Art Pursuits Study Day
PARHAM HOUSE
West Sussex
Tuesday, 27 May 2008
COUNTRY HOUSE SEMINAR
Set in the heart of a seventeenth-century deer park at the foot of
the South Downs, Parham House is one of the country's finest Elizabethan
houses. The 160-foot-long gallery, stretching the length of the top
floor, is the third longest in England. Built on the site of a monastic
grange belonging to Westminster Abbey, the house overlooks the church
of St Peter, which is all that remains today of the former village
of Parham.
Parham was carefully restored by the Hon. Clive and Alicia Pearson
who bought the estate in 1922. Recent research has revealed much new
information about the architectural history of the house which is an
ideal place to explore the development of houses and their landscapes
during the Tudor period.
About Parham House
Parham has always been a much-loved family home, and only three families
have lived here since its foundation stone was laid by the two-year-old
Thomas Palmer in 1577. Now owned by a charitable trust, it is lived
in by the Pearsons' great-granddaughter, Lady Emma Barnard, her husband
James and their family. The house contains an outstanding collection
of paintings, needlework and furniture. Parham is also well known for
its spectacular award-winning gardens.
The maximum number of participants for this event is 60
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Tel and fax 01280 820307 info@artpursuits.com
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