“It is a great piece of policy to have in place ... was to continue the tradition of building conventional English country houses. Over time, however, fashions have changed and homes built ...

Great Houses of Europe would win my prize for the most beautiful architectural book of the year. Bringing the quintessential English rural idle to life via interiors, food and drink, property and more ...

Amassed in Dr Ricketts book is a great deal of fresh and insightful research into ... a building that deserves to be taken more seriously in assessments of the English country house and its history.