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Petworth House is a late 17th century country house in the small town of Petworth. For centuries it was the southern home for the Percy family, Earls of Northumberland and is considered to be the most important residence in Sussex. It is built using local freestone ashlar with Portland stone for the ornamental sections. Petworth House also has an extensive deer park landscaped by Capability Brown. Now a National Trust property, it is a Grade I listed building. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101225989-petworth-house-petworth#.XTXhXXdFzwo

The west front of the house. Unusually, Petworth House and Park are situated adjacent to the small town of Petworth, some 5½ miles east of Midhurst. The park covers 700 acres and is home to the largest herd of fallow deer in England. The house was rebuilt in 1688 and altered in the 1870s. Petworth is famous for its extensive art collection. The house is listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1225989 The parkland is on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000162

Part of the art collection in the house. Unusually, Petworth House and Park are situated adjacent to the small town of Petworth, some 5½ miles east of Midhurst. The park covers 700 acres and is home to the largest herd of fallow deer in England. The house was rebuilt in 1688 and altered in the 1870s. Petworth is famous for its extensive art collection. The house is listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1225989 The parkland is on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000162

Part of the art collection in the house. Unusually, Petworth House and Park are situated adjacent to the small town of Petworth, some 5½ miles east of Midhurst. The park covers 700 acres and is home to the largest herd of fallow deer in England. The house was rebuilt in 1688 and altered in the 1870s. Petworth is famous for its extensive art collection. The house is listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1225989 The parkland is on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, grade I, with much history and detail at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000162

Charles Seymour the 6th Duke of Somerset was inspired by the rebuilding of a baroque Versailles from 1661, then paid for rebuilding Petworth to rival this new European palace. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/petworth-house-and-park

Wonderful wood carvings by Grinling Gibbons and a portrait of Henry VIII from the studio of Hans Holbein.

Petworth House Western facade

Petworth House is a late 17th century country house in the small town of Petworth. For centuries it was the southern home for the Percy family, Earls of Northumberland and is considered to be the most important residence in Sussex. It is built using local freestone ashlar with Portland stone for the ornamental sections. Petworth House also has an extensive deer park landscaped by Capability Brown. Now a National Trust property, it is a Grade I listed building. https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101225989-petworth-house-petworth#.XTXhXXdFzwo