Lifestyle Archive
(May 2024)

21 May 2024

Designing buildings of distinction

Meet leading Lincolnshire architect Craig Smith, whose unique and wide ranging experience has equipped him to deliver high quality, bespoke designs for homeowners and businesses. Having worked with some of the UK’s leading architects, Craig Smith has returned to his home county of Lincolnshire and is fast establishing an excellent reputation for skilfully handling projects Read more…

17 May 2024

Beswick animals

By William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer. With over 3,000 model numbers issued and some 800 recorded models produced, there is plenty of choice of Beswick china ornaments. Founded in 1894, the firm of John Beswick Chinaware was based at its Gold Street works in Longton, Stoke on Trent. From the late 1930s, after Read more…

Time to smell the roses!

Steffie Shields considers every rose a memory. I have been counting roses in my garden, not thorns. On my husband’s retirement in 1999, we settled into the ‘Old Orchard’ determined to tackle its neglected, unkempt country garden originally created by previous owners, the Misses Elliot. Spinster sisters and teachers, Joyce and Marjorie were evidently knowledgeable Read more…

Handsome home with modern appeal

Sycamore House is a spacious detached home, which combines a smart contemporary look with a cosy traditional feel. Built to an exceptionally high standard in 2001, Sycamore House is a stunning five bedroom detached house in Ruskington which has been cleverly designed to blend the charm of a period home with the modern proportions of Read more…