Goodwood House

Goodwood House is a mansion in the southern English county of West Sussex. It dates mainly from the late 18th century and since its emergence in the current appearance until today residence of the Duke of Richmond. On the several square miles of land belonging to the estate, there are other, partly historical, buildings and facilities, including a hotel, a racecourse, an airport, a golf course and the Goodwood Circuit, held the Goodwood Revival each year on the as well as a mountain route which before Goodwood House herführt or a rally track in the woods where every year takes place the Goodwood Festival of Speed ​​.

In the immediate vicinity is located since 2003, named after Goodwood House work of Rolls- Royce Motor Cars, which plans Goodwood.

Location

The house is situated in a rural location approximately 3.5 kilometers northeast of the city of Chichester, from there reach the streets Madgwick Lane, Claypit Lane and Kennel Hill in the north to the hamlet of Charlton.

History and Architectural History

A first building on this site was built around 1720, a smaller building, which was built as a hunting lodge. The small house was considerably enlarged by Sir William Chambers around 1760. It was not demolished during the following conversion and new construction, but incorporated, it is the building behind the present-day West Wing. The construction of the present-day, three -bladed main building before it was made of about 1790 to 1800; plan forming and executive architect was James Wyatt. The original plan was for a much larger building, an irregular octagon around a large courtyard. Of the necessary eight wings were most likely to lack of funds, only the current three built. Client and principal was Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond. Today's owner is the descendant of Charles Henry Gordon - Lennox, 10th Duke of Richmond, one, albeit more distant, relative of Lady Diana Spencer.

Appearance

The front facade of the house, limited and flanked by round towers, are implemented differently. On the facade of the west wing of the central projection emerges, he is captured by a simple triangular pediment. The center wing is made ​​considerably more complex, the portico with an open column design includes overlying the upper floor a flat roof with a balustrade and final loggia. According to the classical canon follow the lower columns of the Doric order, on the upper floor of the Ionian order. The east wing is again a simplification of the west wing, the central projection emerges, on the other hand gable has been omitted, he also will be completed vertically by a balustrade. The four round towers are simple, flachgekuppelte constructions, only the circumferential simple Sägezahnfries is something decorative. Wyatt was during the planning in the period of transition between his neo-classical designs and his later style, the neogothic style. Perhaps this is why, or even because of the influence of the principal facades act in an assessment as something boring.

Affairs

In the resulting older part of 1720/1760, the Long Hall is, well it is divided by columns of Ionic order. In this building there is also the so-called Tapestry Room with a Wyatt decorative, if a little sugary -equipped ceiling in shades of pink, green and gold. In the same room there is still a figure of two dogs by Anne Seymour Damer.

In the main building Entrance Hall also contains a breakdown of columns and half columns. The library, one of the most ornate rooms in the building, contains a fund benefited ceiling. The space is considered to be unusually bad example for a design of Wyatt, the local images are enjoying none better reputation. The polygonal -scale staircase dates from 1904. The house still contains a small collection of Sèvresporzellan as well as a collection of paintings, including works by George Stubbs, he portrayed the horses of the ordering 3 Duke, William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and Anthony van Dyck. Also shown is a Vedutensammlung by Canaletto.

Other buildings

The stables, Stables, were still built by William Chambers 1757-1763. They are considered one of his finest works, also because of the care that was designed appropriately with every detail. The portal in the central projection is in the form of a triumphal arch under twice asked columns Doric order. In a judgment it is said that there are probably very few out there that have such an architecture in the 18th century as good get.

Another special feature is Shell House. It is a cave in the park of the estate. The second Duchess of Richmond put it around 1740 with her daughters, she took seven years to complete. The entire space is covered with shells, the Duchess and her daughters could bring by British officers from the Caribbean itself. The floor of the room is partially paved with a pattern of horse teeth, a classic English Folly interior design.