Goodwood House
Goodwood Houseis acountry houseand estate covering 4,900 hectares (49 km2) inWesthampnett,Chichester,West Sussex,England and is the seat of theDuke of Richmond.The house was built in about 1600 and is a Grade Ilisted building.[1]
Description[edit]
The house and its grounds are the site of the annualGoodwood Festival of Speed,whilst elsewhere on the estate theGoodwood Circuitmotorsport track atChichester/Goodwood Airporthosts the annualGoodwood Revival,and the airfield has a Flying School.Goodwood Racecoursehosts "Glorious Goodwood" and a number of other (horse) race meetings. The estate includes two golf courses and a cricket pitch, home toGoodwood Cricket Club,a hotel and a 1,600 ha (16 km2) organic farm.[2][3]The estate employs over 550 people and attracts 800,000 visitors a year. The headquarters ofRolls-Royce Motor Carsis on the estate.[4]
TheMonarch's Waylong-distance footpath crosses the downs from west to east, passing immediately south of the racecourse.
The landscaped park and woodlands of Goodwood are Grade I listed on theRegister of Historic Parks and Gardens.[5]
History[edit]
Goodwood House was built in about 1600 and was acquired byCharles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmondin 1697. A South wing was added byMatthew Brettinghamand a North wing byJames Wyatt.It may be that there was an intention to build the house in a unique octagonal layout, but only three of the eight sides were built and that intention has never been proven.[6]
Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of RichmondcommissionedSir William Chambersto design the stable block in 1757 and James Wyatt to design the Kennels, originally for use by the Duke's hunting hounds but now used as a golf club house, in 1787. He also commissioned Goodwood Racecourse, which was established in 1802.[2]
The Goodwood Golf Course was laid out in 1901. Chichester/Goodwood Airport was built during theSecond World War.Goodwood Circuit was laid out around the perimeter of the airfield byFrederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmondin 1948.[2]
In 1982, the Goodwood estate played host to theWorld Road Cycling Championships.[7]
A large collection of documents from the Goodwood Estate Archives (1418–1984) is held byWest Sussex Record Office.[8]
References[edit]
- ^Historic England."Goodwood House (1216953)".National Heritage List for England.Retrieved12 November2014.
- ^abc"History of Goodwood Estate".Goodwood.Archivedfrom the original on 12 August 2014.Retrieved21 June2014.
- ^"Goodwood Cricket Club".ECB. Archived fromthe originalon 26 July 2014.Retrieved21 June2014.
- ^"Goodwood Estate: Who we are".Archivedfrom the original on 15 August 2018.Retrieved15 April2018.
- ^Historic England,"Goodwood (1000157)",National Heritage List for England,retrieved1 November2017
- ^"History of Goodwood House".Goodwood.Archivedfrom the original on 14 August 2014.Retrieved21 June2014.
- ^"Road Cycling: World Championships: Men: Road Race for Amateurs".Sports 123. Archived fromthe originalon 14 August 2004.Retrieved21 June2014.
- ^"National Archives: Goodwood Estate Archives".Archivedfrom the original on 23 June 2019.Retrieved23 June2019.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Goodwood House entry from The DiCamillo Companion to British & Irish Country Houses
- Brochure with a few pictures of the house
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