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Petworth House & Park
 Petworth House & Park ... Set in a 'Capability' Brown landscaped deer park. The Trust's largest art collection rivals most London galleries. Numerous works by Turner; Petworth itself was immortalised in his paintings. Fascinating servants' quarters with a 'state of the art' Victorian kitchen. Intricate wooden carvings by Grinling Gibbons in the Carved Room.Newest Review: ... is a folly, built in the style of a Greek Ionic Temple. It marks the highest point on the Estate, overlooking not only the Pleasure Ground to the east but also the huge expanse of Petworth Park to the west. In total there are 700 acres of park land attached to Petworth House. Landscaped by "Capability" Brown between 1751 and 1765, this was a huge project by any standards, even ... more ... going to the extent of moving the main (now A272) road away from the house. Once the landscaping was finished a 14 mile long estate wall, encircling the entire park, was built. This took over 23 years to build.
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Petworth House & Park: A "TREASURE HOUSE OF ENGLAND" - THE TREASURE'S OUTSIDE THE H ... (2567 words)
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Firstly a thank you to Dooyoo for actually topping this category with a lovely view of Petworth House!...... ......Now struck me as a timely point at which to write this particular review, as this year Petworth House - along with many other E.H. and N.T. properties - opens its doors for a new season on 1st April. Petworth House is one of those places, no further than a thirty minute drive from where I have lived all my life, that had never been visited. On Sunday, 23rd October, my wife and I finally put that to rights. Petworth "House" is in fact a rather narrow definition of this particular attraction. Yes, the building itself ... Read the complete review
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