Country & Town House - July 2018 by Country & Town House Magazine

THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

JULY 2018 £3.90

MR FIXIT

Poldark Passion

Meet the man who solves the problems of UHNWIs

Ellise Chappell is riding high

MADE IN NORFOLK

Celebrity Island

The British brands at home on the coast

Fifty years on and Mustique is still hot, hot, hot

ON WATCH S I M O N D E B U R T O N ’ S T I M E LY S P E C I A L

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THE GOOD LIFE Alice B-B travels responsibly THE RURBANIST India Hicks

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RED LINES Who said pink and red don’t go? BLUE JEAN BABY Denim SWING CLUB Summer’s best bags STYLE NOTEBOOK Cats and dogs MY STYLE Jeweller Laurence Coste LUCIA LOVES John Smedley THE GOLD DIGGER Jewellery news MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE Hannah Arterton BODY & SOUL Mixing business and health WELL GROOMED Men’s style news

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THE DIARY Celebrating summer ARTS AGENDA Famous faces come to the fore GOOD READS Richard Hopton reviews four books with a French connection THE OLYMPIAN Sebastian Coe on Wimbledon ROAD TEST Jeep’s new Compass SEEDER’S DIGEST Healthy houseplants CONVERSATIONS AT SCARFES BAR Is Rob Brydon game for a laugh? asks Matthew Bell

On Watch 71

Simon de Burton edits C&TH’s annual watch guide, within which you’ll find out why green watches are the new blue, which brands have snagged which celebs, why women are getting complicated and much, much more

Fashion & Features 100 POLE POSITION With Poldark back

this month for a fourth series, we meet one of its newer stars Ellise Chappell

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Fashion & Features 104 CATWALK KING Now in his eighties,

Chris Moore talks to Lucy Cleland about capturing fashion’s key moments 108 THE FIXER Kitty Buchanan-Gregory meets the UHNWI’s go-to Benedict Wormald 110 EAST COAST APPEAL Rosalyn Wikeley investigates why Norfolk is churning out very successful entrepreneurs

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FASHION MEETS FUNCTION C.P. Hart’s bathrooms don’t compromise on style DESIGN NOTES News, views and inspiration by Carole Annett BACKSTROKE, ANYONE? Pools to make you take the plunge CLEAN & GREEN How to spring clean the eco-friendly way DESIGN Q&A Print queen Orla Kiely

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CARRIBEAN Mustique’s Cotton Club gets a whole new look for its 50th birthday. Lydia Gard raises her glass THE HOTEL WIZARD Secret Spain HOUSE PARTY The best rentals for families and friends THE WEEKENDER Perugia GASTRO GOSSIP Dining high and eating green SPEAR CARRIER Adam Smith of Coworth Park goes mad for asparagus FORK & FIELD Clementina Jackson has stars in her eyes

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ON THE COVER Evie at Elite wears one shouldered swimsuit by Violet Lake and emerald and diamond classic butterfly watch by Graff. Fashion direction by Ursula Lake. Photography by Matthew Shave. Hair and make-up by Jaimee Thomas using MAC Pro

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WATCH The documentary Down to Earth will truly change your world perspective

hen you’ve been working for six decades and you still don’t what you want to be best remembered for, you might hope that you’ve just been enjoying the journey not worrying about its destination. After all, the final stop is death (at least for now) so you could argue that it really doesn’t matter at all; living in the moment is what it’s all about. Hats off then to Chris Moore, the legendary catwalk photographer who’s been behind the red rope of the fashion industry since the 1960s and, at the ripe old age of 84, is still very much there. With an upcoming exhibition at The Bowes Museum in County Durham, I talked to him about his favourite fashion moments, which of his photographs he’d save from a fire and who was his favourite supermodel (p104). Poldark has become something of a Cornish equivalent to Game of Thrones, attracting 6.1m viewers for the last season and bringing on a host of talent to create an ensemble cast, headed up, of course, by Aidan Turner and Eleanor Tomlinson. Ellise

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Chappell was plucked from relative obscurity to play Morwenna and as the fourth series returns to our screens this month, the gamine actor tells us about joining the Poldark family (p100). This being our special watch issue, Simon de Burton takes a timely look at the rather esoteric world of haute horlogerie to find out its latest news. Green watches are a thing this year, apparently (p80), as is the fact that watchmakers are producing more and more complications for women (they used to think we only wanted quartz movements...). He also takes a wry look at which brands have signed up which celebs to propogate their message; see if you can play our game of pairs on page 92 and match the celeb with the watch. You might associate Norfolk with its endless beaches, big open skies and Sandringham, but it’s also a hotbed of entrepreneurialism, where brands have HQs on historic estates and the daily commute might be a 10-minute walk across a field. Rosalyn Wikeley investigates this new breed of bucolic business owner (p110).

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SIMON DE BURTON

What does time mean to you? Endless opportunities to be late, but leaving home without a watch can help. How are you slowing down your life nowadays? I’ve lived on Dartmoor for 11 years – if life were any slower I’d be back in the 16th century by now. Where would you turn back time to... The 1920s/30s. More substance, less internet, more to discover, less political correctness, more freedom and less traffic. Time is running out for… The world, because of our greed and idiocy. But don’t worry – it will turn back the clock when we’re least expecting it.

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What does time mean to you? It’s a rare commodity to be cherished, especially spending time with the people you love. How are you slowing down your life nowadays? I take my dog for a walk by the river in southwest London, we watch the rowers, listen to the birds and decompress from city life. Where would you turn back time to... World War II and the Cabinet War Rooms. I’ve known it for 12 years, and every time I visit it feels like home. I have an overwhelming feeling that I worked there in previous life. Time is running out for... Repairing ecological damage and stopping wildlife losses. It genuinely scares me what we humans have done to this beautiful planet.

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What does time mean to you? Pressure and pleasure depending who I spend it with. How are you slowing down your life nowadays? I have two small boys and my life is more frantic than ever so I don’t feel I will be slowing down for a few years yet. Where would you turn back time to... The long summers of my childhood which were in a pre-digital age, I could easily cope with an analogue existence where you had time to indulge in simple pleasures without the pressure of being available 24 hours a day. Time is running out for… The sea wall in front of our beachfront getaway. Nothing can hold the tide back...

LYDIA GARD

What does time mean to you? More time with each child. With the first you are rushing to get to the next milestone, by the third you’re trying to slow it all down. How are you slowing down your life nowadays? I’m trying to be present – enjoy the moment instead of always trying to prepare for the next event. I’ll never sit still enough to meditate, but I do at least sit. Where would you turn back time to… 1998 for that summer of sheer unadulterated fun before responsibility kicked in. But only for that summer. The present is where we belong. Time is running out for… Donald Trump, hopefully.

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EDITOR Lucy Cleland EDITOR-AT-LARGE Alice B-B ASSOCIATE EDITOR Charlotte Metcalf FASHION DIRECTOR Lucy Bond CONTRIBUTING FASHION EDITOR Nicole Smallwood LUXURY EDITOR Lucia van der Post INTERIORS EDITOR Carole Annett JEWELLERY EDITOR Annabel Davidson RETAIL EDITOR Rosalyn Wikeley BEAUTY EDITOR Nathalie Eleni PROPERTY EDITOR Anna Tyzack FEATURES ASSISTANT & SUB EDITOR Chloe Smith ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Maya Monro-Somerville PROPERTY MARKETING MANAGER Gemma Cowley SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Felicity Reid JUNIOR ACCOUNT MANAGER Ellie Rix ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGER Olivia Milligan CREATIVE DIRECTION & PRODUCTION Parm Bhamra JUNIOR PRODUCTION DESIGNER Samuel Thomas ONLINE EDITOR Rebecca Cox DIGITAL ASSISTANT Clementina Jackson JUNIOR ONLINE WRITER Bella Lewis TECHNICAL MANAGER Hannah Johnson TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Mark Pearson DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL STRATEGY Wil Harris CREDIT CONTROLLER Penny Burles SALES & OFFICE MANAGER Daisy Orr-Ewing ACCOUNTS CONTROLLER Jane Todd FINANCE DIRECTOR Jill Newey PUBLISHER Julia Carrick MANAGING DIRECTOR Jeremy Isaac CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Stephen Bayley, Simon de Burton, Fiona Duncan, Daisy Finer, Lydia Gard, Avril Groom, Richard Hopton, Emma Love, Mary Lussiana, Anna Pasternak, Caroline Phillips, Marcus Scriven THE EDITOR editorial@countryandtownhouse.co.uk FASHION fashion@countryandtownhouse.co.uk ADVERTISING advertising@countryandtownhouse.co.uk PROPERTY ADVERTISING property@countryandtownhouse.co.uk ACCOUNTS accounts@countryandtownhouse.co.uk SUBSCRIPTIONS subscribe@countryandtownhouse.co.uk COUNTRY & TOWN HOUSE is a monthly magazine distributed to AB homes in Barnes, Battersea, Bayswater, Belgravia, Brook Green, Chelsea, Chiswick, Clapham, Coombe, Fulham, Holland Park, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Marylebone, Mayfair, Notting Hill, Pimlico, South Kensington, Wandsworth and Wimbledon, as well as being available from leading country and London estate agents. It is also on sale at selected WHSmith, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and Sainsbury’s stores and independent newsagents nationwide. It has an estimated readership of 150,000. It is available on subscription in the UK for £29.99 per annum. To subscribe online, iPad, iPhone and android all for only £24.99 visit: exacteditions.com/read/countrytownhouse. For subscription enquiries, please call 020 7384 9011 or email subscribe@countryandtownhouse. co.uk. It is published by Country & Town House Ltd, Studio 2, Chelsea Gate Studios, 115 Harwood Road, London SW6 4QL (tel: 020 7384 9011). Registered number 576850 England and Wales. Printed in the UK by William Gibbons and Sons Ltd, West Midlands. Paper supplied by Gerald Judd. Distribution by Letterbox. Copyright © 2018 Country & Town House Ltd. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is strictly prohibited. Materials are accepted on the understanding that no liability is incurred for safe custody. The publisher cannot be responsible for unsolicited material. All prices are correct at the time of going to press but are subject to change. Whilst every care is taken to ensure information is correct at time of going to press, it is subject to change, and C&TH Ltd. takes no responsibility for omissions or errors.

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THE GOOD LIFE Alice B-B says rhino horn won’t give you the horn

ID YOU KNOW THAT RHINO HORN GROWS BACK? I’m always shocked how few people know this. I recently sat next to a very famous, well-travelled news anchor. Both of us had just returned from Africa, when I mentioned rhino horn regrowth, he said, ‘Does it really? I had absolutely no idea’. It’s alarming. Most of us are aware that rhinos have been poached to near extinction and the reason for this mass murder is their horn – worth up to $100,000 dollars per kilo on the Chinese Planning a trip medicine market, and trafficked to Dublin to by powerful drug-running cartels. see Face-toFace, an exhibition All because rhino horn is believed of Irish portraits by to give men ‘the horn’. Strange, as Anthony Palliser. it’s entirely made of keratin – you farmleigh.ie might as well eat human hair or Saluting the horse hoof. But really, the elephant sun from in the room is that rhino horn the top of London’s Berkeley is a renewable resource. Dream Hotel. thescenario, practitioners of Chinese berkeley.co.uk medicine will stop using it for their Watching limp dicks. But until then… surely Bulletproof – there’s a way of harvesting the horn and not just without the animals being shot and ’cause it’s written and directed by the tusk hacked off? my boyfriend Mr UNTIL 1991, &BEYOND Love! sky.com PHINDA RESERVE IN KWAZULU-NATAL, South Africa was 70,000 acres of overgrazed agricultural land. But, thanks to the vision and tenacity of its owners, the big five roam the land once more and Phinda is now one of the most important eco-tourism models in the developing world. Across South Africa the rhino

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population statistics are heart-breaking; it’s estimated there are less than 20,000, and these magnificent beasts are being killed at a rate of three a day. Yet at Phinda, not one rhino was killed by poaching last year. Why? Because community is key. ‘We’ve always stayed focused and true to our mantra; care of the land, care of the wildlife and, most importantly, care of the people,’ explains Les Carlisle, Group Conservation Manager at &Beyond. ‘In the early days we said, if we could make wildlife relevant to the local communities we’d be better able to protect it.’ Initially it was just a theory but now there’s proof. Phinda has one of the highest densities of rhino in the country, yet some of the lowest poaching levels. Because, as well as barbed wire and checkpoints, the rhinos have an invisible safety net among the community; the minute dodgy people show up in local villages word gets back to Phinda’s raft of security, trackers and rangers. ‘Local people see that the wildlife has value and direct benefits. Rhinos are worth more to them alive than dead,’ says Les. SO AS THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS APPEAR GLIMMERING ON THE HORIZON – do a little research before going away. Find out what the local initiatives are. Seek out the nearest marine biologist or conservationist. It doesn’t matter how big or small your effort may be – whether it’s sponsoring the translocation of a rhino or clearing plastic from a beach – get involved and spread the message. Don’t be a tourist… Be a traveller.

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sobbing loudly, much to the surprise of my neighbour.

Where do you go when you don’t want anyone to get hold of you?

India Hicks’ biggest worry is whether the dog food will arrive on the island

Windermere Island, a neighboring island to the one I live on, and on which my father built a house styled after an Egyptian mausoleum, it has notoriously bad internet and a lot of mosquitoes.

India Hicks

Post Brexit Britain, sum it up in a sentence... Luckily, because I am removed from all the shenanigans surrounding Brexit my biggest worry is whether the boat with the dog food will arrive on the island.

Windermere Island is the perfect escape with its many mosquitoes and lack of internet

Where’s home to you? Hard to say because I am

What’s your favourite game?

on the road for business so much of the time right now. My dogs live on Harbour Island in the Bahamas, my post is sent to Harbour Island, I will probably be buried on Harbour Island, but my mother is in England, as are some of my children and our newly built house. Then my company, team and partners are in Los Angeles.

Canasta or Racing Demon, two card games from my childhood. I can almost hear my sister slamming down her cards and shouting ‘Out!’ as she won yet again.

the Royal Tournament in London because my grandfather, considered a military hero and at that time Colonel-in-Chief of the Life Guards, was taking the salute from the Royal Box. ‘Make sure to wake me up just before I have to stand and salute,’ he whispered to me. This was the most important job of my young life. Best thing a cabbie has ever said to you? I can’t remember the best but I do remember being in a cab with my older sister by five years and being asked if I were the older one. Deeply upsetting.

Which historic country house would you most like to snap up? Broadlands, my grandparents’ home in Hampshire, where I used to spend Christmas. Despite its grandeur I remember our large family cramming into my grandfather’s study and gathering around a small crackling television set to watch the Queen’s speech, under a display of swords and daggers, including a macabre headhunter’s sword. Last film you saw? Breathe. I saw it on an early-morning flight expecting to doze off but instead I found myself in floods of tears and

India splits her time between the Bahamas, England and LA

I take the entire archive of Cabana magazine instead? I’d read it while listening to Fleetwood Mac.

What three items would you save from your burning house? My scrap books, there are many more than three so don’t make me choose.

What would really improve your life? Besides a private jet, more Charbonnel et Walker Rose & Violet Creams.

Who’s coming round for dinner and what are you cooking? Hopefully my mother because Cabana’s back catalogue would accompany India to a deserted island

I miss her, and homemade shepherd’s pie.

Where was the last place you ‘discovered’? Santa Teresa in Costa Rica. I certainly did not discover it, but I did fall in love. A Slice of England – The Story of Four Houses by India Hicks is published by Rizzoli, priced at £39.95

Chocolates would really improve life

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What’s been your most memorable night out in London? When I was nine I was taken to see

Which book would you take and song would you listen to on your desert island? Can

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RED LINES Toughen up carnation coloured hues with red detailing à la Adelina Casini, add a swish of crimson lipstick and you’ll be as far from looking like a stick of candy floss as it’s possible to be. adelina-casini.com

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Marni Leather and crystal earrings, £425. libertylondon.com

See by Chloé Frayed-edge top, £205. matchesfashion.com

Maje Scalloped shorts, £135. net-a-porter.com

Do it with denim

M.i.h Booker shirt, £185. mih-jeans.com

Frame Le Pleated jumper, £319.68. frame-store.com

MM6 Maison Margiela Bleached jumpsuit, £415. coggles.com

Cotton Citizen Jacket, £350. selfridges.com

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Me + Em Weekender jeans, £139. meandem.com

Paper London Anita dress, £295. boutique1.com

Connolly Double breasted blue denim jacket, £650. connolly england.com

Alice + Olivia Reina jeans, £495. aliceand olivia.com

7 for All Mankind Chambray shirt dress, £250. 7forall mankind.co.uk

Rae Feather Monogram denim leather shopper, £335. raefeather.com

Re/Done Panelled skirt, £384. farfetch.com Ash Buckle trainers, £149. ashfootwear.co.uk

Paula Cademartori Sandals, £550. paulacademartori.com

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This Bruton bag by William & Son is the ultimate chameleon, shoulder bag to handbag. £1,000. williamandson.com

This Lirio rope bag by Montunas has the bucket conundrum covered: a pouch stops the rain, snow and unwanted bits from entering. £365. montunas.com

Too much is just about right. This Mini Anna by Mayra Fedane is not for the faint-hearted. £700. mayrafedane.com

Sophie Hulme’s mantra is simple: pieces that work and last. This Spring crossbody will survive any trend cycle. £560. sophiehulme.com

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SWING CLUB Rosalyn Wikeley selects the very best handbags to swing through summer with Moynat’s Mini Vanity is playful and surprisingly useful for holding two glasses of champagne. £2,720, now in Selfridges Accessories Hall. moynat.com

Danse Lente is a fun, Londonbased brand, whose architectureinspired Zoe Brick bag can be worn in three different ways with an adjustable strap. £365. danselente.com

Everyone needs a timeless leather backpack. Aspinal of London‘s micro, £350. aspinaloflondon.com

Asprey’s 1781 crocodile Pochette with cabana stripes is large enough to hold all your essentials. £12,000. asprey.com

Know about Baia? Now you do. We love its large grey Trapeze bag. £325. baiabags.co.uk No one combines radical and classic quite like Chanel. PVC Hobo bag, £2,070. chanel.com

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DIAMOND WATCHES

It’s all dogs and cats this month

Mappin & Webb Austen watch in steel and diamonds, £850. mappin andwebb. com

DOG’S LIFE

Kate Moss and Sienna Miller are just two of the celebrities who have donated their cast-offs to Xupes in order to raise funds for florist Nikki Tibbles’ Wild at Heart Foundation, a charity she set up to reduce the world’s stray dog population. Go online to find Millie Bobby Brown’s Coach handbag or David Gandy’s Ralph Lauren jacket, and know that 100 per cent of the profits are plunged towards underprivileged pooches. xupes.com

MADE BY MARTHA

Style queen Martha Ward has raided her rather enviable collection of original antique Victorian and Edwardian lawn dresses to design an updated capsule collection of cute-asyou-like fine cotton dresses with Scottish knitwear brand Queene and Belle. Lovely touches include the use of antique lace, fluted sleeves and broderie anglaise trims. Takes us back to times gone by... From £350. queeneandbelle.com

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CAT’S GOT THE CREAM

Oris Artelier Grande Lune, Date Diamond, £3,400. oris.ch

Raymond Weil Freelancer, £1,895. raymond-weil.com

CHIC AND SASSI

Prestigious bridal designer, Sassi Holford, has moved into eveningwear. Her mission statement reflects that of her wedding dresses: effortless style, only with the shape and support from light corsetry and quality cut to make its owner feel fabulous. ‘Clients should feel a hug rather than a squeeze,’ says Sassi. sassiholford.com

Claire Barrow Earrings, £210. matchesfashion.com

Chinti & Parker x Hello Kitty Sweatshirt, £375. chintiandparker.com

Le Specs Cat-eye sunglasses, £75. selfridges.com

Charlotte Olympia Rainbow flats, £465. charlotteolympia.com

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MY STYLE

LAURENCE COSTE

Jewellery will always be the finishing touch for this designer

Finishing touches... The perfect jewellery to go with my outfit that really pulls it together. The importance of jewellery is phenomenal, it can really make or break a look

Wardrobe failsafes... My Isabel Marant black frilly skirt is great for every day as it’s youthful and fun, and easy to wear over boots in both summer and winter. I also love Stella McCartney’s simple silk blouses that take me from work to dinner. Anything by Saint Laurent for a timeless French aesthetic – especially their ankle boots.

5 Summer holiday essentials... Borgo de Nor’s incredible surrealist print dresses and Rhode Resort’s tassel trimmed summer dresses. Country walk... Ralph Lauren brown leather gaucho trousers and a blue linen shirt with my shooting boots.

What event will you be dressing up for this month? I will be going to the Tolstoy Dinner wearing an imperial blue Roksanda dress, which will suit the occasion wonderfully. Jewellery-wise I have gone for one of my statement couture chokers and a deep red cocktail ring to give the outfit a splash of fun and colour.

Under the radar labels.... T.Ba in Chelsea has amazing hats and beautifully textured coats, but my best-kept secret is Les Bibis du Midi in Bormes les Mimosas in the South of France – it’s the best hat shop I have ever come across. 6

Whose style do you really admire? Loulou de la Falaise [below]. She always knew how to transmit her personality through her clothes and jewellery and channelled a timeless elegance and bohemian eccentricity that made her style exciting.

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Power dressing... I love wearing original pieces of clothing that I know no one else has. A lot of my wardrobe has been bought during my travels around the world or reinvented at the hands of some very talented seamstress. Out for seduction... A pair of hot pink Pucci trousers. They’re great because I can wear them all year round, and love mixing them with other vibrant coloured items like my Red Valentino snake bag.

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Everyday uniform... I like to dress comfortably as I tend to move around quite a lot and cycle to and from places. But I also need to look good if I have any meetings or appointments with clients. So during the week you will always see me wearing a simple cotton shirt from MiH, beige or khaki trousers from Lemaire or Ralph Lauren, a fun pair of Penelope Chilvers boots and, of course, a nice pair of everyday earrings.

