In this issue

Inside this month, find out how a village pub influenced television presenter James May, in his move to the south of the county; international furniture designer Luke Hughes creates furniture on a grand scale, the chances are, without realising it, you may well have sat on one of his creations; in part one, of a two part series, we discover why a coaching route across the county was popular with the fashionable; in lockdown, artist Richard Hoare rediscovers the beauty of the landscape on his doorstep; In a year when the world has seemed a strange place, it appears to have triggered a desire to purchase unusual and bizarre items at auction. Woolley & Wallis, reveal some of the recent lots that have gone through their saleroom; and we also start the new year with a month by month series full of hints and tips for successful season on the allotment.