2012

SU9721 : Petworth House: main gate

taken 12 years ago, near to Petworth, West Sussex, England

Petworth House: main gate
Petworth House: main gate
The original "carriage entrance" to the estate is not now in regular use (tourists enter through the gate by the parish church, and vehicles off the main road to the west of the town).

The 18th century gates, together with the lodge (off to the left of the photo) and walls, are grade 2* listed (List Entry Number 1266060). On top of the piers are "trophies and helmets, the work of V Prost of Dijon."
Petworth House and Park

Petworth, formerly known as Leconfield, is a major country estate on the outskirts of Petworth, itself a town created to serve the house. Described by English Heritage as "the most important residence in the County of Sussex", there was a manorial house here from 1309, but the present buildings were built for the Dukes of Somerset from the late 17th century, the park being landscaped by "Capability" Brown. They are now managed by the National Trust. The house contains a fine collection of paintings and sculptures.

The house itself is grade I listed (List Entry Number 1225989) and the park as a historic park (1000162). Several individual features in the park are also listed.


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Geographical Context: Boundary, Barrier Country estates other tags: Carriage Drive Entrance Gates Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Petworth House [112] · Petworth Church [38] · Town of Petworth [38] · Century House [18] · Parish Church [15] ·
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SU9721, 587 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 26 May, 2012   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 27 May, 2012
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9758 2174 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:59.2082N 0:36.6690W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9757 2172
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