1 Stella McCartney silk shirt, £450 (net-a-porter.com) 2 Saint Laurent Theo boots, £685 (marthalouisa.com) 3 Laurence Coste Ginkgo necklace, £1,115 (laurencecoste.com) 4 Laurence Coste earrings, £425 5 Red Valentino snake bag, £730 (farfetch. com) 6 Borgo de Nor Ingrid dress, £995 (net-a-porter.com) 7 Rhode Resort dress, £260 (matchesfashion. com) 8 Ralph Lauren trousers, £145 (ralphlauren. com) 9 Penelope Chilvers boots, £349 (penelopechilvers.com) 10 Laurence Coste Isla earrings, £265 11 Roksanda dress, £895 (mytheresa.com)

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UP FRONT LUXURY

LUCIA LOVES

LIFE’S LITTLE LUXURIES ON A PLATE Roullier White is a charming little store in Dulwich mostly famous for its collection of beautiful niche perfumes, but it now has a collection of unique homewares. Check out the deliciously wonky plates (£19) in good matte colours by Jars, a French studio that has been making ceramics since 1857. roullierwhite. com

Lucia van der Post fell for the quiet charm of John Smedley back in the Seventies

ohn Smedley isn’t a company that shouts or struts. It is one of those ineffably British institutions that quietly works its way into the affections of its fans. It has been going ever since 1784 when it started spinning cotton and muslin, but these days it is best known for its elegantly understated very fine gauge knitwear. They were among the first to install knitting machines in the late 18th century and they’ve gone on refining the process ever since. Today they have a Royal Warrant and are to be found in many of the most distinguished wardrobes in the world. The company first came to my attention many moons ago when somebody sent me a dun-coloured sweater that at first sight seemed duller than the proverbial ditchwater, yet strangely, over the years, I found myself wearing it time and time again. It was soft, it was simple, it was wonderful to touch and the dun colour proved to be a

Degree ribbed roll neck, £285

Dainton jacket, £330; Joanie trousers, £350

surprisingly subtle choice, working with almost everything in my wardrobe. Men look to Cherwell men’s jumper in camel, Smedley for its iconic £150 polo-neck, round or V-neck sweaters in a wide range of colours though these days it has chunkier lines for the colder months. Womenswear, discontinued for some years, came back in 2017, with some exciting designs from Holly Fulton, Longshaw Ward, Holly Fulton X Teatum Jones, The Vampire’s Wife John Smedley and Lou Dalton. Some of the classic Zebra zip designs have been given a freshness sweater, £200 by adding ties to the cuff and waist, and injecting new colours. For autumn they have teamed up with British artist and poet Robert Montgomery and Greta Bellamacina and their specially commissioned artwork on the theme of Calidity: The art of light, passion and spark, which was one of the highlights of London’s Craft Week back in May. The collection is inspired by their work – look out in particular for a deliciously slinky black jacket and trouser suit and an over-sized deep claret sweater and some other high-octane pieces. What makes them special is the combination of high quality truly fine wools, silks and cashmere coupled with innovative design. johnsmedley.com

HATS OFF If it’s summer, you’ll need a hat. For my money it’s hard to beat Fenwick’s millinery department; it’s not too large, it’s where I discovered the marvellously elegant designs of Patricia Underwood – alas, they’re hard to find these days – but there are a host of brilliant milliners on view – check out in particular Merve Bayindir, a new addition to their roster, and a very welcome one too. fenwick.co.uk

TREAT YOUR TRESSES A new name to look out for on the hair front – French brand Leonor Greyl. Its new Huile Apaisante (£28 from Space NK) is a 100 per cent natural, versatile multi-purpose oil that can be used as a pre-shampoo treatment designed to reduce flaking and rebalance sebum production. But best of all is to get a complete treatment at the Harrods 5th Floor Hair Spa. leonorgreyl.com

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JEWELLERY

THE GOLD DIGGER

It has been 50 years since the launch of Van Cleef’s feel-good lucky charm motif Alhambra was launched, and since then has undergone numerous incarnations in a delectable variety of materials, from lapis lazuli to mother The latest jewellery news and of pearl, turquoise to carnelian. trends. By Annabel Davidson Taking back ownership of the original hippy sautoir, this year the brand marks the milestone with several special editions and new combinations. Silky grey mother of pearl interplays with pink gold and diamonds in one, while black onyx does the black and white thing with white gold and diamonds in another. But my favourite has to be the simple rock crystal, yellow gold and diamond version in the form of a 20 motif-long necklace and matching bracelet. Feminine, carefree but sensually tactile, the newcomers are proof that Alhambra is here for the long haul. vancleefarpels.com

SIMPLY SPARKLING COSMIC GIRL The new Cosmic collection from Indian brand Amrapali is a gloriously rough-hewn blend of druzy agate with precious stones. No two pieces are alike, being cut from natural rock, but all have a mesmerizing, other-worldy quality that demands a second look. amrapalijewels.com

Van Cleef Alhambra necklace

NO ROSE WITHOUT A THORN

Who remembers taking rose thorns, licking them, sticking them to your nose and pretending to be a rhinoceros? No one else? Just me? Fine then. But Shaun Leane’s new Rose Thorn collection is just as fun as that was, with single thorn earrings to pierce the lobe, beautiful, thorny cuffs in rose gold vermeil to entangle the wrist, and simple rings with subtle barbs to adorn the finger. In sterling silver, yellow and rose-gold vermeil, the collection starts at an easy £95 and is available at Selfridges. shaunleane.com

TA K E T H R E E

ETHICAL BRANDS ALL IS FAIR Atelier Swarovski’s latest starstudded collaboration sees Penelope Cruz design a collection using Fairtrade gold set with created diamonds and gemstones – these created ruby and diamond earrings launched at Cannes are serious show stoppers. atelierswarovski.com

HAVING A LARK Newcomers Lark & Berry use created diamonds in their luxurious pieces, but it’s the sweet Flora collection featuring a simple trio of crafted diamond in various dinky pieces that has my heart aflutter. larkandberry.com

Shaun Leane Rose Thorn bracelet

VON TRAPP FAMILY Berlin-based jeweller Lilian von Trapp’s work is all handcrafted from recycled gold and vintage diamonds, and her new all-gold Odyssey collection is inspired by the hidden parts of urban Los Angeles. lilianvontrapp.com

GREEK STREET Cult Greek jewellers Apriati, known for its resort-friendly, multilayered bracelets blending 18k gold with diamonds and leather threads, are now fully ensconced in their London store on Walton Street, SW3, just in time for summer dressing. apriati.com

RAW DEAL To celebrate 30 years of the brand, Coleman Douglas Pearls have launched their RAW collection, a super-relaxed blend of leather and pearls in rustic settings. Using Tahitian and freshwater pearls strung onto frayed leather cord, the range runs the gamut from casual to couture. pearls.co.uk

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SIMON WRIGHT Jewellery A Personal Approach to Fine Jewellery

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MY BEAUTIFUL LIFE Actor Hannah Arterton shares her beauty loves with Nathalie Eleni

What three products couldn’t you live without and why? Ultrabland cleanser by Lush is a new favourite of mine. It feels so lovely on the skin and leaves it really clean. My make-up artist on Safe also introduced me to Princess Marcella Borghese mascara – it’s amazing. D&G lipsticks are also so luxurious. What’s in your make up bag? Charlotte Tilbury products and AlumierMD Eye Rescue Pads. How do you fake a good night’s sleep? Concealer! Laura Mercier Secret Camouflage is my favourite. When do you feel most beautiful? On holiday. My skin feels so much better when it’s been in the sun. I love not having to wear much make up and letting the freckles take over.

What treatments are you gearing yourself up to try? I’ve always wanted to try a peel, but I’m too scared I’ll end up red and raw, like Samantha in Sex and the City.

Where do you go if you need a real indulgence? Facialist Nuz Shugaa. I’ll always go to see her before a big event. Everything she uses is organic and chemical free. Best beauty secret? Looking after your skin is a better investment than expensive make up. I love using Shiseido Urban Environment UV Protection Cream SPF 30 – it’s fantastic for city skins. Harlan Coben’s SAFE is now available to stream on Netflix

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BEAUTY HEROES S.O.S your skin regime

1 JO MALONE LIME BASIL & MANDARIN BODY & HAIR OIL Wear the bestselling scent from head to toe with this beautiful oil that also softens your locks and nourishes your skin, the perfect three in one. £42. jomalone.co.uk 2 SWISS CLINIC SELF-TAN DROPS Customise your glow by adding a drop or two to your moisturiser and massaging over face, neck and décolleté. £29. swissclinic.co.uk

The Radiance Roller Treatment by Skin Design London, W1 Treat yourself to a double whammy of a facial at John Bell & Croyden in Marylebone. Two powerful aesthetic treatments, a derma-roller and a skin peel, work extra hard to boost that all-important absorption of potent bespoke ingredient mixes by 90 per cent. This in turn brilliantly brightens and clarifies your skin, giving you a plump and refreshed complexion – it’s also remarkably relaxing. £60 for 30 minutes, plus you get to take your roller home with you for homecare. skindesignlondon.com

4 YSL ALL-IN-ONE GLOW FOUNDATION If the words ‘multi-tasking’ are music to your ears, try this hardworking wonder from YSL. It will give your skin a luminous glow with its barely-there coverage which also has SPF protection. £33.50. debenhams.com 5 GLAMCOR RIKI SKINNY MIRROR Up your make-up application game with this glamorous LED mirror. It comes with a mini magnifying mirror (perfect for tweezing brows or liner application) and phone holder for taking professionally lit, super flattering selfies. £175. cultbeauty.co.uk

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ME TIME

3 EYECICLE FROM 001 LONDON Puffy peepers will love this clever device whereby glass balls that contain magnetic water (to keep them cool for hours) are designed to be rolled around eyes daily to help to smooth and depuff, making it easier to apply make-up and fake a good night’s sleep. £181. 001skincare.com

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HEALTH HOT LIST

WELLNESS

BODY & SOUL Do-it-yourself beauty. By Camilla Hewitt A RECIPE FOR WELLNESS

WORKING WELLNESS

Rebekah Hall, co-founder of organic cold-pressed juice brand Botanic Lab, explains how she is mindful of her wellbeing while maintaining that all important entrepreneurial spirit... 1 Keep your body and mind sound. I spent a few years teaching yoga before I founded Botanic Lab and it has always helped me navigate the challenges in life. The key to wellbeing is listening to your body and giving it what it wants without guilt. 2 Balance your workload. When you’re running your own business, balance is difficult and it’s important to admit that instead of painting an unrealistic picture. Resilience is the number one attribute that entrepreneurs share when the workload is relentless. 3 Keep up your personal life. Taking a step back from work every now and then helps me to remove myself from the day-to-day challenges of growing a business. botanic-lab.co.uk

LIZ EARLE’S BANANA SKIN PACK The Liz Earle Wellbeing founder shares her recipe for a fruity face mask with amazing beauty benefits. Oatmeal contains an array of amino acids and acts as an exfoliant, honey soothes inflammation, while banana adds skin-boosting vitamins and moisture-rich minerals. INGREDIENTS

» 1 small ripe banana (preferably organic)

» 25g finely ground oatmeal

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» 5ml runny honey METHOD 1 Mash the banana thoroughly in a small bowl until it forms a smooth paste. 2 Stir in the oatmeal and honey and mix well before applying to freshly cleansed skin. 3 Relax for 15-20 minutes before rinsing off using warm water. 4 Pat the skin dry with a soft towel and apply a light moisturiser. lizearlewellbeing.com

ESCAPE THE CITY

CALCOT MANOR The Cotswolds

Set in over 220 acres of beautiful Cotswolds meadowland, Calcot is the perfect retreat for couples, families and friends. Complete with tennis courts, an outdoor pool, playground, crèche and free bikes to use, you’ll find plenty to do during your stay. The beautifully designed spa is home to pools for both adults and children, and an outdoor hot tub overlooking an open fire. Spa guests can enjoy a healthy lunch menu pre or post treatment. For dinner, The Conservatory restaurant serves seasonal fine dining dishes, or the onsite pub, The Gumstool Inn dishes up excellent pub grub. Doubles from £209 B&B. calcot.co

SaiSei Holistic cryotherapy studio in Stoke Newington

Sisu: The Finnish Art of Courage A guide to the Finnish attitude of determination in the face of adversity Wild Nutrition Vitamin and mineral supplements made using whole food ingredients

Lyprinol Marine oil that can help aid postrunning muscle recovery

Rituals Ayurveda Collection Luxury home and bodycare products that help balance body, mind and soul

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Her secret is her power. And although a lady never tells, she’d love to show you. No.1 Rosemary Water is the world’s only drink containing pure, fresh rosemary extract. It’s the UK’s first botanical water, with absolutely no sugars, preservatives or any other nasties. And it tastes fabulous. Our wonderful drink is available at all your favourite places or from our website.

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PHOTOGRAPHY Nicky Emmerson STYLIST Nicole Smallwood

eautiful summer skin is about so much more than good genes, although they do help. Getting that dewy, sunkissed, all-natural look when it’s 30 degrees outside and you’re in and out of air conditioning is all about good prep and excellent products. Luckily, one of the world’s most luxurious beauty and skincare brands, Jurgen Klein’s JK7, all made in Hawaii, will help you on your way to summer skin nirvana.

Moisturise JK7 is both high-performing and 100 per cent natural, meaning you’ll see results but won’t be putting any chemical nasties onto your skin. Every ingredient is of the highest quality, so this little miracle in a bottle is filled with precious essential oils, including jasmine, neroli, rose and patchouli, all combined to increase elasticity, reduce small lines and wrinkles and leave your face radiant and smooth – perfect holiday prep. 42 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | July 2018

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Smoothe Body oils are brilliant for not only keeping skin moisturised and hydrated but also adding a deliciously healthy lustre, not to mention a subtle scent that can last all day. Step out of the shower and treat your body with this orange and sweet almond-infused oil which both invigorates and soothes. Use it in a massage too for the ultimate treat.

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Cleanse Preparing your skin before it hits the sun with this bamboo powder, vanilla bean and chamomile scrub will help deeply cleanse the face and gently remove dead skin cells, leaving you with better, fresher skin.

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Rejuvenate Perfect for everyday use, or as an extra night-time indulgence for deep regeneration, this rich unguent of ginkgo biloba, chamomile and marshmallow, combined with natural antioxdants like pomegranate and green tea, should be massaged lightly onto the face to really help combat fine lines.

Product information Golden Face Oil, 15ml, £535; Body Moisturising Oil, 100ml, £280; Facial scrub, 50ml, £290; Beautifying and Rejuvenating cream, 45ml, £1,025. Or indulge in a Natural Lifting JK7® Signature Facial at Grace Belgravia (gracebelgravia.com). jk7skincare.com

Hair and makeup: Sophie Higginson Model: Neus @ Supreme Management New York With thanks to Carlisle Bay, Antigua. carlisle-bay.com FOR STOCKISTS, SEE PAGE 136

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UP FRONT POLO BESPOKE

MEN’S STYLE

Having taken the chino market by storm, menswear brand Spoke has launched a range of flawlessly fitting polos – cut in more than 30 sizes to achieve that perfect fit. £59. spoke-london.com

WELL GROOMED Pups and polos. By Matt Thomas

BIKER GROOVE Luxury conservation lifestyle brand Montesogno has teamed up with Prendas Ciclismo to produce a jazzy jersey manufactured by Kalas, who fit out the GB cycling squad, in order to benefit the Whitley Fund for Nature. £59.99. prendas.co.uk

A BIGGER SPLASH

Time to stop dreaming of technicolour summer pools and take the plunge in a bright patterned pair of on-trend trunks, like these floral stripe patchwork swim shorts by Burberry. £175. harrods.com

MAN’S BEST FRIEND

Now you can sport your favourite pooch on your cuffs, with a cute line of 23 cufflinks by Deakin & Francis, developed to benefit the Dogs Trust charity. Sterling silver ‘Fine Hounds’ cufflinks, £300. deakinandfrancis.co.uk

CUT FOR A CAUSE New menswear brand Patria was established by Royal Navy veteran Richard Thackray to both contribute to the resurgence of UK manufacturing and to benefit UK servicemen through 10 per cent profit donations to three major charities. Jack and Pup sweatshirt, £99. patriagb.com

LINE OUT

Brilliant, simple and effective, these patches by Realine are designed to smooth out stubborn crow’s feet squint lines naturally. 60 patches, £28. realinebeauty.com

TAILOR-MADE TRAVEL Family-run tailor Henry Poole has collaborated with Aston Martin, with their master tailors expertly designing and fitting car seats for the new Lagonda Vision Concept sports car, using woven wool sourced from Huddersfield Fine Worsted. henrypoole.com 46 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | July 2018

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Transforming Faces One Smile at a Time

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Julietta Dexter and Alexandra Shulman

SUSTAINABLE SKINCARE

Skye Gyngell

Spring in Somerset House was the perfect venue for the launch of Wildsmith Skin, a new English skincare brand that uses organic, nutrient-rich botanicals in its products. Chef Skye Gyngell and beauty editor Kathleen Baird Murray hosted a dinner of seasonal and sustainable dishes prepared especially for the occasion, for beauty queens including Alexandra Shulman, Amber Le Bon and Camilla Rutherford

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Alison Ross Green and Sydney Ingle Finch Jan de Villeneuve

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SOCIAL SCENE

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HIGH SOCIETY

A LOYAL FOLLOWING

People, parties, places

MODEL COLLECTION

David Gandy

London’s best dressed flocked to Aspinal’s flagship store on Regent Street to celebrate the launch of a collaboration with the chiselled-cheekboned model David Gandy. The Aerodome Collection takes inspiration from Britain’s aviatic history, and the RAF Spitfire, in its men’s travel and work accessories.

Lyn Harris

Chefs Sergi Arola and Miguel Navarro served up Michelinstarred grub to guests such as Joanne Froggatt and Michael Fox at Marriott International’s loyalty programme launch party at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, where they also boogied on down to a private performance by Rag’n’Bone Man.

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Joanne Froggatt and Aisling Bea

Naomie Harris

Olivia Grant

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.P. Hart’s bespoke professional planning and design service boasts an award-winning team who can create bathroom sanctuaries of the highest quality and finish that reflect the owner’s personal style. No constraint – such as space, plumbing or type of property – cannot be overcome with brilliant and creative solutions. For 80 years, C.P. Hart has sourced the very best bathroom products from around the world, working alongside renowned designers such as Philippe Starck, Antonio Citterio and Patricia Urquiola. Many of its exclusive products are handmade in the UK, using techniques that have stood the test of time. The materials library at the flagship Waterloo showroom is a fantastic tool for both designers and their clients, making it easy to specify colour and finish. Combining Nordic minimalism with timeless elegance, C.P Hart designer Rebecca Milnes chose Duravit Luv for one of their recent projects, a Victorian conversion in the heart of London. Available in various finishes and sizes, Rebecca opted for a natural walnut top with a stone grey satin matte finish with double basins for a spacious family bathroom. With high ceilings and breadth of space, Rebecca could really play with

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the proportions of products, choosing curved edges and oblong mirrors to counteract the angular corners of the bathroom. ‘I love how open this bathroom feels. There is scope for the room to evolve and grow with the family,’ she says. The shower area is a full metre in width, and features Matki’s new Radius curved shower screen paired with VAIA brassware, along with a wet deck from CCL with tile infill waste to keep the look clean and minimal. Another feature is the ceiling that has been opened up right to the roof line, affording quite dramatic height above the bath and basins. C.P. Hart suggested installing a picture window towards the back of the room to really take advantage of the natural light. The tiles are all from Patricia Urquiola’s Azulej range, available from Domus and the monochrome palette gives the room a dramatic look, along with a modern take on the classic Victorian chequerboard floor. Rebecca kept the rest of the tiles quite plain to ensure that the wonderful expanse of floor was the main feature. The final result is a very smart, light-filled design filled with the highest quality products. 03458 731 121; cphart.co.uk

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Furniture, loo and basins from Duravit; basin mixer, shower head and hand shower from Vaia; mirrors from Cielo; heated towel rail from Vivid; flush plate from Viega; shower enclosure from Matki; tiles from Domus

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PAINT THE TOWN Mayfair Art Weekend returns with a celebration that coincides with the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Arts. The Academy is lead partner in showcasing over 40 galleries, auction houses and a wider community that demonstrates the artistic verve of Mayfair and St James’s. 29 June to 1 July. mayfairartweekend.com Deborah Azzopardi, The Great Escape (2017)

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THE GUIDE

EVENTS

COUNTRY LIFE Musicians roam free at Haddon Hall

T H E AT R E

YAS QUEEN

Maxine Peake’s first play for the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, Queens of the Coal Age, follows the true story of the 1993 occupation of Parkside colliery. In a witty rendering, Anne, Lesley, Elaine and Dot make a stand for Women Against Pit Closures, bras stuffed with wet wipes and nicotine patches. 28 June to 21 July. royalexchange.co.uk

ART

BIENNIAL BENCHMARCH

Beautiful world, where are you?, the 10th edition of the Liverpool Biennial, features artists and their reflections on a world in social, political and economic turmoil. The largest festival of contemporary art in the UK boasts 40 artists, including Ryan Gander and Angès Varda, across Liverpool’s public spaces and galleries. 14 July to 28 October. biennial.com

F E S T I VA L

SPORTING

WINGS AND WHEELS

It’s all systems go at The Classic & Sports Car Show in association with Flywheel. Catch cars, motorcycles, vintage aircrafts and military machines, plus demonstrations in the air and on the ground. A Vintage Village with a fairground, live music, shopping and food stalls makes this a proper day at the fair. 23-24 June. classicandsports carshow.com

AN ELEGANT AFFAIR The Henley festival not only brings together a slick line-up of music, food and culture, but also looks the part. Among this year’s headliners at the black-tie festival are Rita Ora, Grace Jones and Nile Rodgers, and enjoy grub from Michelin starred chef Angela Hartnett of Murano restaurant in Mayfair. 11-15 July. henley-festival.co.uk

EXHIBITION

BIG, BRONZE AND BEAUTIFUL

If the 900-year-old Ely Cathedral in Cambridge wasn’t already an attraction, Helaine Blumenfeld’s large-scale sculpture installation has certainly made it one. Entitled Tree of Life to reflect humanity’s complexities, 17 bronze and marble sculptures comprise the exhibition throughout the cathedral and grounds. 13 July to 28 October. elycathedral.org

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Agnès Varda, Ulysse (film still, 1982)

EVENTS

TOWN LIFE Enjoying the city for free

Georgina Warne, The Anniversary Curlew (2018)

EXHIBITION

SERENE SCENES F E S T I VA L

RIVERSIDE RAZZLE DAZZLE

The National Theatre River Stage weekends return with an eclectic mix of Saturday and Sunday takeovers. From drag cabaret and Sadler’s Wells dance to classical club music, family theatre and circus, these free events make the ideal Thames-side summer bash (with street food vendors on-deck). Weekends 13 July to 12 August. nationaltheatre.org.uk

Jonathan Cooper celebrates its 30th year featuring representational drawing, painting, photography and sculpture in an anniversary exhibition Jonathan Cooper: 30 Years. Works by 30 international artists will be on display with an inventive, natural grace indicative of the gallery’s focus on unique viewpoints. 12-21 July. jonathancooper.co.uk

MUSIC

STREETS WITH BEATS T H E AT R E

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THE BRODIE SET

For the centenary of Muriel Spark’s birth, her iconic novel has been adapted for stage in a production of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie at the Donmar Warehouse. Polly Findlay will direct Lia Williams in the title role, alongside Rona Morison, Nicola Coughlan and Emma Hindle. 4 June to 28 July. donmarware house.com

Carnaby and Soho will ring with a most mellifluous melody during Soho Music Month. The music and culture festival takes place across multiple venues and is free (more music to the ears) with outdoor gigs every Thursday in Carnaby’s Newburgh Quarter and an allfemale vinyl market in Berwick Street. 1-30 June. carnaby.co.uk

CONCERT

GOING TO PROM

Played to the tune of 2018, this year’s BBC Proms line-up at the Royal Albert Hall includes feminist rap, NYC punk-disco and a YouTube sensation. The programme also covers more classical territory and celebrates the centenary of Bernstein’s birth, as well as suffrage for (some) women in the UK. 13 July to 8 September. bbc.co.uk/proms July 2018 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | 55

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Milton H. Greene, The Bed Sitting (1953)

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ARTS AGENDA Galleries depicting famous forms. By Chloe Smith

1 Antony Gormley, Subject Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge

Antony Gormley, EDGE III (2012)

Gormley continues his exploration into the relationship between the human body and space at this site-specific installation including both new and unseen works. At the first solo exhibition to be hosted in the galleries’ new spaces, Gormley highlights how the show’s subject shifts from object to experience. Until 27 August. kettlesyard.co.uk

Up Close with Marilyn: 2Greene Portraits by Milton H. Proud Central, WC2

FIVE M I N UTE S WITH

After first meeting on a photoshoot in 1953, Milton H. Greene photographed Marilyn Monroe in 52 different settings producing an archive of over 5,000 images. A selection of these will be on display at Proud Central showing the actor in various characters, both as a symbol of female empowerment, and also displaying her vulnerable side. Until 24 June. proud.co.uk

JENNIFER POWELL

Antony Gormley SUBJECT is the first exhibition by a solo artist to be held in our new spaces at Kettle’s Yard. Gormley has a long association with Cambridge having studied here. There are three public sculptures by the artist around the city.

Jackson: 3 Michael On The Wall

National Portrait Gallery, WC2 The King of Pop drew the attention of contemporary artists such as Andy Warhol and Grayson Perry. The works of over 40 artists from both public and private collections will form this exhibition on the artistic representations of one of the most influential cultural figures of our time. 28 June to 21 October. npg.org.uk

Our exhibition is a site-specific installation of five works that interact with and disrupt the building’s architecture. There are some really exciting works in the show: one work pierces through the gallery spaces with thin steel bars.

