Medieval/Tudor

Matthew Rice has turned Ham Court into a dreamy refuge that balances layers of history with playful interiors and a garden full of charm

Jane Sacchi recounts the experience of updating a twelfth-century tower in Italy, originally restored by her architect husband Bruno in the Seventies

In this archive story from 2015, we recount how, thirty years on from a life-changing meeting with the man who was to become her husband, the Scottish-born Amelie, Duchesse de Magenta, remained at the helm of the Château de Sully in Burgundy

Following centuries of neglect and being gutted by fire, Astley Castle in Warwickshire now offers comfortable accommodation in a modern structure sympathetically inserted inside the medieval and Tudor shell

Lamb's House in Leith has been lovingly restored by the conservation architects Kristin Hannesdottir and Nick Groves-Raines – and part of it is now available to rent on Airbnb.

This Wealden hall house in Kent had some unflattering 1920s additions, so the owners assembled a group of experts to restore its late-medieval heart, exposing original structures, swapping cement for lime render, and introducing harmonious furniture and furnishings

When interior designer Harriet Anstruther took possession of her run-down Sussex farmhouse, she put her eclectic mark on it, while keeping its original features...

This historic manor house, at the heart of the Nyetimber sparkling wine estate in Sussex, has been thoughtfully restored to create a beautiful family home.

As The Land Gardeners, Bridget Elworthy and Henrietta Courtauld are establishing a reputation for designing walled gardens and growing cut flowers at their Wardington Manor base. This year, Bridget and Henrietta have won H&G's Responsible Design Award, sponsored by Porta Romana, celebrating their pioneering ecological research into soil health and compost

Thomas Clifford and his wife Clarissa on their tenure at Ugbrooke and its restoration, making use of once-forgotten furniture and rehanging family portraits

Alastair Hendy has an uncanny talent for evoking the mood of the past - from his restored Tudor house to his charming Victorian-style shop in Hastings