Sunday, April 24, 2011

Petworth House, West Sussex

A grand house with a superb collection of paintings, including the works of JWM Turner, Petworth House offers a unique combination of fine English architecture and impressive gardens.  As you look into the woodland garden at the back of the house, you see the man made lake shimmering in the summer sunlight, and the country side at its most tempting.  Outside, the bright and brilliant blue sky beckons....

A mural at the top of the Grand Staircase

The Carved Room.  Centrepiece is a portrait of Henry VIII.

A carving by Grindling Gibbons in the Carved Room.
The intricate work tells the work of a master craftsman.

The Tijou Gate at the back of Petworth House