Andy Warhol, Michael Jackson (1984)

We are including a sculpture never seen before in the UK made from glass and LED lights; unusual materials for Gormley.

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Head of collection and programme at Kettle’s Yard, University of Cambridge

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT Reviews, previews and performances

FIVE O F TH E B E ST

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Ben Russell, Unfurl (2017)

DON GIOVANNI, THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE The second of Mozart’s collaborations with Lorenzo da Ponte strikes the perfect balance between tragedy and comedy. 29 June to 17 July. roh.org.uk

POWDER HER FACE, NEVILL HOLT OPERA Inspired by the Dirty Duchess of Argyll and written by one of the UK’s best composers, Thomas Adès, Antony McDonald’s black comedy opera is both extravagant and scandalous. 28 and 30 June. nevillholtopera.co.uk

Jon Isherwood, Singer of Tales (2010)

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MONET & ARCHITECTURE The National Gallery, London

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ON FORM

In the first exhibition of its kind, Monet explores the architecture of Europe with his paintbrush. The result is so enchanting that Monet & Architecture doesn’t just appeal to architectural buffs and visitors have to remind themselves to focus on the ethereal Houses of Parliament, chunky Dutch windmills and watery Venetian palazzos rather than viewing the paintings as a whole as they are accustomed. While this exhibition could happily be taken at face value as a collection of beautiful art, it is the often overlooked, serious themes in Monet’s works that really stand out here, such as his subtle critique of capitalism visible in the dreary The Coal Heavers, 1875. Until 29 July. nationalgallery.org.uk

Asthall Manor, Oxfordshire For the ninth biennial exhibition of sculpture in stone, 40 sculptors have been selected to contribute. Artists such as Helanie Blumenfeld, Peter Randall-Page and Tom Waugh take on themes of nature, ecology and displacement and visitors are encouraged to interact with the sculptures (there is a definite ‘do touch’ policy). Look out for John Isherwood’s Singer of Tales sculpture which uses carved contour lines that create a tension between shape and technique, distorting the sculpture’s form, while Ben Russell’s works explore fungi’s mysticism and its entrenchment in folklore. 10 June to 8 July. onformsculpture.co.uk

SAUL, GLYNDEBOURNE FESTIVAL Baroque music and contemporary choreography accompany the biblical story of King Saul and David, a triumphant fusion between old and new. 19 July to 25 August. glyndebourne.com

THE PATH TO HEAVEN, OPERA NORTH Set during the Holocaust, a family struggles to keep hope, life and love alive after the adoptive parents go missing. Several devastating true stories have been woven into the opera. 18 June. operanorth.co.uk

THE SKATING RING, GARSINGTON OPERA Based upon the novel by Roberto Bolaño, this is a story of obsession, murder, jealousy and political corruption. 5-16 July. garsingtonopera.org Claude Monet, The Coal-heavers (Les Déchargeurs de charbon) (1875)

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BOOKS

GOOD READS Richard Hopton reviews four books with a French connection

FRANCE: A HISTORY FROM GAUL TO DE GAULLE John Julius Norwich

Despite the fact that more than 5.5m Britons visit France each year, we remain woefully ignorant of its history. As Lord Norwich points out: ‘We may know a bit about Napoleon or Joan of Arc or Louis XIV, but for most of us that’s about it.’ This enjoyable book, covering two millennia of French history at a brisk canter, is his attempt to fill this lacuna. It is old-fashioned history, recounting the deeds of emperors and kings, dukes and popes, heroes and villains. It has nothing to say about economics or industry and little about France’s wondrous culture, her architecture, art and literature, let alone her food or her wine. The tone of France is avuncular, worldly and witty; it is like having dinner with an urbane, well-read uncle. It is spiked with commonsensical judgments: ‘The Crimean War... was a ridiculous affair which should never have occurred at all.’ Norwich has been visiting France all his life; indeed, his father, Duff Cooper, was British Ambassador in Paris immediately after the Second World War. The book is enlivened by the author’s own anecdotes: for example, he recounts his father presenting medals to veterans of the Resistance with tears pouring down his cheeks. This is a history of France but reading it, you are forcibly reminded how closely intertwined it is with Britain’s own story. From the time of Julius Caesar great tracts of British and French history are incomprehensible without the other. For long periods in the Middle Ages English kings claimed to rule swathes of western France; the Hundred Years’ War and much of the history of the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries is the story of conflict – and periodic cooperation– between the two nations. Indeed, on occasion Norwich has to remind himself that he is writing French history. If you are planning a trip to France this summer, buy this book and dip into it as you sit soaking up the Provençal sunshine, pastis in hand. You won’t regret it. John Murray, £25

Jamie Reid

Patrice des Moutis was a French aristocrat who waged war on the P.M.U., France’s state-owned betting system. In the late 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s he won huge sums playing the tiercé, a combination bet in which the punter predicts the first three horses home in a race. The P.M.U. did all it could to stop des Moutis winning and gradually the story darkens before reaching a tragic end. Reid’s prose rattles along, bringing vividly to life the glamour and turmoil of France in the three decades after the war. Bloomsbury, £18.99

THE KRULL HOUSE Georges Simenon

Set in a small town in rural France on the eve of the Second World War, this story – first published in 1939 – is about hostility to outsiders and how easily suspicion and distrust can descend into violence. The trouble starts when a local girl is found in the canal having been raped and murdered. Suspicion falls on Hans, an amoral, louche cousin of the Krull family, German immigrants who run a local bar and grocery, setting neighbour against neighbour and the family against itself as the story reaches a sad, violent end. Penguin Classics, £10.99

RENOIR’S DANCER

Catherine Hewitt This life of Suzanne Valadon is as much a history of the French art world between the 1880s and the 1930s as it is a biography. Valadon was born in obscurity in 1865 but moved to Paris as a child. She began modelling for artists as a teenager and posed for a number of wellknown painters, including Puvis des Chavanness, Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec; with most of whom she also had affairs. By the mid-1890s, she was an accomplished artist in her own right, with a reputation which grew steadily throughout the rest of her life. Icon, £25

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THE GUIDE A bird’s eye view of the world’s most famous tennis club

SPORTS

THE OLYMPIAN Sebastian Coe hopes for a final Nadal/Federer showdown

Federer won Wimbledon a staggering eight times

Wimbledon is not only a great British day out, it really is unique. It’s the world’s oldest tennis tournament; the first television airing was way back in 1937; it’s the only grand slam to be played on grass and shares a unique status with the Olympic Games and the Masters in the US as an advertising-free zone. And don’t confuse history and tradition with sclerosis; it was the Wimbledon Championships that were prime movers in ridding the sport of shamateurism – 50 years ago Wimbledon went open with Rod Laver returning to the hallowed grass winning six years after being banned, going on to win it two more times as a pro. If Federer does prevail this year it will be Herculean. He is now safely in the record books as having won most titles, but into the second half of his 30s this great career, even he would concede, is in the final strait. His epic final against Nadal in 2008 that concluded well into twilight was one of the best pieces of live sport it’s been my privilege to witness. I can only hope we might be lucky enough to have a final curtain call from them both again.

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ot that long ago I was discussing the design of the Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020 with an elder statesman of Japanese sport. As modern architecture goes it’s fine and should serve local neighbourhoods well in legacy mode, but, slightly plaintively I thought, he said, ‘We don’t have Wimbledon. You were very lucky in London 2012’. He was right. And we were. ‘Wimbledon is unique,’ piped up a former head of global tennis, who had overheard our conversation. Why? ‘Because it is has always modernised carefully never losing its traditions and history. Flushing Meadows is all about New York nights, beer and burgers; Roland Garros is perfect, particularly the food; Melbourne means young people, but Wimbledon is different…’ It was this last observation that summed up the All England Championships: ‘There is no other tournament that has won so much national affection.’ He too was right. Lately of course we’ve been spoilt by the truly global status of Sir Andy Murray. As a Sheffielder I gloried in Roger Taylor’s semi-final appearance in the Seventies but we waited a long time for someone who could consistently match – and outplay – the best. This year there are concerns about Murray’s fitness and in particular a hip injury. Djokovic too has struggled for form. Modern tennis is attritional, so it’s left to the two elder heavyweights of the game, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, to be everyone’s neutral favourites, although Zverev could be a good outside bet. The women’s ranks this year are far harder to interpret. Only months after the birth of her first child it’s just conceivable that Serena Williams could be top seed. Kerber is good on grass. The world’s number one and two seeds, Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki, should be in the mix. Wimbledon rarely fails to live up to expectations. This year is unlikely to be an exception. 60 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | July 2018

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CARS

ROAD TEST Jeep’s new Compass 2.0 MultiJet-2 170hp 4WD Auto Limited is not going to set the world alight, says Lucy Cleland

TOWN

The first thoughts I had on inspecting Jeep’s new Compass model in steel grey parked on my street in Acton, West London were how rather unassuming it was and would it happily fit two children, two car seats, a dog (and its cage), plus luggage for a jolly Cotswolds jaunt. The answer was a squashy yes, but I’m glad we did the Ocado shop the other end. SUVs in London can be tricky affairs; there’s a lot of reversing involved and every time we passed another car, the warning alarm would shriek that I was too close to it or the parked car on the other side, which raised my blood pressure and interrupted the kids’ and my singing (we had Bluetoothed my phone to the infotainment system and were belting out Hozier’s Take Me To Church). Comfortable enough it was and the children love anything that isn’t our sweet-encrusted, dog hairinfested Skoda Octavia. It felt a bit jolty going over London’s endless speed bumps/potholes (have you seen the streets recently? Councils really need to get a grip), and it was never going to be first off the starter’s blocks in the power/speed stakes. If you think I’m being harsh, it’s because there are better cars in its class of SUV/off-road crossover like the Kia Sportage, Nissan’s bestselling Qashqai and the VW Tiguan, but that’s not to say it’s a total write off. You just need to take it out of town as often as you can to justify it. RATING: 2/5 handbags

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Now, this was a bit more like it. With a sigh of relief that we’d hit the A40 and were leaving the Big Smoke behind us, I started to relax and enjoy my cute little Jeep. I raised my seat and got the perfect driving position with a flick of a couple of switches, cranked up 6 Music on the radio, even opened up the roof (it was that wonderful May weekend, after all) and pleasantly rather than excitedly swept down the motorway until we hit the A415 turn-off to Whitney and the fuzzy evening light and glorious Oxfordshire countryside seduced us with its fields of rape and honey-coloured houses. Had it been any other weekend in May, we’d probably have been able to put it through its 4x4 paces a bit more, negotiating deep, muddy tracks and submerged country lanes, but as it was the most exciting drive we had was a straight run down a Roman road to do some shopping in Lechlade, jostling with a whole other raft of bigger, muddier vehicles for a parking space outside the Co-op. For people like me, who move between country and town as often as the British weather changes, a crossover car makes total sense. I’m not convinced that the Jeep version had me fired up in either. I’ll be keeping my options very much open, while I continue to remove sweet wrappers and dog hairs from my cashmere coat. RATING: 3/5 wellies

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GARDENING

SEEDER’S DIGEST

ALFRESCO DINING

Indoor gardening and outdoor dining

Make the most of those summer evenings

GARDEN OF THE MONTH

HESTERCOMBE GARDENS Somerset

There is plenty to see at this 50-acre garden dubbed ‘paradise restored’. With design spanning three centuries and names such as Sir Edwin Lutyens, Coplestone Warre Bampfylde and, more recently, Gertrude Jekyll leaving their mark, Hestercombe is an eclectic floral and faunal extravaganza. hestercombe.com

KLEVERING Anouk lobster dish, £25. klevering.com NISI LIVING Daterra placemat, £16 nisiliving.co.uk

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THE CONRAN SHOP Månses design carafe, £42. conranshop. com

HOUSEPLANTS FOR A HEALTHY HOME

Houseplants can purify the air, reduce stress and improve sleep. John VanZile’s book explores 50 easy-to-grow plants and their associated health benefits. The pretty Phalaenopsis, for example, removes airborne toxins. Win, win. £12.99. simonand schuster.co.uk

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TERRIFIC TERRARIUMS

After a surge in popularity in the 60s, terrariums fell out of fashion until a few years ago. They are now a firm feature in cutting-edge indoor garden design. Head to London Terrariums’ workshops to make your very own. londonterrariums.com

THIS MONTH PICK It’s time to harvest your apricots, peaches and nectarines.

CLEAR Ensure that ponds are topped up and free from algae and blanket weed.

PRUNE Deadhead plants to encourage optimum flowering.

SERAX Glass, £12. serax.com

HANDPICKED BY KATE Napkins, £20 for two. handpickedbykate.com

A NEW TRIBE Kana salad bowl, £52. anewtribe.co.uk

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C O N V E R S AT I O N S AT S C A R F E S B A R

ROB BRYDON Don’t ask this comedian to make you laugh, says Matthew Bell Portrait by ALEXANDRA DAO

and Barry Humphries and could recite entire sketches by Peter Cook hat fun, I thought, as I made my way to meet and Dudley Moore. He got work as a continuity announcer for BBC1, Rob Brydon. I’m off to see a properly hilarious and did commercial voice-overs for dozens of adverts including Tango, comedian, who will breeze into the room and McDonald’s, Toilet Duck and Pot Noodle. In the early 1990s he worked bombard me with jokes. He will have me crying with laughter within minutes. This is going to be a dream interview. for the Home Shopping Network and got his creative break in the 2000s, when he co-wrote and performed in the BBC comedy Marion The reality was slightly different. Comedians are like most and Geoff. He later starred in Gavin and Stacey as Uncle Bryn. people, really. They want to be paid to work, not give it away Viewers of The Trip, in which Brydon plays himself on for free. And a pre-publicity interview for a low-budget a gastronomic road trip with Steve Coogan, may feel they film not out til July is perhaps, for someone of Brydon’s know him. But is it him? ‘There would be a lot of stuff stature, not big enough an occasion to fire up the funny where I would say, “Yeah that’s pretty much me,” and then man. He arrives tired from a training session for there would be moments that aren’t. The main example is Sport Relief. Questions about the film seem to bore that he and I would not have those competitive exchanges. him. Gentle invitations to launch into a funny anecdote I don’t try to undermine him all the time and prod him. are mostly knocked flat. But why should he be a laugh That’s all conflict for the show. It’s quite heightened and a minute? He’s just a bloke doing his job. Michelin stars exaggerated. In comedy that’s what you do. It can come His latest film is Swimming With Men, which premiers or pub lunch? from a seed of truth, then you twist it.’ at the Edinburgh Film Festival. It tells the story of Eric, a Pub lunch. Wonder if they ever go too far? ‘We have to be careful. middle-aged man who is drifting away from his wife (Jane Theatre or And if we hurt each other’s feelings, which has happened Horrocks). He finds solace in swimming, and one day gardening? once or twice – I suppose we have a gentlemen’s agreement notices a group of men practicing synchronised swimming Watching someone do that all is fair in love and war. It’s actually an aspect of it at his local pool. He joins the team, and they eventually the gardening that I find – and I think he does – a little tiresome. That end up competing in the World Championships. The while I prepare feeling that I’ve got to be unpleasant again.’ He claims producers approached Brydon to play Eric and he was for the theatre. they don’t sit around doing impersonations, but in the instantly keen. ‘I thought from the start that it had a Green tea or course of our interview he can’t help slipping into a very chance to be very good. It’s a classic underdog story. glass of wine? good Donald Trump, though he stops himself short. Wine. Fish out of water, men in water.’ ‘Anyone I impersonate is always someone I have affection Brydon turned 53 in May. He has five children from Power breakfast or for. And I do not have affection for Mr Trump.’ two wives. You get the feeling that what he wants most is languorous When I ask what excites him most about his work, he to be at home in Teddington with his family. ‘The main lunch? says: ‘By and large I don’t get that excited. People often say thing to me is that I don’t want to be inconvenienced by Long lunch. to me on the first day, “Are you excited?” and I let them going a long way. A guy I know runs a club somewhere Dog or cat? down gently. It would be a push to say that I was excited.’ on the M25 and got in touch recently saying, “Do you want I love our cat. And yet it’s a career that most actors, comedians, or to come and do a warm up here?” and I said it’s just too I love dogs but I don’t want that 20-year-old radio workers from Port Talbot would dream of. far. He said, “Ah sorry, I thought you lived in London,” responsibility. Instead, Brydon speaks eloquently about the and I said “Yes, I live in Teddington, but it’s still too far. On Instagram drawbacks of being a highly paid comedian on tour. I’m not going to go driving up the M25, I want to go I follow retriever ‘The hour and a half that I’m out there is great. The puppies. somewhere that’s five minutes away.”’ stuff that comes with it, like the travel and the staying Luckily there is a comedy club five minutes from Rolling hills or seaside? in hotels and the waiting in changing rooms while they his house, the Bear Cat, where he tries out all his new Seaside. But it do the sound check. There can be a lot of wasted time.’ material, a vital creative process. ‘Essentially an audience depends where. He sounds like someone who is conscious of time passing. wants you to do the same thing all the time,’ he says. ‘If There are some Is there anything he feels he has yet to do? ‘I don’t feel you think of whichever comedians you like, you go because awful patches of seaside like I’ve done it all but I don’t equate achievement with you want to see them do their thing. I suppose that’s how around Britain. fulfilment. That’s a mistake that people make.’ But would you form the persona that you have on stage. It’s a meeting Who wants to he really be happy staying at home in Teddington for the between what they want you to do and what you want, and choose? It’s like rest of his life? Somehow I doubt it. where they meet in the middle.’ Sophie’s choice. It’s unfair. Brydon grew up in Port Talbot and got a job working SWIMMING WITH MEN opens nationwide on 6 July for BBC Radio Wales aged 20. He loved Frankie Howerd

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THE TIMES What’s hot in the world of watches

GREEN WRISTED Green is the colour of... this year’s coolest timepieces

Q&A: PEN HADOW The adventurer found his calling later in life

STOP. START. RESET The newest chronographs to come to town

A GAME OF PAIRS Can you name which A-lister is an ambassador for which brand?

MY FAIR LADY Women are now more interested in what’s going on behind the dial than ever before

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hen the watch market entered a purple patch around 15 years ago it seemed as though consumers’ willingness to pay mad money for anything and everything that told the time was more or less insatiable – as a result, new dial names sprang from nowhere, long-defunct ones were revived and many existing ones embarked on what appeared to be almost demented attempts at ‘doing something different’. Well, a protracted period of ‘correction’ that began in 2014 and from which the industry is only gradually emerging gave it a kick in the pants that is proving beneficial to the consumer. There are now more value-for-money watches to choose from, fewer overthe-top designs that won’t stand the test of ‘time’ and a reduction in the number of brands that are here one day and gone the next. And, when all is said and done, it seems that buyers didn’t want the wheel to be re-invented after all – as demonstrated by the number of revived classics that have been launched this year, many of which you can read about

within the following pages. What is changing, however, is the way we purchase watches. At the start of the aforementioned sales boom virtually all of the major brands warned of the dangers of buying online and preached the importance of dealing face-to-face, over the counter, with ‘highly trained’ sales people. But now that shopping online has become the norm, many of the same brands have changed their tune and are e-tailing furiously. Industry guru Jean-Claude Biver, who runs the watch division of LVMH, also believes multi-brand retailers will have to change their tactics if they are to compete both with the internet and the growing number of monobrand boutiques that are springing up in cities throughout the world. Indeed, things are moving so fast that, by the time you’ve read this issue, it will probably be possible to buy a watch online and have it delivered to your door by drone within a couple of hours. Which makes me think that you’ve probably had more than enough of me ‘droning’ on, so I’ll stop.

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Do you ever have moments when the thought of signing on the dotted line is simply too exhausting to contemplate? If so, it’s Harry Winston to the rescue with its shamelessly decadent Precious Signature that, at first glance, appears to be nothing more than your average, white gold desk clock smothered with blue opaline marquetry and 74 carats of diamonds. But enter a secret security code, operate a hidden pusher and out pops a beautifully engineered pantograph. Slot in the matching pen, press a button and the device immediately sets to work on creating a perfect facsimile of your signature, leaving your pen hand free for more pleasurable activities. It takes three months to personalise the mechanism to create a specific autograph – so there’s plenty of time to save up the £1m or so that each Precious Signature costs. But at least you won’t have to sign the cheque. harrywinston.com

You need never write your signature again thanks to Harry Winston

It’s difficult to imagine two worlds more opposite than those of a Swiss watch manufacturer and a fastliving Australian rock group, but that hasn’t stopped the music-loving Raymond Weil from producing a special edition of its Freelancer model that pays tribute to AC/DC. Sporting the band’s distinctive logo at 12 o’clock, it features a textured ‘high voltage’ dial and studded hour markers ‘to reinforce the rock n’ roll attitude of the timepiece’. (Timepiece – now there’s a rock’n’ roll word...). The watch, which follows previous special editions dedicated to The Beatles, David Bowie and Bob Marley, will be limited to 3,000 examples, each supplied in a miniature version of the type of metal flight case in which bands on tour transport their instruments. And other stuff... £1,795. raymond-weil.com

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Chopard’s Mille Miglia chronographs come in five racing colours

TRUE COLOURS Chopard is celebrating its 30th anniversary as sponsor of Italy’s Mille Miglia classic car rally with a range of five Racing Colours chronographs featuring dials in hues synonymous with some of the main competing countries – i.e. British racing green; speed yellow (Belgium); rosso corsa (Italy); vintage blue (France) and speed silver (Germany). Just 300 of each colour will be produced, all on calfskin straps with a tyre tread rubber backing. The watches are available individually for £4,730 or as five-piece sets, but can only be bought from Chopard boutiques. chopard.com

A WRISTY BUSINESS

It’s said that Louis Cartier created the first proper wristwatch for men in 1904 after his daredevil aviator chum Alberto SantosDumont complained that, with both hands on the controls of his flying machine, he just couldn’t get hold of his pocket watch. Cartier solved the problem by supplying the Brazilian flyboy with a fumble-free ‘wristlet’ watch – and seven years later put his invention into production under the name of Santos. The Santos has been part of the Cartier inventory ever since, and this year gets a makeover in new large and medium versions in a choice of steel, gold, or steel and gold cases. Multiple, quick-change strap variations are also offered, along with Cartier’s Smartlink easily adjustable bracelet. Prices range from £5,350 for a medium in steel to £54,500 for a skeletonised version in gold. cartier.com

BACK IN TIME

The famous American typeface designer Frederic Goudy once sagely observed that ‘the old fellows stole all of our best ideas’. He was talking about the difficulty of creating a fresh font at the time, but his remark could well have been applied to today’s watchmaking industry which relies heavily on the ideas of the ‘old fellows’ – as demonstrated in the new Polaris range from JaegerLeCoultre which is based on a 1968 dive watch with a mechanical alarm. JLC has adapted the design to create five new Polaris models comprising a 1,000-piece limited-edition alarm version, two automatics (date and no date) a chronograph and a world time chronograph. From £5,750. jaegerlecoultre.com

This year’s Santos gets a makeover

NOMOS-ING ABOUT

Nomos Glashutte’s Neomatik Autobahn sports watch

Minimalist German brand Nomos has called on the talents of Berlin-based furniture designer and interior architect Werner Aisslinger to pen a new addition to its Neomatik line, the result being this eye-catching, 41mm sports watch called Autobahn. The crescentshaped relief that decorates the dial is said to have been inspired by elements of car design from the ’60s and ’70s and is treated with Superluminova to make it glow in the dark. White on grey, white on blue and blue on grey combinations are available, all at £3,800. Which reminds me – I must dig out that Kraftwerk album... nomos-glashuette.com

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Jaeger Le-Coultre’s Polaris is based on a 1968 original

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NOW THAT’S PRETTY SMART

THEY HAD A NOSE FOR IT

Back in 2015, Frederique Constant chose to tackle the smartwatch conundrum with an analogue, quartz-powered watch that displayed connected functions on a subdial at the six o’clock position. And now the Swiss-based, Citizen-owned brand has advanced the concept of blending classical watch design with wireless connectivity with its Hybrid Manufacture 3.0 that integrates a bespoke electronic module into Frederique a traditional mechanical Constant’s Hybrid Manufacture 3.0 movement. The 3.0 in its title refers to the third function of the device – the ability of the electronic module to monitor the accuracy of the mechanical movement and communicate it to the wearer’s phone. Why? Perhaps that’s something only millennials can understand... £2,995. frederiqueconstant.com

HEART OF OAK

Some credit the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore with kicking off the craze for saucepan-sized wristwear when it was launched in 1993 with what was a big-for-the-time 42mm case. The new arrival didn’t go down too well with Gérald Genta (designer of the original, 38mm Royal Oak) who called the Offshore an ‘elephant seal’ and predicted it would be a flop. In fact, the watch became a smash hit – and now a 25th anniversary version has been produced with the same combination of stainless steel case and blue petite tapisserie waffle-pattern dial as the original. £23,300. audemarspiguet.com

Next time you’re in the Bruton Street, Mayfair, premises of William & Son, ask to be allowed a peek at the playfully saucy limited-edition Vintage Nose Art watches from the Graham brand. Based on the heavily-engineered, 44mm Chronofighter model with its distinctive left-hand chronograph trigger, they have dials decorated with accurate miniaturisations of the pop art lovelies that were often painted onto the fuselages of American military aircraft during WWII. Two designs are available – redheaded Anna and blonde Sally – each version being limited to 100 examples and priced at £3,840. She was only a pilot’s daughter. Graham’s Vintage Nose Art watch But she kept her cockpit clean... williamandson.com

The Rolex Deepsea in oystersteel

25th anniversary edition of Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Offshore

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TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY

Rolex is marking the 50th anniversary of its Deepsea Sea-Dweller extreme dive watch with a new version that gets a 44mm diameter case made from so-called oystersteel and the ultraaccurate Calibre 3235 movement which offers 70 hours of power reserve and high levels of shock resistance and anti-magnetism. Waterproof down to a lung-crushing 12,800 feet and fitted with a helium escape valve, the Deepsea can be had with a gloss black or D-Blue dial (D standing for deep). Prices are £9,050 and £9,300, respectively. rolex.com July 2018 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | 77

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IT’S ‘PLANE’ LOVELY

Bremont’s U2 model is for mere civilians

Zenith has gone back to the future with its latest chronograph, the Cronometro Tipo CP-2 Cairelli that’s based on a 1960s model originally commissioned by Rome jeweller A. Cairelli for supply to the Italian Air Force. The new, 43mm version features Zenith’s famed El Primero movement with an added flyback function that enables the chronograph to be stopped, reset and restarted with a single push of the button – and, to provide a suitably vintage look, the watch can be had in a choice of aged steel or bronze cases, respectively with dark grey or brown dials. It’s fairly priced at £6,400 – or, for £9,000, George Bamford’s Bamford Watch Department offers an official personalised version that you can design yourself. zenithwatches. com; bamford watch department. com Zenith’s Cronometro Tipo CP-2 Cairelli looks suitably vintage

Tudor’s new Black Bay with ‘Pepsi’ bezel

MOUNTAIN HIGH Montblanc’s new 1858 Geosphere watch features an ingenious world time mechanism that takes the form of two domed globes at the top and bottom of the dial, representing the two hemispheres. Turning in opposite directions, each globe is divided into 24 time zones, while tiny red dots indicate the location of the world’s seven highest peaks. From £4,500. montblanc.com

TUDOR THOUGHT IT?

