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A cruise across the top of Scotland
Posted on 28 August, 2021 | No CommentsPatricia Cleveland-Peck cruises the Caledonian Canal in a purpose-built luxury barge, enjoys the rich history of the area, and the excellent food onboard It is hard to think of a... -
A Promise of Ankles – A 44 Scotland Street Novel by Alexander McCall Smith
Posted on 22 November, 2020 | No CommentsPatricia Cleveland-Peck reviews the latest book from one of her favourite authors Alexander McCall Smith is my go-to author for comfort reading –something we all need in these troubling times.... -
Artemisia
Posted on 17 October, 2020 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke admires the long-forgotten work of a powerful painter at the National Gallery Artemisia Gentileschi is one of the great artistic rediscoveries of modern times. She was famous in... -
Aubrey Beardsley exhibition at Tate Britain
Posted on 17 August, 2020 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke is dazzled by a scandalous master of illustration Even Covid-19 hasn’t been able to wipe out the Aubrey Beardsley exhibition at Tate Britain. It’s ironic, because the artist... -
The Crown Jewels and the ping pong ball
Posted on 19 March, 2020 | No CommentsSandra Westbrooke discovers the truth behind the bling When plans were being made for the investiture of Prince Charles as Prince of Wales, some 50 years ago, there was a... -
British Baroque: Power and Illusion
Posted on 3 March, 2020 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke on a nearly forgotten art movement from Stuart days Tate Britain’s latest exhibition claims to be the only one ever held anywhere on the subject. Maybe that’s because... -
Henley Festival 2020 Programme Announced
Posted on 5 February, 2020 | No CommentsFeaturing Music, Comedy, Art and Food from 8th-12th July 2020 Henley Festival, the UK’s most glamorous festival, and winner of Headline Performance of the Year in 2016 returns to its... -
Restoration Stories – Review by Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Posted on 24 January, 2020 | No CommentsPatina and Paint in Old London Houses by Philippa Stockley with photography by Charlie Hopkinson This attractive book tells the stories of the restoration of sixteen, mainly Georgian, houses in... -
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters Exhibition
Posted on 15 December, 2019 | No CommentsA gallery restores formerly marginal figures to the spotlight, reports John Westbrooke The National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibition plans to tell the untold story of the women of the Pre-Raphaelite... -
George IV: Art & Spectacle
Posted on 4 December, 2019 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke on a notorious king and great collector King George IV seems to have felt an affinity with his predecessor, Charles I. Both were men of taste who built...
