Elegant country living on 26-acre Orchard Hill Farm
Bernadette Blaze
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Among architectural historians, Sir Edwin Lutyens was widely held to be England’s greatest architect since Sir Christopher Wren if not, as many maintained, his superior. Historian Gavin Stamp described Lutyens as “surely the greatest British architect of the twentieth or of any other century.”
He designed many English country houses, war memorials and public buildings, and was instrumental in designing and building India’s new imperial capital of New Delhi.
It was one of Lutyens’ historic designs that was the inspiration for the magnificent residence of Orchard Hill Farm, a custom Georgian colonial manor house built to the owner’s specifications. This exquisite 19-room manor home is designed with emphasis on architectural details highlighted by custom mill work and built-ins, solid mahogany doors and
BBC News
By Leila Nathoo and Gavin Stamp
BBC News
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A report into racial inequality in the UK, ordered by Boris Johnson, will not now be completed until early in 2021.
The Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities was due to report to the prime minister by the end of the year but has requested an extra two months.
It blamed Covid restrictions for the delay as well as the large number of responses received from the public.
Labour said the delay added to concerns the government was not taking the issue seriously.
The commission, led by education consultant and ex-charity boss Tony Sewell, was established in June in the wake of anti-racism protests across the country triggered by the killing of George Floyd in the United States.