Our country houses are so much richer than we imagine. John Goodall is impressed by this exemplary new study.
Apethorpe: the story of an English country house
Edited by Kathryn Morrison (Yale University Press, £60)
The dramatic rescue of apethorpe from two decades of neglect by the actions of east Northamptonshire Council and the former quango english Heritage has recently given this outstanding country house a degree of popular familiarity. Prior to these events, however… (View original article)