Goodwood House

Goodwood House is a Grade I listed building located in Goodwood Park. The site originally featured an Elizabethan house, which was purchased by the first Duke of Richmond, the son of Charles II, in 1720 for use as a hunting lodge. His son, the second Duke, added a small red brick rectangular building around 1723, which still stands to the west of the main house but is mostly concealed by it.

The Elizabethan structure was demolished and replaced by a design from architect James Wyatt for the third Duke of Richmond. While sources indicate that Wyatt's work took place between 1800 and 1806, elements of the Library suggest that his involvement began earlier, possibly around 1787 when he constructed the kennels in the park. At the time of the third Duke's death in 1806, both the interior and exterior of the house were unfinished.

The house was likely intended to form an octagonal courtyard, but only three sides were completed, featuring circular towers at the ends and where the sides meet. The building has two storeys, with three storeys in the towers, and is constructed of squared knapped flints with a slate roof. The towers are topped with copper domed roofs. Architectural details include a modillion cornice and a parapet.

The central side of the house features nine windows and a two-storey portico, which is supported by six Doric columns below and six Ionic columns above, topped with a balustrade. The ground floor windows are set within stuccoed arcading. The east side has five windows, with the three central window bays projecting and featuring a balustraded parapet above. The outer ground floor windows are round-headed, and the central window has a pediment supported on consoles. The west side mirrors this design, although the projecting central portion has a pediment instead of a balustrade. Each tower contains four windows, and all glazing bars remain intact throughout.