One of the most coveted of all dual time watches is the Rolex GMT-Master that was originally developed in 1954 for Pan Am pilots flying the first long-haul routes. Its red and blue bezel is known as the Pepsi among watch nerds (sorry, aficionados) and has been synonymous with the model for more than 60 years – so there were more than a few slack jaws at the Baselworld watch show in March when Rolex stablemate Tudor pulled the wraps off a new GMT version of its smash-hit Black Bay, complete with‘Pepsi bezel, in-house automatic movement and a tempting price tag of just £2,790 – less than half the price of the Rolex version. Discuss. tudorwatch.com

Montblanc’s 1858 Geosphere is dedicated to mountain exploration

DIVE! DIVE! DIVE!

No longer are Grand Seikos just for the Japanese market

Until relatively recently, Japanese manufacturer Seiko hid its light under a bushel in terms of showing the world its true horological prowess, keeping the superb Grand Seiko mechanical models just for the home market. That has now changed – and if you care to take a trip to Seiko’s Knightsbridge boutique, you can see the latest, limitededition pieces made to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the brand’s ultra-accurate Caliber 9S movement. From £5,600 to £50,000. seiko.co.uk

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TAKE A TIP(O) FROM ME

Bremont is marking this year’s centenary of the RAF with a new, civilian version of its U2 model that was originally designed for supply to military squadrons. The U-2/51-Jet takes design cues from a previous project commissioned by the RAF’s 100 Squadron – a night bombing unit formed during WW1. As a result, the watch gets a stealthy, 43mm blackened case and jet black centre barrel and heat-treated blue steel hands with red and white accents. £3,995. bremont.com

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IT’S JUST A PHASE

If you’re looking for an affordable, Swiss-made watch with an in-house mechanical movement, you could do a lot worse than check-out the offerings of Maurice Lacroix which, this year, is especially proud of the Calendar Retrograde model that’s been added to its Masterpiece range along with a new, skeletonised version of the Maurice popular Aikon. But the ML Lacroix’s that really caught our eye at the Eliros Baselworld watch show in March Moonphase was this 35mm Eliros model for women that combines a crisp, clear dial with a nicely executed moonphase display and a blue calf leather strap. A quartz movement ensures a high degree of accuracy – and also helps to keep the price down to a tempting £795. mauricelacroix.com

THIS WATCH IS TURTLE-Y COOL

The market for vintage dive watches is currently red hot, a fact that’s encouraging many makers to dip-in with present-day versions of their old classics. One of the best to recently emerge from the depths of the archives is Certina’s this Certina DS PH200M that’s based on a 40mm model DS PH200M is out in October originally produced in 1967. Although slightly larger at 42.8mm, the reincarnation features the same 200-metre water resistance, lacquered black dial and rotating bezel as the ’60s model, from which it also borrows a back engraved with the image of a turtle. The watch is supplied with two straps (one leather, one nylon) and a fully waterproof Pelican storage case – all for a rock-bottom £565 (out in October). certina.com

IWC celebrates its 150th birthday with its Pallweber editions

WHAT’S BUGGING YOU?

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YOUR NUMBER’S UP

IWC is marking its 150th anniversary this year with a veritable splurge of celebratory models (27 at the last count), the most interesting of which are the decidedly different Tribute to Pallweber editions that are based on a jumping hour pocket watch produced by the firm in 1884. Instead of a conventional time display, the Pallwebers use a system of rotating, numbered discs that show the hours and minutes through large windows in the dial, while running seconds are taken care of by a normal indicator at the six o’clock position. The watches are available in editions of 25 in platinum (£50,950), 250 in red gold (£31,950) and 500 in steel (£20,500). iwc.com

ABOVE: Bugatti Chiron BELOW Parmigiani Type 390

If you’re sufficiently rolling in it to be able to afford Bugatti’s latest £2m hypercar, the 261mph Chiron, you’ll be pleased to know that Parmigiani has created a special, £200,000 watch to complement it. The Type 390 is the latest fruit of a collaboration between Bugatti and Parmigiani that began in 2004 and features an enginestyle cylindrical movement that can be slid from the wedge-shaped, 80-part case for maintenance. Twin spring barrels provide 80 hours of power reserve which can be monitored on a fuel gauge style indicator, and the strap lugs are articulated to ensure a perfect, comfortable fit. Each watch is made to order and can be tailored to taste (so long as it’s good taste). parmigiani.com

THIS WATCH AIN’T PANTS

Belgian fashion designer Raf Simons has been given carte blanche (as they say in Flemish) to re-vamp the clothing brand’s watches – and one of his first efforts is the Achieve chronograph. There’s a trusty Swiss-made quartz movement inside the cushionshaped case, and a choice of black, silver or blue dials with contrasting highlights. We like the blue and buff version and have ordered CK Y-fronts to match. These watches don’t cost a packet, either. £309 on a leather strap, £349 on a bracelet. calvinklein.co.uk

Raf Simmons is upping the Calvin Klein watch offering ante

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GREEN WRISTED Blue was the big news in watches last year, but now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all going gaga for green Fashion director URSULA LAKE Photography MATTHEW SHAVE

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Swimsuit, Violet Lake. Speedmaster Moonwatch professional with green Nato strap, Omega

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Swimsuit, Eres. Pansy Retro with pearl 18ct rose gold diamond and pearl watch, Charles Oudin at William & Son

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Swimsuit, Violet Lake. Right: Manero PowerReserve in pine green, Carl F. Bucherer. Left: Original sixties annual edition Panorama Date in green, GlashĂźtte

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Swimsuit, Eres. Serpenti Twist Your Time watch, Bulgari

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Swimsuit, Eres. Right: Liens Lumière watch, Chaumet. Left: Arceau watch in a steel case and with a green calfskin strap, Hermès

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Swimsuit, Eres. Big Bang One Click Italia Independent watch with dark green velvet strap, Hublot

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Swimsuit, Violet Lake. Right: Possession watch in white gold and diamond, Piaget. Left: Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; white gold Perpetual Calendar watch on a shiny greenturquoise alligator strap, Patek Philippe TEAM Hair and make-up: Jaimee Thomas using MAC PRO Nails: Cherrie Snow using NARS Cosmetics Model: Evie @ Elite STOCKISTS: PAGE 136

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C&TH ON WATCH | INTERVIEW

Q&A

PEN HADOW

One afternoon in 1988, Pen Hadow read a remarkable book by the 19th-century German naturalist Bernhard Hantzsch that inspired him to resign from his job in sports management and become a polar explorer. Almost 30 years later he remains a leader in the field – and is now working with historic watch brand Favre-Leuba on his latest project to help save the planet Tell us, Pen – is there a history of exploration in the Hadow line? No, but I was looked after by a woman called Enid Wigley during my formative years who was previously nanny to Peter Scott, the only child of Captain Scott of the Antarctic. Nanny Wigley raised me on a spartan regime and a diet of stories about the polar regions and the ‘Antarctic Boys’. So maybe that planted a seed.

But the seed lay dormant for years. What caused it to sprout? By the age of 27 I was working in rights management for the Mark McCormack Sports Organisation. One day I decided to spend my lunch break at the Royal Geographical Society’s Lowther reading room and ended up reading the entire translated journal of the German ornithologist Bernhard Hantzsch about his fateful trip to southern Baffin Island. He died there in 1911 after being poisoned by polar bear meat.

And that sold you on the idea of becoming a polar explorer? It did. When I got home, I realised that all the books I owned were about the previous two generations of explorers and adventurers and that it was the only thing I had ever wanted to do with my life.

So how does one go from managing ‘rights’ in central London to surviving in the frozen wastes? My initial plan was to organise a trip to Baffin to compare data compiled by Hantzsch with that of the present day, and then set up a North Pole guide service. I advertised for a radio operator and got a response from someone very experienced in remote Arctic operations who explained that I couldn’t start the business without having a clue what I was doing. So, in 1989, he took me to Spitsbergen from where we completed a very tough and educational 70-day island and sea-ice traverse.

re-supply from Ward Hunt Island in Canada to the Geographic North Pole. There had been 15 previous attempts. It was a journey of almost 500 miles, some of which I had to swim due to melting ice. The following year, fellow explorer Simon Murray and I trekked to the Geographic South Pole from Antarctica’s Zumberge Coast. It made Simon the oldest person to reach the South Pole from the continental coastline and raised £300,000 for the RGS. And what about your latest projects? Between 2008 and 2012 I organised the Catlin Arctic Surveys to monitor sea-ice thickness, ocean acidification and ocean circulation – which revealed the likelihood that, by 2020, only 20 per cent of the Arctic Ocean will be covered by ice in late summer. That led to my current project which is a 15-year programme of marine expedition research which will involve annual trips to gather data to provide the evidence to enable our advocacy organisation, 90northunit. com, to support the international policy making process within the UN that will create a North Pole marine reserve so that only scientific research can be carried out in this highly vulnerable region.

So where do Favre-Leuba watches come in? The arrival of satellite communications

means a watch is no longer essential for astro-navigation, but I was attracted to FavreLeuba because its Bivouac 9000 is the only watch to incorporate a mechanical altimeter capable of The Favre-Leuba Bivouac 9000 has measuring up to 9,000 metres – that’s higher than an altimeter that Everest. It works using barometric pressure and makes can measure for one of the most powerful tools an explorer can up to 9,000m have because it can help you to both navigate and predict the weather. Sounds nippy. But what put you on the map, so to speak? And is Favre-Leuba backing 90northunit.com? Yes, very much so. Favre-Leuba wants to be involved in projects with social value Not long afterwards, I made an extreme voyage to photograph because that is what its customers are interested in. Favre-Leuba’s polar bears, then a crossing from London to Greenland via backing will help us spread the word that the North Pole region’s Shetland, Faroe and Iceland in a seven-metre RIB. Later, in 1997, ice-melt is not simply a matter of ice turning to water – it’s the I organised the first all-female expedition to the Geographic potential destruction of a floating ice-reef ecosystem that’s North Pole which had a significant impact on the participation a habitat rammed with unique wild life. We have to save it. of women in adventure. And in 2003 came the big one, didn’t it? Yes. Between March Learn more at 90northunit.com 17 and May 19, I became the first person to trek solo without 88 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | July 2018

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C&TH ON WATCH | CHRONOGRAPHS

START. STOP. RESET.

The latest models with the world’s most popular watch complication – the chronograph

hose three words of the title will be familiar to anyone with much more than a passing interest in horology, because it perfectly describes what happens when using a chronograph, the function that – aside from a simple date display – is the most popular of all watch complications. Until five years ago it was widely believed that Louis XVIII’s watchmaker, Nicolas Rieussec, invented the chronograph in 1821 when he created a contraption that enabled his highness to time his favourite nags while at the races. The device, housed in a mahogany box, featured two rotating paper discs and an ink dropper that marked them to record elapsed time down to the nearest second. Since ‘chronograph’ is a contraction of two Greek words meaning ‘time’ and ‘write’, Rieussec’s creation was certainly worthy of the name – but in 2013 it was confirmed that a watch sold at Christie’s the previous year, having emerged from a royal collection after more than a century was, in fact, the world’s first chronograph. It was made in 1816 by another French horologist, Louis Moinet. Intended for tracking astronomical objects, it took the form of a pocket watch-style counter with a dial divided into 60ths of a second and a mechanism that enabled it to be stopped and restarted with a push of a button.

That basic system prevails today, although it has been developed and refined considerably during the past 200 years – most significantly by Gaston Breitling who, in 1915, developed one of the first wrist chronographs. The firm has majored on them ever since, this year unveiling its most sophisticated model yet in the form of its £5,810 Exospace B55 Yachting which has a high-end quartz movement powering a chronograph that can run for 99 hours to an accuracy of 10 milliseconds. It offers smartphone connectivity, too. If you prefer your chronographs to be classic, however, you’ll be sold on Carl F Bucherer’s achingly gorgeous Manero Peripheral in a new, 43mm rose gold case. The ‘peripheral’ in the name of this £13,600 beauty refers to the fact that the automatic winding system is fitted to the outside edge of the movement, affording an unhindered view of the exquisitely crafted mechanism through the sapphire case back. As you have probably gleaned, I like the Manero – but Patek Philippe also wowed the crowds at this year’s Baselworld watch show when it unveiled a new, chronograph version of its Aquanaut sports watch. With a perfectly balanced

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FROM TOP: Breitling Exospace B55 Yachting chronograph offers smart connectivity; Carl F Bucherer Manero Flyback is a classic; Patek Philippe Aquanaut

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black dial highlighted with orange detailing it’s one of the most modern and racy-looking Pateks ever made, but the quality still shines through. As it should for the thick end of £33,510 – although you do get two straps, one in black, the other in funky orange. TAG Heuer, however, can probably lay claim to being king of the chronographs since it has a century-long history of stopwatch production and became known during the 1960s and ’70s (when it was just plain ‘Heuer’) for making watches such as the Carrera, Monaco and Autavia that were popular with many of the era’s top racing drivers. In March, the brand reinforced its motorsport connections by becoming the official partner of Aston Martin Racing which means, among other things, that it will back the marque when the new Vantage GTE races at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on 16 June and will be the ‘official watch partner’ of the bonkers, road-legal, limited edition, £2m Valkyrie hypercar. Watch-wise, the first fruit of the collaboration comes in the form of two chronographs, one being the Aston Martin Racing, which has a quartz movement and costs £1,350, the other being the £5,250 Aston Martin Carrera with a mechanical movement and a honeycomb dial. Another of TAG’s most famous chronographs, the square-cased Monaco, also becomes available in an all-new look thanks to a makeover given by the Bamford Watch Department – the brand’s official customising partner. The £6,600 Bamford Monaco gets a carbon fibre case, a black dial highlighted in blue and will be made in 500 examples. Porsche fans are spoiled for choice with the new range of chronographs from the Porsche Design studio, which include an £8,700 tailor-made model that is available only to buyers of the 500 911 Turbo S cars – who can order a dial to match any of the car’s six available paint colours. Longines, meanwhile, has this year extended its range of ‘VHP’ (for Very High Precision) watches with the addition of a range of chronographs that contain an especially

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developed quartz movement. It is said to be accurate to plus/minus five seconds per year and can reset its hands in the event of the watch being knocked or exposed to magnetism. Available from September, they cost around £1,160. One of the most celebrated of all chronographs is Omega’s Speedmaster which became famous for being the first watch to have been worn on the moon during the Apollo XI mission of 1969. Naturally, Omega never tires of playing on the association and regularly produces new, space-themed versions of its most famous watch, one of this year’s offerings being the Dark Side of the Moon, a black ceramic tribute to the Apollo 8 expedition of 50 years ago. The watch is, of course, predominantly black but features yellow highlights and a cut-away ‘moon crater’ dial and costs £7,200, while a superb reincarnation of the Speedmaster CK2998 launched in 1959 has been released in an edition of 2,998 examples, each with a white dial with black counters, a pulsometer bezel and a classic, 39.7mm case containing a manually-wound movement (£4,320). Ask most serious horophiles to select the most impressive chronograph of the year so far, however, and there’s a good chance they will cite the remarkable white gold Triple Split from top-tier German maker A. Lange and Söhne. Way back in 2004, the brand created a Double Split model that is still the only watch on the market that can give a split-time reading for both elapsed seconds and minutes. As you’ll have guessed, the Triple Split goes one further by being able to measure split times for seconds, minutes and hours. The mind-bogglingly complex mechanism that makes it all possible contains 567 components, and the watch – only 100 examples of which will be made – costs around € 139,000. The question is, how particular are you about your eggs being boiled for precisely five minutes? CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: TAG Heuer Monaco ‘Bamford’ edition; Longines ‘VHP’; Omega’s Dark Side of the Moon; A. Lange and Söhne’s Triple Split; Porsche Design Chronometer Flyback special edition

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A GAME OF PAIRS

Famous faces help sell watches, but can you match these A-listers with their associated brands?

de Rothschild and Inge Solheim (Explorers Squad) and Kelly Slater, Stephanie Gilmore and Sally Fitzgibbons (Surfers Squad). Over at Chopard, genteel elder statesman racing driver Jacky Ickx flies the flag for the brand’s motorsport collections, but it’s swoon-worthy English actor Colin Firth who pushes the dress watches and jewellery. Another Hollywood A-lister, serial philanthropist Gwyneth Paltrow, has jumped into bed with Frédérique Constant and helps to promote its Heart Beat watches, some of the proceeds of which go to heart-related charities. Cartier has just signed up Jake Gyllenhaal and Omega has snared Kaia Gerber, whose mother Cindy has been a face of the brand since 1995. Few brands, however, can match IWC for its sheer number of celebrity friends, which range from F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to actors Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper. In January, Jaeger-LeCoultre made the (Dr) Strange decision

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f you’ve ever wondered why luxury watches are often so expensive, take a look at the ‘slebs’ employed to promote them. That’s what you’re paying for. But imagine how you’d feel if you forked out for the watch of your dreams only to discover it was being promoted by someone you couldn’t stand, which is why we’ve compiled this handy guide to tell you who’s sold their soul to whom... Audemars Piguet loves a golfer – which is why it currently has more than 20 top-flight players on its books, ranging from Ian Poulter and Lee Westwood to golfing YouTube stars Piers Ward and Andy Proudman. It’s inadvisable, by the way, to wear a mechanical watch while playing a round – unless, of course, you work for the brand who makes it. Breitling, meanwhile, calls its newly formed ambassador groups ‘squads’ and has recently appointed Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Adam Driver and Daniel Wu (Cinema Squad); Bertrand Piccard, David

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WATCHES FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Rolex diamond-set Daytona; Omega De Ville Trésor; TAG Heuer Carrera; Cartier Santos; Chopard L.U.C XPS Fairmined

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to select Benedict Cumberbatch to help flog its wares, a job he has shown great commitment to by flashing examples of the latest Polaris model in front of every available camera. Fellow actors Kate Winslet and Simon Baker (of The Mentalist fame) are in the pay of Longines. Maurice Lacroix, meanwhile, prefers to keep its circle of ‘friends’ relatively small, with Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales now being joined by champion Olympic swimmer James Magnussen. While most ambassadors are only required to wear their watches at public events, Richard Mille insists its faces don them before performing high-impact sports as a demonstration of the robustness of its product. As a result, tennis ace Rafael Nadal, polo star Pablo MacDonough, sprinter Yohan Blake and rally driver Sebastien Loeb all wear their RMs for work. Although when I asked Mille why he had recently recruited Aussie actor Margot Robbie,

he replied simply: ‘Because she looks great and is really nice.’ When it comes to being able to afford the best of the best, Rolex is in a class of its own – which is probably why the male and female winners of this year’s Australian tennis open, Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki, are both on its books. Mind you, its little brother brand, Tudor, is aiming high with both David Beckham and Lady Gaga. TAG Heuer’s sights appear set on the other end of the age spectrum, however – among its latest ambassadors are 21-year-old model and social media icon Bella Hadid and 24-year-old Nigerian soccer sensation William Troost-Ekong. Oh, and there’s also blueblooded model Cara Delevingne who recently co-starred with a lion for TAG’s new ad campaign, and actor Chris Hemsworth of Rush, The Avengers and Ghostbusters fame – but, at 34, he’s knocking on a bit...

