This volume covers some of the finest landscape and architecture in
southern England, much of it set within the South Downs National Park.
The county's small towns and villages feature a pleasing mix of stone,
timber, and brick houses of every period. Among numerous atmospheric
country houses are the Tudor ruins of Cowdray, the Elizabethan mansion
at Parham, and the French-inspired Petworth in its great park, famously
captured in Turner's paintings. On the grandest scale is the mighty
Arundel Castle, seat of the Duke of Norfolk, while Chichester, the only
city in West Sussex, boasts one of the country's most important
12th-century cathedrals. Among many major ecclesiastical and educational
establishments built in the 19th century, none is more impressive than
Lancing College set high above the coast. New research accompanies 130
specially commissioned color photographs in this authoritative and
expert guide.