An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 134 June 29, 2021Clinton HowellI will be writing blogs during the summer, but there will not be weekly consistency. I hope to be able to see and re-see things while I am in the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 133 June 21, 2021Clinton HowellMellerstain House in Berwickshire on the Scottish Borders is yet another Robert Adam house. Interestingly, it was Robert's father, William, who was first commissioned to build the wings of the...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 132 June 14, 2021Clinton HowellI heard about Sledmere, a house in East Yorkshire, from a friend who said that although the furnishings in the house were not original, they represented the collecting style of...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 131 June 7, 2021Clinton HowellNewby Hall is another North Yorkshire house of distinction often overshadowed by its neighbors, particularly Castle Howard and Harewood House, but equally sensational.
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 130 May 31, 2021Clinton HowellThe Elizabethan house, of which I suspect there are still quite a few in the United Kingdom, is, as far as I can tell, a uniquely British interpretation of Italian...
An Antiquarian's Tale, Issue 129 May 24, 2021Clinton HowellThe trip that took me to Attingham (last week's Issue) also took me to one of England's more sublime gardens and, believe me, that is saying a great deal.