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MY FAIR LADY Women are now eschewing quartz movements for mechanical ones, and watch brands are taking notice with some fabulous new models for good girls

CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Patek Philippe Reference 7150 with diamond-set bezel; Chanel Boy. Friend Squelette; Chopard Happy Sport with mother-of-pearl dial

Women couldn’t see the sense in paying a premium for a wind up watch

more women are choosing mechanical mechanisms in favour of quartz ones, thus showing a willing to spend more on a watch and demonstrating a greater interest in what happens behind the dial. The shift was already being addressed by Patek Philippe in 2009 with the launch of its first mechanical chronograph designed specifically for women. That cushioncased affair is this year replaced by the round, 38mm Reference 7150R with a diamond-set bezel and ‘pulsometer’ scale – which would be ideal for nurses, if it didn’t cost £64,240. Chanel, meanwhile, claims to have spent three years developing an impressive hand-wound movement for its new, £32,000 Boy.Friend Squelette which features a diamond-set, rectangular case in beige gold. And, 25 years after Chopard launched its original Happy Sport – a casual watch with a dial on which

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t was Rex Harrison’s Professor Henry Higgins of My Fair Lady fame who asked: ‘Why can’t a woman be more like a man?’ Well, the good professor would be pleased to learn that the fairer sex is now trying its best – at least, that is, when it comes to wristwatches. Although the advent of quartz once threatened to spell the end of the mechanical wristwatch, it is a technology that was embraced with particular enthusiasm by women. For reasons unfathomable to male horophiles, they couldn’t see the sense in paying a premium for a watch that you had to wind up and have serviced when, for less money, you could have a battery-powered one that was difficult to break and would run for years without being touched. The watch companies liked this thinking, largely because women’s watches had traditionally been of dainty dimensions and therefore making mechanical movements to fit them can be more of a fiddle than for men’s models with their generally larger cases. But now the times are a-changing because

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diamonds slither about like ice hockey pucks – designer and Chopard co-boss Caroline Scheufele has given the green light to a mechanical version featuring a delectable, mother-of-pearl dial which can be had in blue, pink or white at £10,900 apiece. If you believe in the old adage that less is more, however, probably the most impressive women’s watch of the year is Jaeger-LeCoultre’s latest 101 powered by the world’s smallest mechanical movement. Originally created in 1929, the 101 movement nestled inside the watch worn by our very own Queen Elizabeth at her coronation in 1953. Although it has been in continuous production for almost 90 years, the difficulty of cramming 98 bits inside a case smaller than a fingernail means that just 50 101 movements are made annually, some of which have found their way into a new watch based on an original model from 1938 priced at £115,000. Bulgari, meanwhile, offers almost 30 mechanical variations of its neat, 33mm ‘Lvcea’ model, including a new version in which the dial is cut away to leave only the letters of the ‘Bvlgari’ name and a clear view of the in-house, selfwinding movement. Prices start at £6,150. Rolex, of course, has never faltered in the manufacture of mechanical women’s models, its Lady Datejust being probably the most popular luxury watch in its class. This year ‘the world’s most trusted brand’ (as it was recently judged) has released a new, £41,850 version of the 31mm Datejust in its patented ‘Everose’ gold with a gold bracelet and gold dial decorated with mother-of-pearl butterflies. Few watch houses can boast the decorative skills of Backes & Strauss, however, which specialises in exquisite gem-set pieces powered by top quality Franck Muller movements. Among the most popular and wearable are those in the Piccadilly Renaissance range that are powered by an

More women are choosing mechanical mechanisms over quartz ones, showing a greater interest in what happens behind the dial ultra-slim mechanism and can be had in 33mm or 40 mm diameters at a starting price of around £14,400 for a steel case set with two rows of diamonds. But perhaps the most interesting reveal of the year in terms of the changing attitude of mechanical watchmakers toward the female market came from the (once) shamelessly masculine Panerai brand. At Geneva’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in January it pulled the wraps off a decidedly ladylike version of its Luminor dive watch. Based on a design originally made for wartime frogmen, the Luminor Due 38mm is delectably slim and, rather than a traditional, military-style black dial, has an off-white finish with buff and blue highlights that give it a lighter look (£13,000). Despite this being the smallest watch Panerai has made in a horological history that spans more than 80 years, there was no explicit mention of it being aimed at women – but it will be a surprise if more than a few aren’t spotted gracing feminine wrists in the chicest holiday resorts this summer. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101; Bvlgari Lvcea Skeleton watches; Rolex Datejust 31 in ‘Everose’ gold; Backes & Strauss Piccadilly Renaissance; Panerai Luminor Due 3 Days Automatic Oro Rosso

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Caiti Grove joins 40 women on Richard Mille’s Rallye des Princesses, a vintage car drive from Paris to the Cote d’Azur

n the dappled morning shade of the town square in Vichy in central France, 90 vintage cars wait under an avenue of oak trees: Jaguars, Minis, Triumphs and Maseratis – it’s like a museum exhibit of impeccable design. This is Richard Mille’s Rallye des Princesses; it revs off from Paris’ Place Vendôme and rolls into the Côte d’Azur (this year it will be Biarritz) five days later. Hosted by watchmaker to the stars Richard Mille, this women-only event turns 19 this year. Competitors bring their own cars or borrow one from car collectors which is shipped to Paris in time for the starting gun. This is a rally not a race – a succession of bases bestow points for being closest to the allotted time. There are a few blurry maps but mostly, directions are by landmarks like bridges and speed signs – which makes communication key. In other words, skill over speed. Time to meet our car. A young man ushers us to a white low-slung Porsche 911 RSR from 1975, and my friend – and for this trip the only driver – jumps in. If there was ever a moment I have regretted spending money on clothes instead of driving lessons, it is now.

as she climbs into the clouds. Nearly 2,000m above sea level, the five-star Hôtel Pic Blanc awaits with views of the mountains and a dinner of beef bourguignon and crème brûlée. In St Tropez, a huge crowd turns out to greet us and applauds when we emerge from under the finish line. Competitivity, technicality, friendship and speed – absolutely feminine attributes to celebrate in 2018. Bravo to feminism à la Française.

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The black leather bucket seats (just two) pin us down with proper racing straps – and give a clue to what this car is capable of. There is room for luggage, but it would slow us down so goes on ahead in a lorry. No messing about here. Once my companion successfully wrestles the elusive clutch, we pull into a convoy to leave. I have acquired a Richard Mille watch for the day – a chunky 18kt red gold number studded with diamonds, it is the perfect sporty and glamorous match to our car’s personality, which is a real character. She prefers long stretches of open road and jolts forward with excitement when she senses an opportunity to speed up. Over four days, we wind through the bosky Loire Valley where villagers line the streets to wave before we lunch in the garden of a château. We climb the Col du Mont Noir, descend to Grenoble and then back up to the Alpe d’Huez – our Porsche growling on the corners

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Born in the USA, reborn on the Kings Road. 2018 Milwaukee Eight Softail Slim entirely customised by Charlie Stockwell at Warr’s Kings Road Customs for Huntsman of Saville Row. Highlights include Nickel plated 107 cubic inch V-Twin power plant, Springer front forks, Bespoke bodywork in Blood Red satin, Stainless 2 into 2 exhaust, Vintage Italian leather and Huntsman ’s own signature tweed. ©2017 H-D or its affiliates. HARLEY-DAVIDSON, HARLEY, H-D, and the Bar and Shield Logo are among the trademarks of H-D U.S.A., LLC. Third-party trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All comparisons made are between original equipment 2017 and 2018 models.

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f you like to wear your heart somewhere near your sleeve when it comes to displaying a love of automobiles, it could be worth parking up outside Graff on New Bond Street in order to take a look at its latest MasterGraff GyroGraff watches that offer a playful take on the motoring theme. Unlike the products of more earnest brands that claim to have entered into collaborations with car marques to express ‘shared values’, ‘technical similarities’ and all that guff, Graff’s new driver’s watches are intended to be nothing more than a bit of fun. Albeit beautifully crafted fun. Inspired by the eye-wateringly valuable collection of classic motors amassed by diamond king Laurence Graff and his son Francois, the new arrivals each feature a different design depicting cars being driven, respectively, on a race track, in a cityscape and on the open road – with two of the versions incorporating the exposed, double-axis tourbillon into the image as a stylised steering wheel that rotates between a pair of tiny, gloved hands. Described as being ‘hyper realistic’ in their detail, the illustrations were each created over a period of several days using a transfer printing technique in which individual ink colours are hand-layered onto an engraved plate. Between the nine and 10 o’clock points above the cars, a second aperture houses a perfect miniaturisation of the moon which revolves in time with the real thing in order to display the lunar phases, while high in the sky at one o’clock is a power reserve indicator showing the energy remaining in the hand wound movement. If you want one, however, you’d better put your foot down – because just a single example of each design is available. Although with each watch costing around £850,000, their existence is unlikely to cause a Mayfair gridlock... graffdiamonds.com

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Ellise Chappell scored a plum role as Morwenna in the third series of Poldark. As the fourth outing hits our screens this month, we ask whether she’s come down back down to earth yet Styling by KELVIN BARRON Photography by CATHERINE HARBOUR

hat’s happened to your life since you landed the role of Morwenna in the smash hit series last year?

It’s been wonderful, it’s opened so many doors and it’s given me some ‘pinch-me’ opportunities. The main thing though is that I’ve been able to do what I love as my full-time job for the past year or so, which is amazing. I feel so incredibly lucky.

How does Morwenna’s character develop as this new series progresses? We got a glimpse of Morwenna’s strength, resourcefulness and resilience at the end of Series 3, and we certainly see more of these traits in the new season as she tries to keep control of her own life – she comes up against so much. We also get to see her as a mother, with her affection and fierce commitment to her son. Her struggles with hope and hopelessness are interesting in this series too.

Morwenna is torn between love and duty – like so many heroines. What would you advise her to do? Love! Always love. Although, I’m not living in the 18th century with all the rules and expectations Morwenna is facing (thank goodness) so I’m not sure I’d be the best person to ask. What’s Aidan really like? In a nutshell: lovely.

How long were you on set for filming the series and what did you get up to out of hours? We filmed

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for about five or six months in Cornwall and Bristol, which is great because you really have the time to get to know everybody, cast and crew. Out of hours, I’d go exploring during the day (I once discovered a raw chocolate and fudge shop in St Ives and bought so much fudge that it was practically my diet for weeks

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after), go to the beach, have dinners with the cast or hop on a train back to London. Who did you really bond with from the cast? So many of them, they’re all wonderful. I particularly loved working with Christian Brassington who plays Ossie, our schedule was pretty much the same so we ended up hanging out a lot – he’s brilliant!

Did you know Cornwall before? What have you come to know and love about it? I knew a little of Cornwall before Poldark because my Dad grew up there, but I’d only ever

been once. It’s such a beautiful place, I love being so near the sea and you can’t beat the fresh air. We film in lots of places which is amazing, but I think St Ives is my favourite (not just because of the raw chocolate and fudge!).

We presume you’re not into 18th-century fashion, so how would you describe your own normal look? Where would we find you shopping? I’m not sure I have a normal look, my wardrobe is a real mixed bag. I love knitwear and a great pair of trousers though. Shoppingwise, if I’m feeling fancy, I like & Other Stories, but July 2018 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | 101

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‘There are things I love about my look and things I don’t – ultimately we all need to learn to love every bit of ourselves – inside and out’ embrace who we are completely and wholly, inside and out.

Like Morwenna, your own name is different. Where does it come from? My parents loved the film Somewhere in Time with Jane Seymour and Christopher Reeve, and Jane Seymour’s character is called Elise. My mum added the extra ‘L’ in my name because she thought it was slightly different.

You’re a millennial girl, does that description irk or inspire you? It depends how you define millennial! Thinking about it, I’m not sure how you can put millions of people under one big umbrella term – surely it’s much more complicated than that.

What keeps you awake at night? Knowing I have to get up really early in the morning. The more you want to fall asleep, the more it just ain’t gonna happen. TEAM Photography assistant: Ben Kyle Styling Assistant: Ella Beattie Set Designer: Rosie Welsh Hair: Claire Healey using Oribe Hair Care Makeup artist: Lan Nguyen-Grealis using Dior With thanks to The South Place Hotel (southplacehotel.com) For stockists, see page 136

more often than not I go charity shopping – it’s great. You need to be in the mood for some serious sifting though – it’s a pretty good workout for the arms. What would be your dream role? For me, it’s about aspiring to work with people I admire and respect, and on scripts, stories and characters that excite, challenge and inspire me. Any job with all of those things is a dream.

You’ve got a wonderfully distinctive face. Have you always felt confident in your look? Thank you so much! I think, like most people, there are things I love about my look and things I don’t – ultimately we all need to learn to love every bit about ourselves, and

It’s June – where will you be jetting off to for your summer hols? All being well, I’m heading to Canada and the United States to join a group of inspiring women on a voyage from Vancouver to Seattle. The voyage, with the non-profit organisation eXXpedition, is part of a mission to raise awareness and gather scientific data regarding the levels of plastic pollution and toxins in the ocean, highlighting how this is affecting our environment, marine wildlife and our own health. I’m very excited about it. It should be a challenge! ■ Poldark returns to BBC One in mid-June.

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What’s been the fashion moment of your career?

As a new exhibition of photographer Chris Moore’s work, including unseen pictures, comes to the Bowes Museum, LUCY CLELAND talks to him about capturing fashion’s finest moments for over six decades

It’s impossible to give you one and besides my answer would change from day to day. A few electric moments would have to include Karl Lagerfeld’s debut for Chanel in 1983 at Coco Chanel’s tiny rue Cambon salon, where the place was crammed to the ceiling and you could cut the atmosphere with a knife. There’s also Pat Cleveland in the finale of Thierry Mugler’s 1984 anniversary show in Paris, which was one of fashion’s first super productions with props, performances and arias. Hussein Chalayan at Sadler’s Wells transformed a table into a skirt and Alexander McQueen’s Plato’s Atlantis show had robot movie cameras stalking models and projecting their gaze onto colossal plasma screens at the back of the catwalk.

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If you had to save three images from a fire, which would they be? Yves Saint Laurent backstage with Catherine Deneuve; McQueen’s Angels and Demons gold-feathered coat and skull cap; and Karl Lagerfeld’s debut Chanel show at the rue Cambon Salon in 1983.

What would we be surprised to hear if we were behind the scenes before a show?

To work in the fashion industry, you need the strategy of a politician, the diplomacy of a salesman, the stamina of an athlete and the skin of a rhinoceros

You might be surprised to hear about the amount of money that brands can justify spending on what is essentially a very exclusive 10, 15 or 20-minute extravaganza to a relatively small but select group of people. I think it would be surprising to most to see the sheer number of people it takes to put on a fashion show too. There can be as many as 80 models alone, then there are the stylists, dressers, makeup artists and technicians, seamstresses, photographers, caterers etc. Backstage everyone is scurrying around like worker bees. There is a certain amount of smoke and mirrors going on with people making stuff happen seemingly with not much more than some brown paper and string. You might also be surprised to see seamstresses still pinning up hems or even cutting fabric and sewing garments. The atmosphere can read as very stressful with not many people having much fun, tempers easily fraying and I have seen plenty of tears, walk outs and even, on occasion, punches thrown. Designer you most admire? Nice try but I’m sorry I can’t choose just one as there are so many ways a designer can show strength and each era has its own giants, though I can say I have admired Yves Saint Laurent, Rei Kawakubo, Miuccia Prada and Alexander McQueen over the years because they consistently delivered.

And model you most admire? Christy Turlington was a real favourite, not just because of her perfect looks but because she was so professional, she appeared never to have good or bad days like some of the more temperamental models. She was always approachable off the catwalk as well. She knew why she was there and whether walking the catwalk or posing backstage, she did her best for the designer on the day.

What traits do you need to work in the fashion industry? The strategy of a politician, the diplomacy of a salesman, the stamina of an athlete and the skin of a rhinoceros. It’s a small world and it is relentlessly competitive, you can’t afford to stand still and you have to learn to love your enemies, or at least resolve your issues with them, because sooner or later you will need each other. The photo pack particularly are a band that stick together through thick and thin – most of my real friends are on the podium.

What do you want your photographs to capture? I always find it interesting when a group of us veterans get together and discuss what’s gone before. We talk about things like the walls and ceilings, the people in the front row, the sounds and even the smells at an event. There is so much more going on than just the clothes at a fashion show. The producers are striving to create a special bubble wherein the designer can convey a message about the philosophy around their collection and I hope my photographs will carry some of the wider sense and atmosphere, the poetry of the moment, if you like.

How do you know if you’ve got a great photograph? Before digital photography, you could not get the instant confirmation you can now by checking the camera back display, it could be hours or even days before the film came back from the lab. However, whenever there is that moment when the hair stands up on the back of my neck or I get a jolt in the pit of my stomach, I know there will be a wow frame somewhere in the lot. Of course, you then hope you have what you think you do, sometimes you can be disappointed.

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across the venue door, but in that I have seen people treated like kings or queens one season and then completely blanked the very next. What’s been your favourite fashion era? The Nineties were a golden age for many reasons but mostly because it was suddenly a very visual decade for catwalk production. For a photographer, that could not have been better. The decade opened during the reign of the supermodel and witnessed the ‘super’ production become mainstream by its close. It was the time that introduced John Galliano to Dior, Tom Ford to Gucci and all of us to Alexander McQueen. In 1992 Jennifer Saunders created Ab Fab with Patsy and Eddy making Christian Lacroix a household name. Linda, Christy, Cindy, Naomi and Kate opened and closed all the big shows and magazines and newspapers found something exciting to publish for their readers whether they were into buying fashion or not; fashion had become a soap opera and the models, designers and muses its stars. The media could not get enough of it all and I could often see my byline in almost every national newspaper in the same week.

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THIS PAGE (clockwise from top): Gianni Versace and the ‘supers’, including Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell and Helena Christensen at his show for A/W’92; John Galliano A/W 2000; Pat Cleveland for Thierry Mugler A/W’84; Hussein Chalayan A/W’98; Yves Saint Laurent and Catherine Deneuve backstage in 1992 OPPOSITE PAGE (from top): Christy Turlington walking for Valentino A/W’ 91; André Courrèges S/S’69

What advice can you give someone trying to break into fashion photography? That is very difficult for me to answer. It has been so long now since I started out but I have always felt that fashion chose me rather than the other way around and fate had a good deal to do with it. What I do know is that you can learn photography but you have to know your subject well to be a great photographer. It doesn’t hurt when the subject begins to know you too.

How has the rise of Instagram changed your outlook? I am a great fan of Instagram, I have never been very big on words and it allows me to take a photograph and share it immediately, to express something I am feeling or enjoying without needing to say too much. People use it in many different ways, for very different reasons, I simply like to have fun with it, it has enabled me to be more spontaneous.

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I think I am still looking for that, maybe that’s why at 84 I am still finding it so very hard to retire. ■ Catwalking: Fashion Through the Lens of Chris Moore at the Bowes Museum in Co Durham, 7 July to 6 January 2019. thebowesmuseum.org.uk July 2018 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | 107

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THE FIXER

KITTY BUCHANAN-GREGORY meets Benedict Wormald, the Englishman crafting an old-fashioned British lifestyle for the world’s UHNWIs

enedict Wormald has one of the most interesting jobs of anyone I have interviewed, and one of the hardest to explain. Describing himself as a ‘designer’ and ‘fixer’ for the Ultra High Net Worth whether their needs are in property, interior design, yachts, aircraft and so on, Benedict’s background as a City strategy consultant helped hone his understanding of wealth management and financial expertise. Eventually though – like many others – he got sick of the stress of the day job so started his own business, the Fine English Company, which supplied quintessentially British-designed luxury furniture, travel luggage and lifestyle accessories. Later, mixing City nous and a passion for British design, he formed Benedict & Co to provide a whole lifestyle service for a select few UHNWIs. Forbes estimates there are 2,208 billionaires in the world (out of a global population of 7.6bn), each with an average wealth of £4.1bn. That’s a small amount of people with an awful lot of wealth, and you can bet your bottom dollar a large percentage of them have properties in the UK, possibly bought with Benedict’s help. Benedict is understandably discreet about who his clients are but, having been in the business for many years now, knows how to deliver them the whole package. Country estate in the Cotswolds? No problem, he’ll buy you an off-market estate and ensure the agents don’t overcharge. Once it’s yours, he’ll sort out the architect to design it; the interior designer to decorate it; the private schools for the chidren; the collection of vintage cars to fill the garages; plus, he’ll go shopping with you for guns and tweed at Holland & Holland, William & Son or Purdey. It’s a glossy package of lifestyle efficiency manned by a charming Englishman. At this level his clients want a long list of desirables, and he has a large black book of people who can make it happen. We meet at The Connaught where he’s just come from a hard day house-hunting in Mayfair for a client with a

ABOVE: Benedict Wormald looks after the lifestyle needs of international UHNWIs BELOW: An Insta glimpse into the lives of Benedict and his clients

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nine-figure budget. While this may seem an easy task, it turns out that, even at the highest level, properties still have compromises. ‘The irony,’ he explains, ‘is that in the hyper-prime market of central London it’s still hard to get multiple ensuite bedrooms and a decent sized garden, if any at all, and once you add in the specifications for domestic staff the choices narrow.’ Did he find a suitable house? ‘Not this time, the list of requirements is nonnegotiable and, if I were spending that much money, I wouldn’t want to see the car park from my bedroom either.’ Good transportation links are still a requisite even at the other end of the spending scale. While luxury to most is a guaranteed seat on the 8.16 to Waterloo, the key request for the UHNWI is access to an airport where they can land their 747 or A380 and where chauffeured cars can pull up to the runway and whisk them home in under 30 minutes. Haven’t got your own jet? Panic not, Benedict can charter you one for a test drive, and if you like what you see he can get it fitted out to your own interior design specifications. A quick scroll through his Instagram account gives us a glimpse into their – and his – lifestyle: helicopters landing in Monaco, racehorses at stud farms, the F1 in Bahrain... but there are also coffee shops and places that we may all recognise, like Daylesford Organic, The Mount Street Deli and Bluebird on the King’s Road. The irony appears that the uber elite also want to be part of the ‘normal’ world. The old adage

that it can be lonely at the top means that although extremely wealthy UHNWIs also want to be more deeply entrenched in British life. This is the second string to Benedict’s bow – quietly guiding clients through the nuances of British culture, from their high wealth viewing platform. As people make a lot money they quickly want to display that prosperity through their lifestyle (houses, hotels, cars, schools) and the brands they choose, which is why the luxury market has chased the Chinese and their unapologetic love of logos. However, when wealth is inherited and several generations have passed, tastes become more refined and, well, British. While Benedict’s clients may invest in classic vintage cars – which can make them good returns – he also quietly introduces them to parts of the associated social scene such as Goodwood Revival. ‘It’s about the old-school social events and tradition that we all grew up with and are now passing on to them – it’s about the tailgate picnic at Badminton and the point-to-point rather than the glossier events such as Ascot.’ England and its social nuances can be tricky to negotiate for outsiders – balancing having money with not showing you have it is a key attribute. And Benedict is there to show his clients how to walk that tightrope. ‘My job is genuinely to help service their needs, share my love of Britain and find a solution to whatever it is they are after.’ His may be one of the more extraordinary jobs in every sense, and his clients are lucky to have his counsel. July 2018 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | 109

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Known for its pristine beaches, salt marshes and excellent birdwatching, there’s also an entrepreneurial element to Norfolk that’s creating some exciting British brands, says ROSALYN WIKELEY

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FROM LEFT: TROY London perfectly bridges the gap between city and country chic; Monica Vinader Nura stacking rings and Nura Coral charm necklace; Monica Vinader, who launched at a time when women became more interested in the self-purchase

orget Cornwall’s bohemian pull or the cutesy Cotswolds, Norfolk is receiving a lot of air time and visitors, and for good reason. The county’s big skies, windswept beaches and unspoiled landscapes come paired with charming towns, crowd-pulling food markets and independent hotels. A recent splurge of restaurant openings and art galleries are turning the heads of gastronomes and art lovers up and down the country. Norfolk also typifies the UK’s recent artisanal revolution and is home to a new breed of retailers who do not align themselves with the commercial gravy train of fashion and trend, opting instead for timeless quality and craftsmanship. Such brands include chic outerwear brand TROY London, brainchild of sisters, Rosie Van Cutsem and Lucia Ruck Keene, and sported by the likes of the Duchess of Cambridge, Jacquetta Wheeler and Poppy Delevingne, and Fairfax & Favor, which produces excellent quality, comfortable, flattering leather boots and accessories. Amid Norfolk’s unpolished green pastures and business acumen there also lies a thriving social scene, a more northern – and genuinely rural – version of Alice Temperley’s Somerset gang or Oxfordshire’s Chipping Norton set. The county is home to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for one, and is renowned for its dinner party circuit of ‘double lifers’... whizzing up and down the A1065. Monica Vinader is among them. Founder and CEO of her eponymous British company that launched in 2002 as an everyday fine jewellery brand, capturing the imagination of the selfpurchasing modern woman, she set up shop from the kitchen table in her converted 12th-century Norfolk forge. She now counts the Duchess of Cambridge and Emma Watson among her dedicated fans and saw a 35 per cent rise in sales for the year ending July 2017. Despite her business’s explosive growth and small London satellite office above Victoria Station, Norfolk remains the company’s home for the design process. Production may take place in India (where every stone is cut and faceted by hand from rough) but it is in the bright and airy studio, within the glorious Holkham Estate grounds, that Monica and her creative team dream up and develop the collections. As a poster girl for Norfolk’s luxury retail muscle, Vinader neatly demonstrates the benefits of integrating rural sensibilities into the workplace, improving employer satisfaction and efficiency. ‘Norfolk was key to how the business started and continues to be both for me personally and for the brand. Our amazing office is now at Holkham Studios, an awardwinning complex on the Holkham Estate that was converted from historic farm buildings. It has open-plan rooms full of light, with space for a communal café and outdoor seating in the summer. So I have a great 15-minute commute, and one of the most inspirational places to work from,’ says Monica. A little further inland on Norfolk’s Brecklands lies the magnificent Hilborough estate, home to Rosie van Cutsem and the business HQ for TROY London. Named after Rosie and her sister Lucia’s childhood home in Oxfordshire, the lightbulb moment came after they moved to London and saw stylish city friends drowning in baggy jumpers and oversized wellies for country escapes: ‘There was nothing else out there,’ says Rosie. They sought to rectify this, bridging the sartorial gap between the city and country without sacrificing style or quality along the way. Since launching their pre-collection in 2015, TROY London has become the go-to brand for elegant, effortless outerwear that can face the elements as readily as the Belgravia crowds: ‘It’s the coat that you throw on every day that just July 2018 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | 111

