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Rebecca Zephyr Thomas

Detmar Blow’s house, aka Hilles House. Detmar’s grandfather, also Detmar Blow, was a well-known arts and crafts architect and he designed this sprawling manor in Gloucestershire, which was built between 1914 and 1916. The younger Detmar lived here with his wife, the late Isabella Blow, a fashion icon and socialite. I dated Detmar for a year and spent many weekends here, photographing this majestic house and the 240 hectares on which it sits. It’s