Tat London Journal

Those eagle eyed among you will notice we have split this into two halves. The partner to this piece lives on a separate page, where you will find antiques priced from £500. It felt sensible to divide them. If we only showed dream antiques, many would be left out of the conversation. Even £500 can be a stretch, though it is a little more within reach.

Dear reader, I have been meaning to say this for some time. The subject is a delicate one and I have been nervous. This declaration may send parts of the interiors industry into meltdown in one fell swoop. My moral compass, however, insists I put pen to paper and rally a few followers to a noble cause. The matter is, of course, the scallop.

Penpont, the family run estate, set on the banks of the River Usk in the heart of the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, has that tantalising, electric feel.  The estate has been in the family since 1665 and there is a far-reaching sense of hundreds of years of history blended with the youthful energy and dynamism that the current custodians, Gavin and Vina Hogg and their sons Forrest and Josh, are bringing.