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FROM LEFT: The Duchess of Cambridge sporting TROY London’s wax parka; TROY London founders Rosie van Cutsem (right) and Lucia Ruck Keene (left); Fairfax & Favor’s HQ; Fairfax & Favor Rockingham boot; Marcus Fairfax Fountaine and Felix Favor Parker

happens to make you feel a million dollars at the same time because it’s well cut and has a lovely leather trim,’ says Rosie. Dog walkers are a huge market for them and their waterproof Field Coat means business, ‘You’ll be the only one warm and dry after a day on a grouse moor with driving hailstones’. Alex Eagle soon picked up the brand in 2015 for Soho Farmhouse, with an ensuing collaboration, and the Duchess of Cambridge (who lives locally on the Sandringham Estate) is among an impressive roster of TROY London devotees. As for their rural location, TROY London offers staff the city rat’s utopia of a country walk at lunch or eating outside under a tree. ‘The reality is that you have to work quite intensively to get a young business off the ground but I think being surrounded by nature and not having a hectic commute does have a huge impact on your day,’ Rosie explains. Next door (their land is adjoined) lives Felix Favor Parker, co-founder of country-inspired brand Fairfax & Favor, together with Marcus Fairfax Fountaine. Having established the business in 2013, tirelessly working the tradeshow/pop-up/ fair circuit, the pair have turned Fairfax & Favor into a much sought-after lifestyle brand with an annual turnover of £5.5m. They occupy the same niche area in the market as Monica Vinader and TROY London, blurring the line between smart and casual with attainable prices and championing the highest standards of craftsmanship and design. As with TROY London, Marcus and Felix wanted to create a lifestyle brand that could oscillate seamlessly between town and country and created a contemporary and, at times, eccentric, spin on heritage models and materials. Their shoes and bags are a popular choice with the refined festival set (those frequenting sporting events like Cheltenham,

Goodwood and Badminton), where you’ll spot their kneehigh suede boot – the sort that would look equally at home on the streets of West London. The two founders have extended their brand above and beyond just product, becoming a firm fixture on the international event scene with pop-ups, rosy-faced ambassadors and a celebrity following including Colin Firth and Derren Brown. Their offices can be found in a historic stable block on Marcus’s Narford Hall estate, luring in their equestrian market for appointments in the showroom. Unlike Londoners, they cherish their daily commute, ‘a scenic two-minute stroll across a field with our dogs’. London is, of course, only a short train ride away, ‘which is important’, but the pair are die hard advocates of a rural, Norfolk setting. Whether it’s the lack of sardine commutes, culture for excellence, or just fresh air, one thing’s for sure; an overworked, overstretched London workforce has a lot to learn from Norfolk’s business and wellbeing philosophy. With lower overheads, an emphasis on quality above all and a raucous dinner party scene, it’s little surprise that Norfolk counts successful global brands among its harvest. n

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THE INSIDER INTERIORS · LIVING · DESIGN

FASHION MEETS FUNCTION

Bathrooms have come a long way – less about pure function and more about aesthetics. This interior plays on traditional manor house style upping the ante with a black riveted bath and basin stand that embraces craftsmanship and contemporary materials. Add a chandelier and somewhere to rest your book and you have a restful space for a long soak. cphart.co.uk

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DESIGN NOTES News and inspiration from the world of interiors. By Carole Annett

WELL PLACED Jazz up a summer table with multicoloured placemats. African grass placemat, £16. nushka.co.uk

DOVETAIL AND DETAIL Set up by two friends, Indigo Furniture’s designs reflect the rugged landscape of the Peak District. Zinc grand chest, £1,659. indigo furniture.co.uk

ROSY FUTURE

Pretty pink hues abound this season and work perfectly in town or country. Rupert footstool, 45 x 125cm upholstered in Chloe Old Rose, £430, and scatter cushions, from £60. neptune.com FILL UP Nordic Sand espresso mug – not just for coffee. I use these as serving bowls for ketchup and mayo. £5.50. raftfurniture.co.uk

A GOOD FIT

These Kensington side tables slide neatly one on top of the other. 42 x 42 x 52cm, £349. contentbyterenceconran.com

ESSENTIALLY ENGLISH

A favourite go-to for interior designers, Wiltshire-based fabric house Fermoie has recently opened a new showroom in SW1. Botany fabric cushions, £76 each. fermoie.com

MADE TO LAST

A pouffe is handy as a stool or side table, and a sturdy design will look good for years. Amy Kent’s Swirls pouffe, 70 x 45cm, is £480. amykent.co.uk

NO HASSLE Th2Studio allows you to buy whole room sets, such as this kitchen featuring cabinetry by Espresso (espressodesign.co.uk) and a blend of rattan and wood furniture, or you can purchase pieces individually. th2studio.co.uk

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BETWEEN THE SHEETS You can’t beat the feel of spankingly fresh bedlinen

STANDING TALL

OH YES There is always room on my desk for beautiful stationery and this one hits the spot – sheets of paper to fold and seal with a peony or rose design. £22.50 for a box of ten. ohmail-inksplodge.com

London-based sculptor Margit Wittig turns her artist’s eye to lamps. Glass, resin and antique brass design, 145cm tall, £2,500 (excluding shade). margitwittig.com

LEAF IT TO ME Bring a tropical feel to your home. Concrete leaf planters, 20 x 18cm and 16 x 14cm, set of two, £25. barkerandstone house.co.uk

ONE TO WATCH

Mairi Helena is a young Edinburghbased designer who takes inspiration from her Scottish roots. Whispering Bramble wallpaper, £129 per roll. mairihelena.co.uk 1 Navy trim bedlinen by Draper London. Kingsize set (two pillowcases, duvet cover and fitted sheet), £284. draperlondon.com 2 Duck egg blue 400 thread count bedlinen set by Tielle Love Luxury, from £117. tielleloveluxury.co.uk 3 Malabar pin-tuck detail ethically sourced cotton bedlinen by Ara Living. Pillowcase, from £30, duvet cover, from £100. araliving.com 4 Silk bedlinen in pink and charcoal by Gingerlily. Pillowcase, from £75, double flat sheet, £240. gingerlily.co.uk 5 Estudo by Coze with aqua green cording, pillowcase £21, flat sheet from £80 cozelinen.com

OOH LA LA Signature by Pierre-Yves Rochon for Lalique combines crystal in luxurious new ways. Coutard chair with crystal, silk, bronze and lacquered wood, £8,900. lalique.com

GOING WEST-FIELD

Heals has opened in Westfield, White City. Head there for well-crafted contemporary designs such as this Matera three-seater sofa in treacle Daino leather, £2,799. heals.com July 2018 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | 117

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FOCUS

BACKSTROKE, ANYONE? Whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a toe-dipper or glider, these swimming pools get you in the mood for a splash

1 Pools without chemicals, chlorine and salt use a natural filtration system to keep water clear. Designs can vary from informal ponds which blend with the environment to traditionally shaped pools. naturalswimmingpools.com 2 An oak-timbered pool house by David Salisbury whose projects include the revamped pool house at five-star Cliveden House in Berkshire. davidsalisbury.co.uk 3 A country home designed by Sims Hilditch where the doors of the main house and those of the coach house can be left open so the swimming pool area feels like another room. Furniture by Neptune. simshilditch.com 4 A screen surrounding adds character and helps to shield against prying eyes. Karl Lagerfeld took inspiration from an ancient Greek frieze for this design at the Metropole HĂ´tel in Monte Carlo. metropole.com 5 A glazed pool house by Westbury Garden Rooms with solar reflective glass and technology to help eliminate condensation. westburygardenrooms.com 118 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | July 2018

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CLEAN & GREEN

PRODUCTS YOU NEED IN YOUR HOME Total Wardrobe Chrysanthemum Moth Spray Put an end to moths munching their way through your best cashmere. Blast them into oblivion with Total Wardrobe’s Chrysanthemum Spray, which contains no nasties, has a fresh scent but does the job in hand in seconds. £22. totalwardrobe care.co.uk

You wouldn’t dream about using bleach in place of soap so why do we use it so liberally in our homes?

THE ALL-ROUND NATURAL SOLUTIONS

The humble lemon can do much more than add zing to a G&T. Did you know that chopping boards are one of the most germ-infested products in the kitchen? No longer! Every so often put some coarse salt on your board, then scour the surface with your half lemon (can be the old one found at the back of the fridge), let it sit for a while, then scrape off the remnants with a clean cloth and rinse. Lemons are also brilliant for cleaning and deodorising microwaves, fridges and bins too – just rub the lemon on the surface and wipe down. They leave everything sparkling and smelling like an Italian summer. Vinegar should also be a staple. Chuck in a cupful before an empty dishwasher cycle and, voila, your dishwasher will be squeaky clean.

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GADGETS THAT DO THE WORK FOR YOU 1 A mix between a mop and broom, the X Power Mop can clean any surface without the need for toxic products. Just remove the head, throw it in the washing machine and use again and again. £19.99. jmldirect.com

Dr Bronner’s Sal Suds Biodegradable Cleaner What a multi-tasker. This product first came out in in 1948 and there’s not much it can’t do with its fir needle and spruce essential oils. Whether it’s washing the dishes, in the washing machine, cleaning surfaces or mopping floors, this concentrated, vegan plantbased solution is your new best friend. £17.49. drbronner.co.uk

2 Who likes cleaning windows? Luckily help is at hand thanks to the remote-controlled Alfawise Magnetic Window Cleaning Robot. It’s fun too! £169.99. amazon.co.uk

3 Gtech’s Pro cordless bagged vacuum means you don’t have to keep changing plug sockets and it holds loads of dirt before you have to empty it. It’s super light and easy to store too. £199.99. gtech.co.uk

Tincture The Dior of cleaning products, these gorgeously packaged beauties will not look out of place on your bathroom or kitchen shelves. Founded by two sisters (one a fragrance creator) in 2016, all the ingredients are derived from ancient monastic botanical recipes, no less. From £7.50. tincturelondon.com

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DESIGN Q&A

LITTLE BLACK BOOK

ORLA KIELY

Steal Orla’s contacts

The Irish designer on how a plant is the perfect housewarming present and her love of the Memphis Group

TILES Orla Kiely. orlakiely.com

What was your most recent find? I have loved Memphis Group design for a long time and I recently found a Memphis Super Lamp designed by Martine Bedin.

Orla

Favourite room in the house? The natural centre

potted plant, a fig tree or any succulent.

of our home is always the kitchen, it’s the place where we cook, catch up with the family and share our day.

she was a brilliant print designer.

Most extravagant thing you’ve bought for your home? My tastes are never

What should never have seen the light of day?

too extravagant but I do love good design, in furniture or ceramics, especially pieces by mid-century and Scandinavian designers.

Polystyrene packaging.

Unsung design hero? Pat Albeck,

WALLPAPER Josef Frank for Svenskt Tenn. svenskttenn.se

FABRICS Kvadrat. kvadrat.dk

Where do you find inspiration?

House warming present? I would suggest a beautifully

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Everywhere, especially in nature where you can just focus on the colours and patterns.

CANDLES Dyptique. diptyqueparis.co.uk

What’s the last piece of art you bought? A beautiful painting I found at the graduate RCA show last year by Danish artist Sif Nørskov. Are you green-fingered? I am very lucky to have a wonderful garden, but it’s my husband Dermott who has the green thumb in the family.

Whose home would you most like to have a nose around? Frank Lloyd Wright’s

RUGS Zandra Rhodes x Floor Story. floorstory.co.uk

Fallingwater house in the US. It’s so beautiful, one day soon I shall visit. PHOTOS: ORLA KIELY; NICOLE NODLAND

Which designers do you have your eye on? Simone Rocha. Her attention to detail and design is wonderful, and the path she has forged in fashion is exceptional. What do you collect? Books, especially books on design, new and out of print editions. And cookbooks.

How can we live more self-sufficiently? Be selective, buy better and less.

GIFTS Bloom & Wild. bloomandwild.com

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FOOD & TRAVEL E AT · D R I N K · E S C A P E The Mustique Company is turning 50 this year

MUSTIQUE

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COTTONING ON TO THE CARRIBEAN The Mustique Company is turning 50 this year but there’s no sign of greying hairs as The Cotton House and Basil’s Bar get a birthday makeover, says Lydia Gard

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o doubt you have heard of the private island of Mustique. Perhaps you know someone who knows someone who owns a villa there. Or you have admired the wild, seagrass knitted beaches in the Instagram feeds of Peter Dundas, Jade Jagger and Cara Delevingne. But unless you’ve been yourself, the chances are that you have quite the wrong impression of it. Private it is. Pretentious it is not. When Colin Tennant, the late Lord Glenconner, bought the Caribbean island in 1958 for £45,000, he got little more than three square miles of mangroves and mosquitoes. His vision was of a barefoot paradise, where his wealthy friends – like Princess Margaret, to whom he gave one of the first plots – could party without the paparazzi killing their vibe. Now 50 years on, Mustique draws supermodels, rock gods and royals, hosts infinite cocktail parties and has a collective property value somewhere north of $1bn. It’s an absolute triumph. Of course, the price tag – villas sell for upwards of $6m and rent from $9,000 per week – ensures that it remains desirably private. As does the tiny airstrip, with its manifest carefully vetted by The Mustique Company, the collective of villa owners who act as the governing body of the island. And yet it somehow maintains an air of carefree

simplicity. You don’t have to be beautiful, rich or famous. And once you’re ushered under the thatch of the tiny airport, it doesn’t really matter who you are. ‘Even Kate [the Duchess of Cambridge] can go off for her morning run without her security detail,’ explains Jeanette Cadet, social matriarch and longtime employee. For all this exclusivity, there’s a hotel, The Cotton House, where depending on the season, you can bag a room from $200 per person a night. Not exactly exorbitant. Particularly given that The Mustique Company has recently bought it and it is in the final flings of a major refurbishment under the eagle eye of award-winning Parisian architect Tristan Auer of Chiltern Firehouse and Hotel de Crillon fame. The suites are fresh and breezy, retaining Oliver Messel’s theatrical use of tropical fabrics, but set against whitewashed furniture with plunge pools in 10 of the 15 rooms. It’s an excellent example of what fractional ownership can achieve when the purse strings are well managed. What remains to be seen is whether the island’s storied institution, Basil’s Bar, which reopens this summer in time for the 50th anniversary celebrations, can defend its rustic charm against the tide

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Mustique was barren before Lord Glenconner transformed it into a laidback Caribbean escape for the well-to-do; Villa Antilles; Basil’s Bar is currently undergoing a refurb ahead of the 50th birthday celebrations; The Cotton House provides affordable accomodation; The Residence suite at The Cotton House offers complete seclusion and privacy; Cara Delevingne has holidayed on the idyllic island

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FOOD & TRAVEL

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Even Abramovich’s generous offer for The Great House, once Colin Tennant’s island home, was rejected and he was duly pointed towards St Barth’s with false apologies

of a $6m refresh by (sigh) Philippe Starck. With iconic kaftan-toting Basil Charles still at the helm, you can only hope that the modernisation hasn’t killed its authenticity. Perhaps after one or two ‘Hurricane David’ cocktails, you won’t notice the change. There’s an inevitable incongruence to the idea of a group of UHNW Brits trying to pull off a wild, no frills, desert island hideaway. While Mustique eschews flashiness and is genuinely as relaxing as a rum sour at midday, there’s no doubt that business is discussed over conch fritters at the beach bar, and deals sealed across the nets of the tennis club. But for the most part, Tennant’s vision has been marvellously upheld. Everyone here takes the conservation of Mustique extremely seriously and more than half of the properties are still British owned with, so far, no emerging-market key holders. Even Abramovich’s generous offer (in excess of $100m) to Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll for his property, The Great House, once Colin Tennant’s island home, was rejected and he was duly pointed towards St Barth’s with false apologies: ‘Sorry, we don’t have a deep dock’ and ‘We’ve no space for a private jet runway, thanks all the same’. There are now 103 villas built and the remaining plots have been snapped up by current owners to preserve their privacy and views. Driving around in your mule, you won’t see much beyond eleborate entrance gates and private property signs. It’s from the water on a sunset jaunt on Lady Anne, the island’s spanking new motorboat, that

you can marvel at the Moorish mansions, futuristic follies, pretentious pagodas and cubist cabanas that punctuate the forested hills. Thankfully, preserving the remaining green space is a big focus for the company. The last plot was sold last year, and in its place is the subtly delivered villa Antilles. Owned, designed and built by Andrew Dunn of Finchatton, this is a bold beauty, designed with lateral family living in mind. Multi-gen families should look at contemporary colonial Fisher House, with its waterfall pool ideal for younger kids, cinema room and guest cottages for teens. The views from Oliver Messel-inspired hilltop pad Obsidian (where Tom Ford chooses to spend Christmas) are ace, while the chic plantation-style villas designed by Arne Hasselqvist sum up old Mustique: Carissa is a fabulous example. If you want to really feel like part of the scene, then a villa stay is a must. As are Tuesday night cocktails at The Great Room – wear your one good frock and wangle an invitation to one of the many afterparties. As with any private club there are some unwritten rules to abide by: couture is unwelcome, shoes unnecessary and children are free range. Crucially though, tortoises have right of way. ■ Book it: From £211 pp per night based on six sharing at Fisher House, room only, including four staff (mustique-island.com). From £206 pp per night at The Cotton House, based on two sharing a Cottage Room, B&B (cottonhouse.net) July 2018 | COUNTRYANDTOWNHOUSE.CO.UK | 125

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FOOD & TRAVEL Battel Hall, overlooking Leeds Castle, is available to rent

TEN REASONS WHY I LOVE

A WINNING BATTEL

If you want stylish domesticity mixed with the benefits of a polished hotel, then consider the just-unveiled, fivebedroom Battel Hall that belongs to, and gazes on, Leeds Castle, ‘the loveliest castle in the world’. A 14thcentury Kentish hall house, it has been renovated with no expense spared, and Francesca Rowan-Plowden has created the gorgeous interiors. Wallpapers and fabrics are all from British designers, notably Lewis & Wood (lewisandwood.co.uk). Waking up in the Peony bedroom, cocooned in their soothing Hanbury wallpaper, and spying the great round towers of Leeds Castle in the distance, is a quiet joy. A private chef is available or you can bring your own staff (there are two further rooms in a barn conversion). From £6,250 per week. battelhall.leeds-castle.com

Peony, one of the beautiful bedrooms

T R AV E L N E W S

THE HOTEL WIZARD Fiona Duncan celebrates unsung Spain

Casa La Siesta, Andalucía, Spain

The privacy (just a handful of rustic chic bedrooms)… and the peace: cock’s crow, birdsong and nothing else.

The friendliness: first names; kitchen door always open; honesty bar; farewell hugs.

The house, built by a stylish English couple to resemble a centuries-old cortijo with exposed beams, terracotta tiles, antique doors.

4 SECRET SPAIN

Costa de la Luz

The wind that draws surfers and kite surfers to the Atlantic-facing Costa de la Luz is the same wind that has kept its astonishing beaches free of tourist hotels and full English breakfasts. Add to them the lovely inland countryside, the distinctive Pueblos Blancos, especially delightful Vejer de la Frontera (close to Casa La Siesta) and vibrant, beautiful Cadiz and you have the ideal recipe for a holiday or short break. andalucia.org

The perfumed air: lavender, hibiscus, jasmine, orange blossom, heady and heavenly, especially in the central courtyard.

Breakfast: eggs from the neighbour’s hens, avocado and tomatoes marinated in local olive oil.

Dinner: a set menu chalked up on the blackboard, cooked by chatty ladies as if at home.

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Sombra, the omnipresent house cat, most definitely in charge.

The pool, long enough for serious lengths, surrounded by pairs of loungers on the lawn.

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The rolling surrounding hills, smothered in wild flowers…

ON THE TRAVEL RADAR

... And (you will warm to them) the wind turbines that stand sentinel across the hilltops.

One of the country’s most enchanting and eclectic festivals of literature, music and comedy lifts off at Pylewell Park. Glamp in a luxury tent or a vintage camper van and make a New Forest weekend of it. 20-22 July. curiousartsfestival.com

Doubles from £299; casalasiesta.com

The ultimate family holiday? Quite possibly Brown + Hudson’s bespoke Great Game, a cultural treasure hunt stuffed full of mystery, excitement and surprises. From £20,000 pp per week, plus £3,500 planning fee. brownandhudson.com

Join Brown + Hudson on a Great Game trip

If you love riesling, book a room at one of my favourite trio of inns, the Felin Fach Griffin (Wales), the Gurnard’s Head or the Old Coastguard (both Cornwall), which all this month celebrate that most versatile of grapes.

