Clive Aslet
Encyclopedia
Clive Aslet is editor-at-large of Country Life magazine
, a writer
on British architecture and life, and a campaigner on countryside and other issues.
, where he earned a degree in the history of architecture
. After graduating, he joined Country Life
magazine in 1977 as architectural writer, becoming architectural editor in 1984, deputy editor in 1989, and editor-in-chief in 1993. In 1997 he was named British Society of Magazine Editors' Editor of the Year. After 13 years as editor-in-chief, from 13 March 2006, Aslet left and took on a newly created role of editor-at-large, leading Country Life's
important public relations
activities and acting as an editorial consultant and writer for the magazine, as well as writing more books and doing freelance articles for newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph
, the Daily Mail
, and The Sunday Times
, and broadcasts on radio
and television
current affairs programmes such as Newsnight
.
Aslet lives in London
and Ramsgate
with his wife and three children.
Country Life (magazine)
Country Life is a British weekly magazine, based in London at 110 Southwark Street, and owned by IPC Media, a Time Warner subsidiary.- Topics :The magazine covers the pleasures and joys of rural life, as well as the concerns of rural people...
, a writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
on British architecture and life, and a campaigner on countryside and other issues.
Career
Aslet was educated at Peterhouse, CambridgePeterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the oldest college of the University, having been founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely...
, where he earned a degree in the history of architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
. After graduating, he joined Country Life
Country Life (magazine)
Country Life is a British weekly magazine, based in London at 110 Southwark Street, and owned by IPC Media, a Time Warner subsidiary.- Topics :The magazine covers the pleasures and joys of rural life, as well as the concerns of rural people...
magazine in 1977 as architectural writer, becoming architectural editor in 1984, deputy editor in 1989, and editor-in-chief in 1993. In 1997 he was named British Society of Magazine Editors' Editor of the Year. After 13 years as editor-in-chief, from 13 March 2006, Aslet left and took on a newly created role of editor-at-large, leading Country Life's
Country Life (magazine)
Country Life is a British weekly magazine, based in London at 110 Southwark Street, and owned by IPC Media, a Time Warner subsidiary.- Topics :The magazine covers the pleasures and joys of rural life, as well as the concerns of rural people...
important public relations
Public relations
Public relations is the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc....
activities and acting as an editorial consultant and writer for the magazine, as well as writing more books and doing freelance articles for newspapers such as The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
, the Daily Mail
Daily Mail
The Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market tabloid newspaper owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. First published in 1896 by Lord Northcliffe, it is the United Kingdom's second biggest-selling daily newspaper after The Sun. Its sister paper The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982...
, and The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
, and broadcasts on radio
Radio
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and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
current affairs programmes such as Newsnight
Newsnight
Newsnight is a BBC Television current affairs programme noted for its in-depth analysis and often robust cross-examination of senior politicians. Jeremy Paxman has been its main presenter for over two decades....
.
Aslet lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Ramsgate
Ramsgate
Ramsgate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century and is a member of the ancient confederation of Cinque Ports. It has a population of around 40,000. Ramsgate's main attraction is its coastline and its main...
with his wife and three children.
Books
Aslet is the author of:- The Last Country Houses (Yale University Press, 1982) (ISBN 0300029047). Paperback edition 1985 (ISBN 0300034741)
- Quinlan Terry: The Revival of Architecture (Viking, 1986) (ISBN 0670808318)
- The National Trust book of the English house (with Alan Powers; Harmondsworth Penguin, 1986) (ISBN 0140065083)
- Deuce of an Uproar: William Eden Nesfield's Letters to the Rector of Radwinter in Essex (Friends of Radwinter Church, 1988) (ISBN 0951374605)
- Knight Frank & Rutley's Buying a Country House: A County Guide to Value (Country Life, 1989) (ISBN 1852770635)
- The American Country House (Yale University Press, 1990) (ISBN 0300047576). Paperback, 2005 (ISBN 0300105053)
- The American Houses of Robert A.M. Stern (with Robert A.M. Stern; Rizzoli International Publications, 1991) (ISBN 0847814335)
- Countryblast (with Michael Heath; John Murray, 1991) (ISBN 0719549450)
- Anyone for England? (Little, Brown; 1997) (ISBN 0316881724)
- Inside the House of Lords (with Derry Moore) (HarperCollins, 1998) (ISBN 0004140478)
- The Story of Greenwich (Fourth Estate, 1999) (ISBN 1857028252)
- A Horse in the Country: Diary of a Year in the Heart of England (Fourth Estate, 2001) (ISBN 1841153753). Paperback, 2002 (ISBN 1841153761)
- Landmarks of Britain: The Five Hundred Places That Made Our History (Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2006) (ISBN 0340735112)
- The English House (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008) (ISBN 0747577978)
- Villages of Britain (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010) (ISBN 9780747588726)
Publications
- The best buildings in Britain: a catalogue of grade 1 buildings and grade A churches in England, category A buildings in Scotland and Western Isles, grade 1 buildings and grade A churches in Wales / compiled by Iain Clark, Clive Aslet and Louise Nicholson; edited by Roger Coppen (Save Britain's Heritage, c1980)
- Enchanted Forest: The Story of Stansted in Sussex (by The Earl of Bessborough, with Clive Aslet, Weidenfield And Nicholson, 1984) (ISBN 0297784919)
- A history of Elveden (Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd, Sale catalogue, 1984)
External links
- Profile and photo - Hodder & Stoughton
- Biography - Bloomsbury
- Official Website - Clive Aslet