Christopher Simon Sykes grew up at Sledmere, and went on to become a journalist, photographer and writer. His work has appeared in `Vogue', `House & Garden', the `Sunday Telegraph' magazine and `Architectural Digest' amongst others, and he wrote and presented `Upper Crust', a six-part series on country house cookery for BBC Two. He has written six and photographed fourteen books, including `The National Trust Country House Album', `The Rolling Stones on Tour' and `The Garden at Buckingham Palace'. Christopher Simon Sykes is married with two children and lives in North London.