PHOTOS: GETTY IMAGES

The Curious Art Festival in the New Forest

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HOUSE PARTY A hotel is great, but when you’ve got family or friends in tow, a fabulous rental is sometimes the only way to go… Edited by Daisy Finer

IL POGGIO Sicily, Italy

Just 45 minutes from Palermo, perched 700m above sea-level, which means a welcome coolness come evening, sits this very private, pretty four-bedroom villa in glorious gardens with a killer pool (much larger than you’ll find in most rentals), and views for miles around. SoloSicily manages everything with conscientious attention from the moment you book and its charming owner, Francesco, is on hand as your Sicilian guide-cum-problem solver (directing you to Enza at Scala bakery and her hot-from-the-oven bread; sending you off for the freshest of fish suppers at I Piscaturi, just in front of Porticello’s fishermen’s landing dock; hell, the guy will even cook the truly tastiest Sicilian dishes for you at home should you wish). The icing on the proverbial cake though is that you’re well-located for some of this cultural melting pot’s wonders, including the gobsmackingly beautiful Norman cathedral in Monreale with its enormous triple apse and mosaics inside made from, so they say, 2,200kg of pure gold. Join la passeggiata when the square comes alive with children and families in evening best; find a spot for an Aperol spritz and watch a semi-bygone world go by. Don’t make the fundamental mistake of loading up the fridge with food from the supermarket; you won’t find more pleasure than browsing Palermo’s street markets, rich and abundant with everything you could possibly need; glossy black aubergines; Datterini tomatoes so sweet they taste like cherries; fish stalls groaning with sardines, tuna, octopus, squid; fresh and dried herbs; oils; pastas – do all your shopping here. There are many such markets

ISLAND DREAM

but if you happen upon Il Capo, seek out the discreet entrance to Chiesa dell’Immacolata Concezione, a Baroque marvel full of artworks that makes a startling contrast to the hustle and bustle of the market. Further afield, a day trip to Cefalù, to the east of the city, brings you to cobbled streets, another fantastic Norman cathedral (how did they build them?) and a sandy beach with a gentle clear sea. Perfection. BOOK IT: From €1,950 per week (sleeps six). solosicily.com

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FOOD & TRAVEL VILLA EZZAHRA Marrakech, Morocco

MOROCCAN SPICE

The scent of orange blossom and the cool shade of date palms and citrus trees make Villa Ezzahra feel like the desert oasis it once was. The district of Palmeraie has slowly been incorporated into the expanding city of Marrakech, its wide boulevards and secluded villas now recognised as the city’s most upmarket suburb. It was here in 2003 that British hotelier Brian Callaghan built Villa Ezzahra in the style of a traditional riad. Two more villas, Azzaytouna and Alkhozama were added over the years and the whole property now sleeps 26. A central courtyard affords maximum shade, the evenings illuminated with candles and in each bedroom a real fire will be burning at bedtime. The pool is fed from a local spring and s blissfully chlorine-free, with a gym, film room, games room and Padel tennis court. And then there’s the hammam. Steam baths and beauty treatments are all included, although some of the scrubs and massages are not for the faint of heart. The staff will organise expeditions to Djemaa el Fna and the souk in the old city, the Yves Saint Laurent museum, or day trips walking in the Atlas mountains just an hour or so drive away. BOOK IT: From £17,400 for three nights (sleeps 14), including all meals, non-alcoholic drinks, massage and beauty treatments, airport transfer and a seven-seater vehicle with chauffeur daily from 10am to 8pm. ezzahra-morocco.com

MEDA GEDARA Sri Lanka

Water babies (both adult and children), take note, this magnificent, sevenbedroom villa nestled next to a secluded beach with miles of golden sand, has its own shriek-inducing 74ft jungle waterslide. Sleeping 18 guests with a mixture of accommodation from bunk rooms to vast suites, the owner, interior designer Fiona McLeod, has created a deeply comfortable and cool colonial-style hideaway (think dark wood, white walls, oriental rugs and pretty tiles), filled with original artwork, antique treasures and all 21st-century mod cons, including a cinema room (just in case it rains). Dense, tropical greenery gives way to bountiful gardens large enough for a family game of cricket or rounders – there’s even an umpire’s hut where staff can serve up traditional afternoon tea. For yoga bunnies, there’s an outdoor, ocean-facing yoga sala for your daily downward dogs (you can book a teacher to come in or even sign up for a dedicated yoga retreat run by Om Ceylon). Or, of course, you may just prefer to hide away with a book in a hammock. Meanwhile, chef Roshan is on hand for all your culinary needs, whipping up anything from spice-infused fragrant curries to herb-baked catch of the day

with colourful, vitamin-packed salads. Naturally, there’s a dedicated vegan (think turmeric-roasted cauliflower or spinach, sweet potato, chick pea curry) and kids’ menu (lasagne, sausage and mash type thing), so every foodie whim is catered for. If you want to tear yourself away from this slice of paradise, grab a tuk tuk and head to some of the south coast’s best beaches (Hiriketiya Bay is great for a surf lesson followed by a slice of pizza and beer, for example) and five minutes away is a proper ayurvedic spa. All in all, it’s a total gem. BOOK IT: From £750 per night (can be booked as five or seven bedrooms). medagedara.com

EASTERN PEARL

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FOOD & TRAVEL CHURCH COTTAGE The Cotswolds, UK

Built around a stunningly pared-back 12th-century church, with two working farms, a proper village pub and the extraordinarily pretty 17th-century Kelmscott Manor, once home to William Morris, the rural village of Kelmscott has to be one of England’s secret jewels. Church Cottage is an ideal base, a quaint five-bedroom Cotswold stone house, recently renovated to the highest standards, which sleeps up to 12 in three separate areas (an annexe, and then two separate wings of the house, which sounds grander than it is – it’s super cosy). This makes it ideal for mixing up families, and children will love the toy boxes, trampoline, slide and, especially, the outdoor swimming pool with views over open fields. Dogs are welcome. Cosy sitting rooms provide refuge and fireplaces. Interiors are stylishly and thoughtfully put together. You can walk to the river Thames and soak up the epic views, or hunker down at home and make the most of the whizz bang kitchen. A real find. BOOK IT: Three-night weekends from £2,000 (sleeps 12). luxurycotswoldrentals.co.uk

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CHÂTEAU ST PIERRE DE SERJAC Languedoc, France

FAMILY FLING

So, this is clever. A series of super chic Provençal-style villas, ranging in size from studios for two with space for a cot, to four-bedroom houses with gardens and outdoor pool. Interiors are exactly the sort of pretty you want in the South of France, and most come with gorgeous shaded outdoor verandahs for meals al fresco. All are umbilically attached to the main chateau hotel and vineyard, which means you can enjoy all the privacy of your own space (no having to bribe the children to be quiet at mealtimes), with all the facilities of a hotel, plus the adventure of French supermarket shopping (the novelty never wanes). Hotel highlights include a superlative restaurant which always offers a children’s menu, gorgeous gardens with boules and BBQ area, a seriously good Cinq Mondes spa (try the healing Moroccan argan massage or one of the many excellent facials), which even serves lighter food and offers yoga, and on-site wine tastings and relaxing early evening walks through the vines. You can buy fresh breads, jams and the like for your breakfast, and the hotel also provides bikes and picnics, which is the ideal way to explore the dreamy Languedoc region with its markets, rivers, trees and sparkling air. BOOK IT: Two-bedroom house with pool, from £510 per night (sleeps four). serjac.com

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FOOD & TRAVEL Views of the green heart of Italy are best enjoyed with an Aperol spritz in hand

THE ESSENTIALS

STAY The classic Italian glamour of five-star Sina Brufani is second to none. It is perfectly poised at the end of the Corso with far-reaching views, while the underground swimming pool has a glass bottom revealing the Etruscan ruins below. sinahotels.com

THE WEEKENDER

PERUGIA

SEE

Clementina Jackson uncovers Perugia’s hidden treasures

Ask to see the Raphael and Caravaggio pieces hiding in San Pietro’s sagrestia, and squeeze in a day trip to nearby UNESCO world heritage site, Assisi.

uscany’s overdone and Rome’s overcrowded – sidestep instead to beautiful Perugia in Umbria (‘the green heart of Italy’), once an important Etruscan settlement and one of Italy’s oldest university cities. Following in the footsteps of the Perugini, the best way to experience the town’s historical centre is by joining the daily ritual of the passeggiata, a leisurely stroll along Corso Vannucci which begins at the 13thcentury monumental fountain and ends by the Rocca Paolina, for breathtaking views across the hazy, hilly, evergreen countryside. The walk reveals the city’s Etruscan, Roman, medieval and renaissance heritage all blended in elegant harmony. But the city’s not always this quiet. Come summer, the historical centre is brimming with people, processions and live music thanks to the annual Umbria Jazz Festival Perugia’s streets come alive at night during Umbria Jazz

Sunset over the nearby Lake Trasimeno

which is now in its 45th year (13-22 July. umbriajazz. com). Free concerts pop up throughout the city, while the Arena Santa Giuliana plays host to big-name artists, this year including David Byrne, Massive Attack and music legend Quincy Jones. Renaissance greats such as Perugino (Raphael’s tutor) and Pinturicchio called Perugia home, so a visit to the Museo Nazionale is a must, while history buffs shouldn’t miss the Etruscan Cai Cutu tomb in the Archaeological Museum and the hypogeum of the Volumnus family in the Ponte San Giovanni suburb. But what is most enchanting of all isn’t what’s proudly displayed in the museums, it’s the secret Caravaggio and Raphael masterpieces, the hidden Paleochristian churches, the evocative underground passages of the Rocca Paolina and the covert bakeries that sell freshly made bread and pastries through grates at night. All you have to do is ask...

EAT To try all of Umbria’s best produce in one place, head to Osteria a Priori. The ‘zero km’ menu is prepared by a charming elderly couple, while the 300-strong wine list is just crying out to be explored. osteriaapriori.it

BUY Hand luggage is just large enough for stockpiling black truffles and lentils from nearby Norcia, a few kilos of Baci Perugina chocolates which each have a love note inside (baciperugina.com) and colourful Deruta ceramics (derutaitaly.com).

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FOOD & TRAVEL CATCH OF THE DAY NEWS

GASTRO GOSSIP

Make the most of the temperate climes and catch your lunch with a hands-on fishing adventure in Chichester marina. Rig, bait and haul in your catch, before learning to scale, fillet and bone the fish in a cooking masterclass. Then you can finally put your feet up and enjoy the fruits of your labour with a seafood feast cooked on board. crab-lobster.co.uk

THIS MONTH

Clementina Jackson heads to the sea, sky and Sussex

HAVE A BUBBLE

Support homegrown vintners and invest in delicious English sparkling wine. Rathfinny has just released its first Sussex sparkling wines after eight years of planning, planting, winemaking and ageing. The 2014 Blanc de Blancs is just the ticket for a British summer’s evening. rathfinnyestate.com

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

If you have a fear of heights, stop reading now. The London food scene is known for pushing boundaries – but is a restaurant in the sky a step too far? Thankfully you’ll be harnessed in as you enjoy menus by Pascal Aussignac (Club Gascon), Robin Gill (Sorella and The Dairy) and Lee Westcott (Typing Room) 100ft above the South Bank. Pray for sun… 5-15 July. eventsinthesky.co.uk 1 DRINK Laurent-Perrier aboard London’s first superyacht champagne deck. Until 3 September. sunbornhotels.com

SILO GREEN The UK’s first zero-waste restaurant, Silo in Brighton, continues its quest towards ultimate sustainability. Their latest idea? Upcycling wine bottles into crockery. Join the crowd-funding campaign to help buy ground-breaking machines that will turn empty wine bottles into crockery for use in the restaurant. silobrighton.com

2 READ Go behind the scenes with Carole Bamford in Nurture: Notes and Recipes from Daylesford Farm. Square Peg, £35

4 EAT Creamy British burrata, made the traditional Italian way but produced entirely in London. From £7.60. lalatteria.co.uk

OPINIONATED ABOUT DINING

The Ledbury in London ranks at number 50

Unsatisfied with traditional food guides, ‘king of the food bloggers’ Steve Plotnicki launched his own top 100 restaurant rankings, and his lists are getting more influential every year. For 2018, Steve and a hardcore group of extremely discerning food enthusiasts selected a whopping 28 British restaurants as the best in Europe. Road trip, anyone? opinionatedaboutdining.com

PHOTOS: XAVIER D BUENDIA; THE LEDBURY

3 BUY Fortnum’s Eau De Nil BBQ Bucket to incite extreme picnic envy. £46. fortnumandmason.com

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FOOD & TRAVEL RECIPE

SPEAR CARRIER

FOODIE TALES

Pour a glass of rosé and enjoy this fresh, green dish from Adam Smith, executive chef of Coworth Park

This young chef would never send anything back to the kitchen

What’s your food philosophy? Classical flavour combinations executed in a modern and relevant way working with the best British ingredients. What was the first dish you learnt to cook? A Sunday roast and it is still my favourite meal of the week. Biggest mistake you’ve made in the kitchen? I’ve made a lot but one that sticks out is when, as a young commis, I seasoned my beef with sugar thinking it was salt and wondered why it was colouring so quickly. Most memorable meal out and what made it so special? Benu in San Francisco – everything was perfect, the seasoning of the food, the texture and the imagination.

ENGLISH ASPARAGUS AND CORNISH GOUDA

English asparagus and Jersey Royals are both sublime products that should not be overworked, and when combined with the salty nuttiness of the Cornish gouda, they’re a winner. INGREDIENTS SERVES 4

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English asparagus 1.6kg asparagus 100g fresh girolles 1 clove of garlic 1 sprig of thyme 75ml red wine vinegar 200ml olive oil 200g butter 75g spinach 100g thinly sliced Cornish Gouda (or similar hard English cheese) 12 Jersey Royals 1 large sprig of mint Garden herbs and flowers (corn flowers, borage, marigold or sweet cicely)

METHOD

When was the last time you sent something back to the kitchen? I never have and never would. I’m so shy and would rather not eat than make a fuss.

Take the English asparagus, remove the barbs and peel the bottom half of the stem. Boil in salted water until cooked and refresh in ice water. Clean and wash the girolles (mushrooms), then once dried, heat a frying pan with 40ml of the olive oil, a crushed garlic clove and thyme. Add the mushrooms and sauté for 1 minute. Deglaze with the vinegar and season well, remove from heat and cover with the remaining oil. Meanwhile, slice the 1.6kg of asparagus thinly and divide into two piles, in a large pan cook one half in butter until soft (do not colour), add 1l water to the pan and bring to the boil. Add the remaining asparagus tips and spinach, once the asparagus is cooked, purée in the food processer until smooth and pass over ice to cool down, once cold season with salt. For the Jersey Royals, scrape and place in a pan of cold water, season and bring to the boil, cook until tender, remove from heat and add a large sprig of mint and allow to cool. To serve, add the asparagus purée onto a flat plate, on top place three spears of asparagus, then three Jersey Royals. Finally, lay shavings of the Cornish Gouda on top of the asparagus and garnish with the garden herbs and flowers.

When you’re not in the kitchen, where are you? When I’m not in the kitchen you will probably find me with my girlfriend and two young children. Do you have any unusual rules in your kitchen? I’m a traditionalist, so no whistling, no radio and lots of smiles. What’s in your fridge right now? Some beautiful fresh morels, handpicked wild garlic from the Coworth Park woodlands and the first of our salt-aged Yorkshire ducks. Least favourite ingredient? Red pepper. Who would you most like to take out for dinner and where would you take them? My girlfriend Annabel because we don’t get enough time together and when we do it’s very special – I have always wanted to go to Eleven Madison Park in New York.

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FOOD & TRAVEL

R E S TA U R A N T R E V I E W S

FORK & FIELD Two French classics are still starry, says Clementina Jackson

THE BAVARIAN INVASION Don’t miss the three big-name German/Austrian chefs taking over London this month

COUNTRY

Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham

Husband and wife duo Helen and David Everitt-Matthias are the antithesis of what you’d expect from a couple who run a two Michelin starred restaurant. Calm, private and unpretentious, this year they celebrate 31 years during which they have never missed a service. You don’t maintain Michelin stars for 20 years by resting on your laurels, of course – and David’s unending fascination with food means dishes are ever-changing to incorporate new flavours, or whichever ingredients Helen found when walking the dog that morning. The technique is French but the results are undoubtedly British – experimental, multicultural and seasonal, resulting in cured mackerel made punchy with wasabi and lemongrass, or roasted wood pigeon with black pudding cream and kohlrabi. David’s kitchen is strictly nonaggressive, and this is reflected in what emerges – elegant dishes bursting with love. Parfait! Three-course dinner, £68. lechampignonsauvage.co.uk

THOMAS BÜHNER AT PENINSULA Three Michelin-starred chef Thomas Bühner joins Peninsula Restaurant for three days only to cook up a sevencourse spectacular. Expect flavour explosions aplenty from one of the world’s great culinary artists – and with views across the Thames, you’ll be able to see and taste the stars at the same time. 28, 29 & 30 June. peninsula-restaurant.com

TOWN

Club Gascon, Smithfield

Pascal Aussignac’s Michelin-starred restaurant has been a gem of the London food scene since it opened in 1998. Twenty years later, it was time for a refresh and the result is a younger, more contemporary space. The menu is now an ode to the past, present and future of Club Gascon, each presented with equal confidence. The foie gras, duck and delicate veal sweetbreads have kept their well-deserved place as pillars of the menu, while more creative, unusual additions such as ‘lobster sand’, ‘plankton pearls’ and ‘edible paper’ excite and astound even the most loyal guest. A new focus on vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free dishes is indicative of how the Gascon cuisine has the ability to adapt to new trends while retaining its rich identity. Adaptability: the secret to Gascony’s famously (and surprisingly) long life expectancy, and Club Gascon’s longevity too. Five-course tasting menu with wine pairing, £130. clubgascon.com

THIS MONTH I’M…

COYA’s corvina trufa

1 Attempting to keep all my fingers while learning to carve Spanish jamón at Brindisa’s new ham school (brindisa.com). 2 Venturing to the depths of Deptford for Isla Ray’s retro tropical vibes and top-notch Aussie food (islaray.co.uk). 3 Hotfooting it to Monaco for sea views and Peruvian food at the new COYA Monte Carlo (coyarestaurant.com).

BECK AT BROWN’S Heinz Beck of three Michelin-starred La Pergola in Rome has opened his latest outpost at Brown’s, and it absolutely oozes with Italian glamour. Try the signature dish of fagottelli, paper-thin pasta parcels that burst open with carbonara sauce, and Roman classic cacio e pepe with the genius addition of lime-infused scampi. roccofortehotels.com

WOLFGANG PUCK AT 45 PARK LANE Thirty-five years ago, Wolfgang Puck’s Santa Monica restaurant Chinois on Main brought something a little different to the table: Asian fusion cuisine. Now a go-to for foodies the world over, don’t miss Puck’s three-day residency at arty Mayfair hotel 45 Park Lane. 27, 28 & 29 June. dorchestercollection.com

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PROPERTY

HOUSE OF THE MONTH Sell it to us in a sentence... Grade II* listed Piers Court is truly one of the most historic and most beautiful, both inside and out, country houses in Gloucestershire. How big is the estate? The estate spans over 23 acres comprising outbuildings, including a garage with two bedrooms above it, a Queen Anne coach house, stables and an office. There’s also a tennis court, croquet lawn, formal gardens, park and pastureland. Does it have any juicy history? Piers Court was once home to Evelyn Waugh who wrote a number of his most famous works there. The house was also used as a safe house for Royalists during the Civil War.

Piers Court, Stinchcombe, Dursley, Gloucestershire Price: £3m 8 bedrooms 7 bathrooms 8,396 sq/ft

What would parties be like here? The kitchen, sitting room and drawing room are all within 20ft of each other, making it perfect for entertaining. There is also additional accommodation in the grounds for guests staying for the night or weekend. Who would like living here? The estate will most likely appeal to someone who wants their primary home to be in the countryside. The location is not in a tourist hotspot like a lot of places in the Cotswolds – it is more rural and offers a quieter atmosphere. Who would we need to hire? A gardener – the grounds are quite extensive so having someone able to manage both the formal gardens and the parkland would be important. The current owner says… ‘We have absolutely loved living at Piers Court. It is the perfect home for both families and for entertaining.’ 01285 659771; knightfrank.co.uk

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The five-star 11 Cadogan Gardens hotel

L E T ’ S M O V E T O . ..

CHELSEA

ith its Georgian streets and Thames frontage Chelsea has always been ahead of the times. In the Fifties it played host to burlesque shows and performances by Billie Holiday; by the Sixties the first miniskirts were being worn on the King’s Road and the Rolling Stones lived in a flat on Edith Grove. When Anita Pallenberg, their muse and the original Chelsea Girl (she lived on Tite Street), died last year, Chelsea had been through numerous incarnations and was busy reinventing itself again. ‘People are moving back here from East London,’ explains James Pace of Knight Frank. ‘It had become so expensive that it was one of the areas most affected by the property market slow down – now prices in some parts of Chelsea are cheaper than in Battersea.’ It is not just the property prices, which are 15 per cent lower than they were in 2014, that are luring buyers to pastel cottages off the King’s Road and Queen Anne townhouses on Lawrence Street, though. Chelsea’s quiet and low-rise residential streets appeal to those searching for a more sustainable lifestyle and close-knit community. ‘You don’t need to get in a car in Chelsea; everything is on your doorstep, from great schools and hospitals, to exclusive shops, one-off boutiques and quirky cafés,’ Pace continues. Chelsea residents are unfailingly proud of their streets and the borough is known as one of the most community-minded – and vocal

Yoga at Duke of York Square

– in London (much to the chagrin of large-scale developers). Modern Chelsea is thus a network of small villages including Chelsea Green off the King’s Road, where there is a fishmonger, a cheese shop, a butcher and award-winning local restaurants, and Duke of York Square, in the former army barracks adjacent to Sloane Square, with cafés, restaurants, Partridges and a farmer’s market on Saturdays. Cadogan Estates, which owns 93 acres of the borough, is convinced that useful local hubs are key to keeping Chelsea’s soul alive. Over the next year the estate is spending over £500m on construction and refurbishment to make it an even more desirable place to live. Their latest venture is Pavilion Road, a former mews between Peter Jones and Sloane Street: ‘Pavilion Road is one of Chelsea’s most charming areas – beautiful Victorian mews houses transformed into a village high street feel with fantastic local shops including a butcher, baker, cheesemonger and a ‘hidden’ tropical courtyard with plenty of al fresco seating,’ comments Hugh Seaborn, chief executive of Cadogan Estates. There are many more plans in the pipeline, though. Later this year a new circular restaurant will open on Duke of York Square with a roof-top garden and the historic Cadogan Hotel on Sloane Street, where Oscar Wilde was arrested, is being relaunched by luxury hotelier Belmond as a five-star boutique hotel. Next year a new hotel, One Sloane Gardens (sister to the Hôtel Costes in Paris), will open on the corner of Sloane Gardens and Sloane Square, with a roof-top terrace.

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Its Sloane Ranger days are long gone, but there’s still a rock ‘n’ roll beating heart at the centre of one of London’s best-loved villages, says Anna Tyzack

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to bring up children, says Aylesford chairman Andrew Langton. There are good schools, including the Ofstedoutstanding Christ Church, and the independent prep schools Garden House and Hill House. Nursery-wise, there is the historic Chelsea Open Air Nursery on Glebe Place, Chelsea Pre-Prep at World’s End and a new pre-prep, Kingsland, is opening on the King’s Road in September. Although prices have fallen, the area is by no means affordable, with studio flats costing from £800,000 and family houses with gardens selling for more than £5m. A more stable market though has brought buyers back – particularly those looking for investment flats and houses below £5.5m. ‘The market has woken up dramatically in the last two months and buyers are competing for the best properties,’ confirms Green, who has seen several properties selling for more than their asking price. ‘The re-alignment between the price expectations of buyers and sellers is no better demonstrated than in Chelsea, where we have seen an increase in the number of offers being accepted,’ adds David Lee, of Pastor Real Estate. According to Pace, some of the most exciting opportunities are in SW10: Redcliffe Square, Westgate Terrace and, in particular, Lots Road, where the new power station development will bring a further ‘village’ hub. The mid-section of the King’s Road should not be overlooked, either, as this is where a new station has been proposed, should Crossrail 2 get the go-ahead. ‘It’s a solid market and a thriving village with a rock ’n’ roll past – and a Waitrose,’ says Langton. ‘It’s all good in Chelsea – that’s what I say.’

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10 THINGS TO DO IN CHELSEA From the original avocado on toast to soft-play combined with culture, SW3 has it all

1LUNCH IN THE SUN

The Ivy Chelsea Garden on the King’s Road has a beautiful garden and arguably the best hamburgers in Chelsea. It’s also perfectly (read dangerously) positioned for a spot of post-lunch shopping. theivychelseagarden.com 1

2THE PROMS IN CHELSEA

Since 2005, Cadogan Hall, a two-minute walk from Sloane Square, has served as the venue for The Proms’ chamber music concerts on Monday lunchtimes and Proms Saturday matinees. If these times don’t suit, the hall plays host to more than 300 other concerts and events each year. cadoganhall.com

3GET BAKING

Bread Ahead on Pavilion Road doesn’t just make delicious sourdough, doughnuts and brownies but also runs a bread making school in an upstairs studio. To book a course in flatbread, English tea time, croissants or Nordic baking, visit breadahead.com.

