Petworth House in the parish of Petworth, West Sussex, England, is a late 17th-century Grade I listed country house, rebuilt in 1688 by Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, and altered in the 1870s to the design of the architect Anthony Salvin.[2] It contains intricate wood-carvings by Grinling Gibbons (d. 1721). It is the manor house of the manor of Petworth. For centuries it [...]
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Petworth House
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 14th 2023
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Arundel & Brighton – Day Ten
Our last breakfast in the Grand, as was the first, was enjoyed in the quiet space of the Cyan restaurant rather than the main breakfast room.
It was then time for Mr C to pick up our car and bring it to the front of the hotel whilst I waited in the room for the concierge [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 25th 2023
We enjoyed one last breakfast before checking out of the Norfolk Arms ready to travel to our next destination; Brighton.
I succumbed to the temptation and called in at the Wildlife and Wetlands Centre to purchase a pair of binoculars. I tested them out again eventually settling on a pair that I thought would be best [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jun 19th 2023
