Country Life

The joy of green aces

‘THE All England Lawn Tennis Club’s museum soars above Church Road, a curvy sequence of glazed panels and fins that evokes a singles’ net. This summer, with The Championships’ cancelled and the museum shut, the grounds will be eerily quiet. To paraphrase Louisa May Alcott, it almost feels as if Wimbledon won’t be Wimbledon without any tennis, but James Morrison, of Savills, begs to differ: ‘Although the tennis fortnight brings a special buzz, the area is always very vibrant. I’m

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