BROWSE ONE OF LONDON’S BEST 4INDEPENDENT BOOK SHOPS

John Sandoe Books, founded in 1957 in an 18th-century premises on a side street near Sloane Square, is a relic of Old Chelsea and home to 30,00 titles. Departments include fiction, history, biography, poetry, art and there is an excellent children’s section. Famous customers inclue Elton John. johnsandoe.com 4

SIX FOR SALE IN CHELSEA

Chelsea Park Gardens, £14.75m

Cathcart Road, £13.75m

Cheyne Row, £995,000

This spectacular family home dates back to the early twenties – Edwin Lutyens was an influence – and is set back from the road behind a walled garden. It has been completely refurbished and extended with the creation of an entirely new lower ground floor. There are vast living spaces and six bedroom suites. 020 7349 4300; knightfrank.com

Originally built in 1930 to designs by CD St Leger for the sculptor Sir Charles Thomas Wheeler, later President of the Royal Academy, this unique fivebed studio house has enormous living spaces with parquet flooring and is almost completely hidden behind the walled front and rear gardens. 020 7351 2383; aylesford.com

An elegant ground-floor flat in immaculate condition with fantastic ceiling heights. There is an open-plan living room with wooden floor, a new kitchen and a large reception area with bay window and fireplace at the front. As it’s an end of terrace property it benefits from a dual aspect. 020 7349 4300; knightfrank.com

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5BOTANICAL ADVENTURES

The Chelsea Physic Garden was established as the Apothecaries’ Garden in 1673 and is among the oldest botanical gardens in the world. You can attend talks and workshops throughout the year and book a table for dinner in the garden on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in July and August. tangerinedream.uk.com; chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk

6A THEATRICAL EVENING

The Royal Court Theatre prides itself on showcasing the work of emerging writers as well as old hands. You won’t be disappointed with the raw and thought-provoking performances they create. royalcourttheatre.com

7CULTURE WITH THE KIDS

Look no further than the newly restored National Army Museum which has a soft play (advance booking essential), immersive exhibits for all ages and a light and airy first-floor café serving Pom-Bears and organic juice to kids and proper coffee to their exhausted parents. nam.ac.uk

8AFTERNOON TEA WITH A VIEW

The top-floor café at Peter Jones has one of the best views in the area. Take a godchild and retire here after browsing the toy department. You might need to hover meaningfully for a few minutes until one of the window seats becomes available. johnlewis.com

9BRUNCH SYDNEY STYLE

It was Aussie chef Bill Granger who first came up with the idea of serving avocado on toast for breakfast. At his restaurant in Chelsea you can sample this and Bill’s other brunch classics such as ricotta hotcakes and sweetcorn fritters. grangerandco.com

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Sarah Chapman is the woman famous for making Meghan Markle sparkle. Her Chelsea clinic, Skinesis, is now open on Pavilion Road, promising results that are both ‘dramatic’ and ‘instant’. Her stem cell facial costs up to £260. sarahchapman.net

King’s Road, £2.75m

Cadogan Street, £3.495m

Redburn Street, £5.25m

A spacious ground-floor apartment with three double bedrooms. The property is within Bailey House, Chelsea, a prestigious and sought-after development with 24-hour security, porter, swimming pool and spa complex, tennis court, gym and surrounded by approximately seven acres of landscaped communal gardens. 020 7351 2383; aylesford.com

The chance to create the house of your dreams. This sizeable (2,622 sq/ft) mid-terrace house can be transformed to suit your requirements and specification. There is off-street parking and it has consent to be converted into a single-family dwelling, having previously been used as a dentist’s surgery. 020 3953 1000; pastor-realestate.com

A beautifully refurbished end-of-terrace period house arranged over four floors. There is a relaxed family space on the lower ground floor, opening on to the landscaped rear garden and a formal reception space on the raised ground floor. Upstairs are four bedrooms, a bathroom and shower room. 020 3151 4127; johndwood.co.uk

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The house that’s well connected.

Radlett, Hertfordshire • Newly built country house in a semi-rural location • Finished to the highest specification including an intelligent house management system • Extensive gardens and grounds including a sun terrace • Combines traditional architecture with modern living Radlett 0.5 miles (London St Pancras in 22 minutes), Central London 16.5 miles, Heathrow Airport 25 miles.

Our country expert, James Crawford, looks forward to helping you. james.crawford@knightfrank.com 020 8166 7482 Statons nick@statons.com 020 844 53694

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Guide price £8,950,000 Freehold

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The house on the garden square.

Connaught Square, Hyde Park W2 • An imposing Grade II listed Georgian townhouse • Interior designed and immaculately presented • Approximately 3,595 sq ft Connaught Square is situated between Connaught Street and the Bayswater Road and is ideally located for the transport links at Marble Arch underground station (Central Line). The open spaces of Hyde Park and the amenities of Connaught Village are within close proximity.

Our Hyde Park expert, John White, looks forward to helping you. john.white@knightfrank.com 020 3641 1708 07776 769745

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Guide price £6,950,000 Freehold

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The home with the fabulous aspect. 5

Chelsea Park Gardens, Chelsea SW3 • Practical family living within a low built house • Quietly situated behind a large front garden • Approximately 3,130 sq ft Chelsea Park Gardens is very well located between Fulham Road and Kings Road so close to the shops, restaurants and transport links the area has to offer Earls Court Underground station (District & Piccadilly lines), Gloucester Road Underground station (District, Circle & Piccadilly lines) and South Kensington Underground station (District, Circle & Piccadilly lines).

Our Chelsea expert, James Pace, looks forward to helping you. james.pace@knightfrank.com 020 3641 6172 07867 800449

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Guide price £6,350,000 Freehold

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The apartment with palatial proportions.

Courtfield Gardens, Earl’s Court SW5 • Lateral apartment located on the first floor • Over 4 metre ceiling heights in principal rooms • Approximately 3,244 sq ft Bramham Gardens is one of the larger squares in the area and especially popular with families. The gardens are very well located for the amenities of both Gloucester Road and Earl’s Court.

Our South Kensington expert, Giles Barrett, looks forward to helping you. giles.barrett@knightfrank.com 020 3641 6173 07824 302085 Harvey Property Limited Billy Harvey 07775 533 933

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The house with the sauna and steam room.

Guthrie Street, Chelsea SW3 • Rebuilt internally by George Clark Architects • Excellent open plan family living • Approximately 2,163 sq ft Situated in a secluded cul-de-sac between Sydney Street and Dovehouse Street, close to the gardens of St Luke’s. South Kensington underground station is approximately 0.4 miles/8 minute walk (District/Circle/Piccadilly lines). (All distances and times are approximate.)

Our Knightsbridge expert, Jonathan Smith, looks forward to helping you. jonathan.smith@knightfrank.com 020 3641 5930 07436 164943

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Guide price £4,250,000 Freehold

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The Lion house with potential to extend.

Chipstead Street, Parsons Green SW6 • A substantial mid-terrace property, laid out over four floors • Impressively high ceilings and a wealth of period features • Generous master bedroom suite with a dressing room Chipstead Street is in the heart of the sought after Peterborough Estate close to local shops and parks. The nearest Underground station is at Parsons Green (District Line) and there are multiple buses from the New Kings Road that connect in to central London.

Our Fulham expert, James Davies, looks forward to helping you. james.davies@knightfrank.com 020 3544 0635 07747 532 993

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Guide price £2,650,000 Freehold

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The manor with the Japanese garden.

30 Acres

Gwynedd, Wales • • • •

Grade II listed house built in 1910 in the ‘Arts and Crafts’ style Woodland backdrop owned and managed by the Woodland Trust Two bedroom self-contained lodge Afon Artro River runs through the grounds

The house is situated just outside the village of Llanbedr, with Snowdonia National Park just 10 miles away.

Our Country Department expert, Peter Edwards, looks forward to helping you. peter.edwards@knightfrank.com 0207 861 1707 savills.co.uk ckannreuther@savills.com 01233 323232

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The home with the swimming pool.

Downe, Kent BR6 • Established gardens of approximately 1.43 acres • Offers excellent commuting links • Approximately 5,000 sq ft of accommodation • Set in a semi-rural position

Our Sevenoaks expert, George Berry, looks forward to helping you. george.berry@knightfrank.com 01732 744477

Orpington station 4.7 miles, M25 Junction 4 6.9 miles, Central London 18 miles. (All distances are approximate)

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The spacious flat with private garden.

Harcourt Terrace, Chelsea SW10 • Bright and open plan living • 2.55m ceiling heights in reception room and master bedroom • Approximately 1,214 sq ft Harcourt Terrace is very well located between Fulham Road and Old Brompton Road so close to the shops, restaurants and transport links the area has to offer. Local transport links include Earls Court Underground station (District & Piccadilly lines), Gloucester Road Underground station (District, Circle & Piccadilly lines) and South Kensington Underground station (District, Circle & Piccadilly lines).

Our Chelsea expert, Roly Ingleby-McKenzie, looks forward to helping you. roly.im@knightfrank.com 020 3641 6172 07833 400415

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Significant farming and sporting estate HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND

Alton: 2.6 miles (London Waterloo from 75 minutes), Farnham: 11 miles, London Heathrow airport: 40 miles, Central London: 53 miles Extensive, productive arable land, irrigated potato land, pasture and woodland, principal house and 12 other cottages, 2 sets of operational farm buildings, buildings with development potential subject to planning, high quality pheasant shoot. Available as a whole or in 3 principal lots and additional houses. EPC = C - F About 1,523 acres | Price on application |

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Alex Lawson Savills Country Department 020 7409 8882 alawson@savills.com

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Stunning modern country house F ULMER, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE

Gerrards Cross Station: 3.2 miles (trains to London Marylebone: from 22 minutes), Heathrow Airport: 9.1 miles 4 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms, cinema room, gym, detached garaging and staff accommodation, beautifully landscaped gardens, vegetable garden, open views to front and rear. EPC=D About 1.5 acres | Guide ÂŁ3.95 million |

Chris Moorhouse Savills Beaconsfield 01494 731955 cmoorhouse@savills.com Hugh Maconochie Savills Country Department 020 7016 3713 hmaconochie@savills.com

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Wonderful private setting HERTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE

Grade II listed property, reception hall, open plan sitting room/kitchen/dining room, study, sitting/games/family room, secondary kitchen, 6 bedrooms, indoor swimming pool complex, gym, garaging for 5 cars, paddock, mature gardens and grounds.

About 9.48 acres | Guide ÂŁ4.5 million |

Nick Ingle Savills Harpenden 01582 465 002 ningle@savills.com Hugh Maconochie Savills Country Department 020 7016 3713 hmaconochie@savills.com

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Georgian home for the 21st Century PUTTENHAM, SURREY

Grade II listed Georgian house, 4 reception rooms, 4/5 bedrooms, views of neighbouring fields, sought after village, off street parking and garage, gardens of approximately 0.37 acres, EPC = E

| Guide ÂŁ1.395 million | Freehold

Clive Moon Savills Guildford 01483 796820 cmoon@savills.com

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Country house with far reaching rural views GODALMING, SURREY

Milford Train Station: 1 mile (London Waterloo from 45 minutes) Country house of over 5,600 sq.ft, 4 reception rooms, 6 bedrooms, heated swimming pool, wonderful gardens of 2.5 acres, EPC = D

Clive Moon Savills Guildford 01483 796820 cmoon@savills.com

| Guide ÂŁ2.95 million | Freehold

Lottie Geaves Savills Guildford 0207 409 8869 lgeaves@savills.com

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Bishops Row, SW6

Prices from £4,250,000

An exciting new scheme of spectacular townhouses a stone’s throw from the River Thames, by Octagon Developments. Between 4,375 and 6,150 sq ft Kitchen/breakfast/family room | Drawing room with rear terrace | Dining room Master bedroom suite with rear terrace and views towards River Thames | Four further bedrooms Three further bath/shower rooms | Gym | Cinema | Study | Private rear garden | Additional covered courtyard garden Showhouse open Thursday to Monday 10am–4pm or by appointment. Fulham | 020 7731 7100 fulham@struttandparker.com

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LANGTON STREET, CHELSEA SW10 A fabulous house of 2,704 sq ft on the sought after ’10 acre estate’ in Chelsea, offering extremely light and open living over 4 floors with a beautifully presented large private garden. One of the best houses on this estate, this building was completely rebuilt behind its original façade and meticulously redeveloped in a contemporary, yet understated style. There is an emphasis on space, volume, and light, with a very well-proportioned reception room over the ground floor and a wonderful open plan kitchen, dining and informal living room occupying the bulk of the lower ground. Double reception room · Kitchen · Dining room · Master bedroom with en-suite bathroom and dressing room · 3 further bedrooms · Family bathroom Shower room · TV room · Office · Utility room · Plant room · Cellar · Patio · Balcony · Terrace · Garden · Approx. 2,704 sq ft · Energy Efficiency Rating E

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A STYLISH AND SPACIOUS TRIPLEX APARTMENT

NEVERN PLACE, SW5 £2,300 PER WEEK A unique opportunity to rent a magnificently proportioned, five bedroom apartment in this terraced period building. The property boasts 2,860 sq ft of internal accommodation, generously arranged over three floors and beautifully presented throughout. 5 Bedrooms | 3 Bathrooms | Reception Room | Dining Room Kitchen | Garden | Unfurnished | EPC rating C

FAMILY HOME IN THE HEART OF SOUTH KENSINGTON

HEREFORD SQUARE, SW7 £2,950 PER WEEK This exceptional five double bedroom house is very well located close to all the amenities of Gloucester Road and South Kensington. The property boasts spacious living accommodation and excellent entertaining space, making for an extremely comfortable and enjoyable home. 5 Bedrooms | 4 Bathrooms | 3 Reception Rooms | Kitchen Roof Terrace | Unfurnished | EPC rating D

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Portscatho Holidays offer a superb selection of holiday cottages on the beautiful Roseland Peninsula in South Cornwall, in and around St Mawes and Portscatho. We still have properties and dates to choose from for this year, but they’re going fast, so there’s no better time than now to secure your stay in this most beautiful corner of the country. Our brand new website features late availability and online booking, plus the latest additions to our portfolio of properties. We have cottages for small or large groups and also dog friendly accommodation, so there’s really no need to miss out!

Call us or drop us a line and let us put you in the picture! tel: 01326 270 900 email: info@portscathoholidays.co.uk www.portscathoholidays.co.uk

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Kinlet, Nr Bewdley, Worcestershire AN EXQUISITE MODERN FARM WITH IMPECCABLE OUTBUILDINGS AND OUTSTANDING VIEWS POSITIONED WITHIN 70 ACRES OF STUNNING PASTURELAND. Bewdley 6 miles, Worcester 21 miles, Birmingham 28 miles, London 137 miles (all mileages are approximate).

Guide Price Â£1,750,000

This Superb Residence Offers Five Reception Rooms, Five Bedroom And Five Bathrooms Set In Mature Gardens And Grounds. Excellent Outbuildings Include A Garage, Farm Office, Livestock Building, Secure Garages And Storage, Barns, And Stable Block. About 70 Acres Of Pasture & Land, With Trout Pool. EPC = D.

Contact: Andrew Grant Country Homes 01905 734735

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Claines, Worcestershire EXCEPTIONAL GRADE II* LISTED GEORGIAN RESIDENCE, AROUND 9,494 SQ FT AND ALMOST 3 ACRES. Worcester 2.5 miles, Birmingham 28 miles, London 130 miles (all mileages are approximate).

Guide Price £1,350,000

Offering A Splendid Range Of Accommodation, With Four Reception Rooms, Six Bedrooms Plus Nursery, And Four Bathrooms. The Property Retains A Wealth of Lovely Original Features, And Has Superb Plantsman’s Gardens, A Paddock And Grade II Listed Coach House, Garaging And Ancillary Outbuildings With Potential For Conversion. STPP.

Contact: Andrew Grant Country Homes 01905 734735 or Knight Frank 01905 723438

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UNRIVALLED COVERAGE AROUND CAMBRIDGE

Barrow Road, Cambridge – Station 1 mile

£1,750,000

An established and distinctive 1930s bay fronted detached residence occupying an outstanding location within this highly sought after and most desirable residential area close to private schools, just off Trumpington Road. The property provides versatile and well-proportioned accommodation including a self-contained ground floor annexe, offering great potential for sympathetic updating and enlargement subject to planning consent. Delightful and generous corner plot extending to about one third of an acre. Accommodation comprising: Reception hall, cloakroom/WC, family room, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room. First floor: garden room, bedroom with en suite shower room, 3 further bedrooms, bathroom, WC. Annexe: entrance hall, kitchen, sitting/dining room, bedroom, bathroom. Extensive driveway/parking, double garage and double car port. Contact: Michael Donnelly / Cambridge Office: 01223 214214 / michael.donnelly@cheffins.co.uk

Rayleigh Close, Cambridge – Station 1 mile

£1,999,950

Newton House is a substantial and most impressive detached residence of significant appeal providing versatile, contemporary and stylish accommodation over three floors in this prime south city location just off Trumpington Road. Accommodation comprising: Reception hallway, cloakroom, open plan kitchen/living/breakfast room, living room with vaulted ceiling, family/dining room, study/office, utility/boot room. First floor, 3 bedrooms, one with dressing room, 3 en suites. Second floor: 2 further bedrooms, shower room. Double garage, enclosed gardens. EER:C Contact: Richard Freshwater / Cambridge Office 01223 214214 / richard.freshwater@cheffins.co.uk

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CAMBRIDGE ELY HAVERHILL NEWMARKET SAFFRON WALDEN LONDON

Waresley – St Neots Station 6 miles

£1,500,000

The Old Vicarage is a handsome and substantial Grade II Listed detached Georgian residence with later additions boasting a number of fine period features. The accommodation extends to approximately 4,250 square feet standing comfortably within its own mature grounds of approximately 6.7 acres with a range of useful outbuildings. Accommodation comprising: Reception hall, drawing room, dining room, living room, cloakroom/ bathroom, family room, kitchenette, kitchen/breakfast room, cellar, utility/boot room, pantry. First floor: 4 bedrooms, bathroom, WC. Second floor: 3 bedrooms, box room. Outside: delightful mature gardens, extensive parking, outbuildings. Contact: Richard Freshwater / Cambridge Office 01223 214214 / richard.freshwater@cheffins.co.uk

Quendon – Mainline Stations at Stansted and Newport 3 miles

£2,150,000

A contemporary family house, a former rectory, situated on a secluded and historical site within established grounds of approximately 1.36 acres, complete with a state-of-the-art spa. Accommodation extending to over 7,600 sq ft. Entrance hall, sitting room, study, cloakroom, dining room, summer room/conservatory, kitchen/breakfast room, conservatory, utility room, shower room, treatment room/reception room leading to a spa and leisure complex on the lower ground floor. First floor: bedroom with dressing room and en suite, bedrooms 2 and 3 both with en suite shower rooms, 2 further bedrooms, family bathroom. Outside: Grade II listed outbuilding, landscaped gardens with terrace, driveway, garage for 4 cars with annexe above. Annexe: shower, kitchen, sitting room, bedroom. EER:C Contact: Bruce King / Saffron Walden 01799 523656 / bruce.king@cheffins.co.uk

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Saffron Walden – Audley End Station 3 miles

UNRIVALLED COVERAGE AROUND CAMBRIDGE

£1,150,000

A handsome, double-fronted, Grade II Listed townhouse forming part of Saffron Walden’s iconic High Street. The property offers beautifully presented accommodation throughout, together with a number of period features, off-street parking and a private garden and workshop to the rear. Accommodation comprising: entrance hall, sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, cellar, cloakroom. First floor: master bedroom with en suite, 2 further bedrooms, shower room. Second floor: cloakroom, 2 bedrooms. Outside: extensive off street parking, rear garden with paved terrace which is ideal for al fresco dining, further terrace with workshop/store. Contact: Bruce King / Saffron Walden Office: 01799 523656 / bruce.king@cheffins.co.uk

Debden – Newport Station 3 miles

£1,595,000

The Old Barn is an impressive and substantial barn conversion set in a tucked away location adjoining open countryside, standing within its own grounds of approximately 7 acres. In addition to the main barn is a detached annexe, garden studio, garaging for six cars. Further land potentially available by negotiation and agreement. Accommodation comprising: reception hall, drawing room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, study. First floor: master bedroom suite with en suite bathroom, 3 further bedrooms, family bathroom. Outside: paved driveway, cartlodge, terrace with adjoining heated swimming pool, surrounding gardens, tennis court with adjoining paddocks, annexe. Annexe: sitting room/kitchen, bedroom, en suite, studio/ garden room, triple cartlodge. Outside: landscaped Japanese garden, sports hall with: badminton court, changing rooms, gym, snooker room. EER: D Contact: Bruce King / Saffron Walden Office: 01799 523656 / bruce.king@cheffins.co.uk

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CAMBRIDGE ELY HAVERHILL NEWMARKET SAFFRON WALDEN LONDON

High Bank, Fowlmere – Station 3 miles

£795,000

A select new development of just five substantial and contemporary homes of exceptional quality set in a most desirable location towards the edge of the highly sought after south Cambridgeshire village of Fowlmere. These 4 and 5 bedroom properties have been finished to the highest standard and incorporate generous open plan living with beautiful landscaped gardens and gated access to selected plots. For more information or to register your interest for our champagne open event please contact Christina Ballands 01223 214214 christina.ballands@cheffins.co.uk Contact: Martin Walshe / Cambridge Office: 01223 214214 / martin.walshe@cheffins.co.uk

Garden Walk, Histon

£1,000,000

Garden Walk is an exclusive development of just two brand new 5 bedroom homes extending to 2,683 sq.ft (249 sq.m). The properties are of substantial proportions and intricate design and provide exceptional space and flexibility, set in a cul-de-sac location in the highly sought-after village of Histon. The properties have been finished to exacting standards including fully fitted German kitchens, luxuriously appointed bath and shower rooms and incorporate maximum space and light with especially generous open-plan living areas featuring vaulted ceilings and complete with generous landscaped rear gardens with views extending to acres of unspoiled countryside. Together with single garage and off-road parking the properties are a perfect solution to modern family living. For more information please contact Christina Ballands on 01223 214214 christina.ballands@cheffins.co.uk Contact: Martin Walshe / Cambridge Office: 01223 214214 / martin.walshe@cheffins.co.uk

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Little Braxted, Essex CM8 Fryerning Essex Guide Price £3,850,000 Guide Price £890,000 A striking five double bedroom, Grade II A beautifully restored Grade II listed,four four reception bedroom cottage period property thought date back 500 years. in alisted dream countryside setting withto the most amazing 360 This charming residence is originally be 3 degree views. Stunning secluded 0.5 acrethought plot (stls)towith cottages,gardens. now providing a fantastic flow of interesting established Easy access to Witham, Maldon and Chelmsford offering some of the bestover schools Essex.The and extensive family living space twoinfloors. EPC 7.5Exempt. acre plot comprises formal grounds mixed

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Ockham, Surrey £2,250,000 Freehold With origins from the 16th Century, this charming Grade II listed family home offers generous and adaptable accommodation surrounded by beautiful countryside.

Winchester, Hampshire £4,950,000 Freehold A splendid seven bedroom Georgian Grade II listed home with 7,000 sq. ft. of accommodation plus outbuildings and a one bedroom cottage.

Hamptons Esher 01372 390198 esher@hamptons-int.com

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Stour Provost, Dorset £1,200,000 Freehold A truly exceptional Grade II listed detached period house with glorious gardens and grounds of 1.5 acres with direct access to the River Stour.

Frilford Heath, Oxfordshire £2,750,000 Freehold Set in grounds of approximately 5.8 acres, an exceptional six bedroom country house with views over the garden, grounds and swimming pool. EPC: C

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Shipbourne, Kent

£1,900,000 Freehold

With glorious views over lovely Kentish countryside, a detached, predominantly Victorian country house of quality. Set within approximately two acres of formal and wild flower gardens together with a paddock, stabling and outbuildings, the house exudes a charming atmosphere and has three reception rooms together with an orangery, five bedrooms and an attached two bedroom annexe. EPC: E

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Lovely location with glorious views Detached Victorian house of quality Attached 2 bedroom annexe Stabling and outbuildings Formal gardens Paddock and light woodland in total approx. 2 acres.

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