Quick Overview
Candida Lycett Green has been writing the 'Unwrecked England' column in The Oldie magazine since its launch in 1992. In her column she takes the reader on a journey through every county and reveals, often in little-known backwaters, just how wonderful England still is. Unwrecked England (Oldie Publications, 2009) gathers together one hundred of her favourite places.
Described by Country Life as 'the finest writer of our time on the English countryside.' Candida continues in the tradition of her late father, John Betjeman. Her selection includes towns, villages, churches, valleys, woods, hills, houses, gardens, and more. A few places are well known, such as Ely Cathedral and White Horse Hill, but most are less obvious - Bredwardine in Herefordshire or Wooler in Northumberland, for example. Candida's passion for England is unabated, and the setting of each place is described in stunning detail.
