''The Hermitage'' At The Dell To North Of Goodwood House is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 October 2000. A C18 Garden feature.
''The Hermitage'' At The Dell To North Of Goodwood House
- WRENN ID
- dim-ashlar-sunrise
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 October 2000
- Type
- Garden feature
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
SU 80 NE 1080/13/10040 09-OCT-00
WESTHAMPNETT GOODWOOD PARK ''The Hermitage'' at the Dell to north of Goodwood House
GV II
Garden feature. Circa 1730, for the second Duke of Richmond. Rubblestone with stone lining. Small rectangular light on right. On left, curved wall with plain entrance which leads around to the right into a vaulted cell with curved internal walls and 2 lantern niches.
This is one of several structures set around the bowl of a man-made amphitheatre and all of which were constructed for the second Duke of Richmond as part of his renowned menagerie. It is believed that birds or animals were kept in it.
T J McCann, "Much troubled with very rude company...". The 2nd Duke of Richmond's Menagerie at Goodwood, Sussex Archaeological Collections, 132 (1994), pp. 143-9.
Listing NGR: SU8873009032
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