, he co-founded Triglyph Books with the photographer Dylan Thomas. Clive is married with three children and lives in London and Ramsgate.Dylan Thomas is one of Britain's foremost photographers of people and interiors. He began work as an assistant to theinternationally famous Lord Snowdon and has now forged an outstanding reputation with notable clients for highly detailed andtechnically complex work. Dylan is an expert interpreter of light and shadow with an acute awareness of the environment around him and a meticulous approach to composition. He captures individuals and places with spontaneity and an authentic timelessness that conveys both the mood and the message. Dylan Thomas Photography is an award-winning photography studio offering a diverse range of skills and services. Dylan travels the world on behalf of the major publishing houses in the US and Europe and his industry-leading client base is a testament to the unique personal investment he makes in any project, no matter the scale. He works uncompromisingly under pressure with accuracy and flexibility, always with good humour and sensitivity.In 2019 Dylan co-founded Triglyph Books with architectural historian and writer Clive Aslet. Dylan's professional life is based in London. He lives in Sussex with his wife and three young children where they embrace curiosity and adventure.

Table of Contents

IntroductionLocationsMadresfield CourtLoseley ParkHelmingham HallBurton AgnesHutton-In-The-ForestDoddington HallBroughton CastleHopetoun HouseFirle PlaceGrimsthorpe CastlePowderham CastleInveraray CastleThe HomesBehind the LensAcknowledgementsThe PublisherColophon

Review

The book features a visual exploration of 12 unique houses in detail, providing a new perspective on their cultural and decorative significance.-- "The Decorative Arts Society, December, 2020"Aslet, a distinguished architectural historian and longtime editor of Country Life magazine, and Thomas, an award-winning photographer, have taken a fresh approach by showcasing not the history or artistry of great houses, ... but rather how they currently function as family homes... A new coffee-table tome highlights the fresh faces of Britain's country estates... Thomas's elegant photographs, which capture each house bathed in natural light ... also show the families in casual at-home scenes, dressed for the country and barely distinguishable from any ordinary middle-class family.-- "The American Conservative, February, 2021"Clive Aslet, former editor of Country Life, is less interested in the paintings, tapestries and furniture of these houses than in the people who live there.-- "Daily Mail, September 2020"Older than Highclere Castle and twice as notorious, Powderham Castle remains one of the hidden jewels of Britain's great country estates. After 600 years, a new book unlocks its secrets.-- "Town & Country US, September 2020"The tome is dedicated to the restoration and maintenance of the grand estates by the families who live in them.-- "Architectural Digest, June 2020"This book is .. a luscious, relaxing pleasure. Dylan Thomas's mouthwatering photographs.. are designed to comfort and reassure.-- "The Time, August, 2020"This superbly illustrated book features a dozen country houses that are truly family homes again.-- "Country Life, July, 2020"This visual feast of a book is an absolute must for anyone who has felt a frisson of excitement at spotting a pair of grand gates whilst driving down a country lane, intrigued by the house beyond. This behind-the scenes insight into today's aristocracy is overflowing with rich historical detail and endearing family anecdotes.-- "The English Home, August, 2020"We wanted to show more than the grand rooms you might see if you bought a ticket to tour the house. The idea was to uncover what these buildings mean to the families that call them home.-- "Departures US, June 2020"Whether Elizabethan manors or elegant Georgian halls, these architectural beauties offer history lessons, design inspiration - and the chance to snoop around someone else's incredible home.-- "Telegraph Luxury Online, July 2020"

Promotional

Each of the 12 houses will be featured in national and international press to announce the book:UK: Tatler, House & Garden, Country Life, The English Home, Telegraph Luxury OnlineUS: Town & Country, Architectural Digest Online, The AD Aesthete Podcast, Air Mail, DeparturesPR from Historic Houses, UK - represents more than 1,650 privately owned country homesPR from ICAA, New York - Institute of Classical Architecture & ArtClive Aslet and Dylan Thomas are both available for lectures and book signings

Details ISBN1916355404 Author Dylan Thomas Short Title Old Homes, New Life Pages 304 Publisher Triglyph Books Language English Year 2020 Photographer Dylan Thomas ISBN-10 1916355404 ISBN-13 9781916355408 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2020-07-01 UK Release Date 2020-07-01 Imprint Triglyph Books Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2020-07-01 NZ Release Date 2020-07-01 Illustrations Full colour photographs. Black and white historical images. Subtitle The resurgence of the British country house DEWEY 728.80941 Audience General We've got this

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