For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
Legend of Goodwood's golden racing era and Le Mans winner Roy Salvadori once famously said "give me Goodwood on a summer's day and you can forget the rest".
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!
The origins of the collection lay in the possessions of Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, and Duchess of Aubigny in France, to whom some of the paintings originally belonged.
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Extracts from the 4th & 5th Dukes diaries are on display with red ink used to highlight great things that had happened.
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
For the last two years, 5,800 bales have been recylced into the biomass energy centre to be used for energy generation
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
Spectate from the chicane at the Revival to see plenty of classic cars going sideways as they exit this infamous point of our Motor Circuit.
Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).
Sir Stirling Moss was one of the founding patrons of the Festival of Speed, and a regular competitor at the Revival.
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
The first public race meeting took place in 1802 and, through the nineteenth century, ‘Glorious Goodwood,’ as the press named it, became a highlight of the summer season
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
Whoa Simon! A horse so determined and headstrong, he not only won the 1883 Goodwood Cup by 20 lengths, but couldn't be stopped and carried on running over the top of Trundle hill
King Edward VII (who came almost every year) famously dubbed Glorious Goodwood “a garden party with racing tacked on”.
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
One Summer, King Edward VII turned his back on the traditional morning suit, and donned a linen suit and Panama hat. Thus the Glorious Goodwood trend was born.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).
G. Stubbs (1724–1806) created some of the animal portraiture masterpieces at Goodwood House, combining anatomical exactitude with expressive details
Goodwood Motor Circuit was officially opened in September 1948 when Freddie March, the 9th Duke and renowned amateur racer, tore around the track in a Bristol 400
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
The first ever round of golf played at Goodwood was in 1914 when the 6th Duke of Richmond opened the course on the Downs above Goodwood House.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
We have been host to many incredible film crews using Goodwood as a backdrop for shows like Downton Abbey, Hollywood Blockbusters like Venom: let there be Carnage and the Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).
As the private clubhouse for all of the Estate’s sporting and social members, it offers personal service and a relaxed atmosphere
Ensure you take a little time out together to pause and take in the celebration of all the hard work you put in will be a treasured memory.
One of the greatest golfers of all time, James Braid designed Goodwood’s iconic Downland course, opened in 1914.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Built in 1787 by celebrated architect James Wyatt to house the third Duke of Richmond’s prized fox hounds, The Kennels was known as one of the most luxurious dog houses in the world!
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
A 20m woodland rue, from Halnaker to Lavant, was planted by our forestry teams & volunteers, featuring native species like oak, beech, & hornbeam
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
Just beyond Goodwood House along the Hillclimb, the 2nd Dukes banqueting house was also known as "one of the finest rooms in England" (George Vertue 1747).
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
Famed for her witty animal-themed work and her quirky take on the lives of great painters, Holly Frean is an artist who revels in repetition.
Words by Gill Morgan
Goodwood Magazine
Dogs
Art
I talk to Holly Frean in her bright, high-ceilinged home studio overlooking a leafy South London common. On the wall behind her are four gouache dog portraits and a ceiling-high monochrome painting of a figure, jumping, which dates back to a much earlier body of work. Across the room is a set of ceramic animals, and she shows me some of her new works: oil miniatures of famous paintings, or indeed artists, painted onto used palettes, complete with the residue of the previous artist's paint. The portrait’s face often becomes a blank where the thumbhole is. “I’m not interested in reproducing the face exactly, it's more about the shape and the feel of the whole painting as an object. It's a portrait second and a painting first.”
Frean is hard to pigeonhole. A commercially savvy and sought-after artist, she also retains a restless, questing spirit. The diverse range of her output has been a constant throughout her career and, as the daughter of parents who run their own design company, she has never been snooty about commercial applications of her work. She has collaborated with brands such as Burberry, Paul Smith and Anthropologie – most notably with her hugely popular chicken plates – and worked with interior designer Andrew Martin and hotelier Kit Kemp on fabrics, wallpaper and ceramics.
I’m not interested in reproducing the face exactly, it's more about the shape and the feel of the whole painting as an object. It's a portrait second and a painting first.
A recurring theme in her work is an almost obsessive drive to understand the essence of something by painting it many times, from many different viewpoints, or by juxtaposing it with lots of similar images. There’s something in the combination that both intrigues and amuses her. “It’s a kind of refining through repetition, really looking at something and working out what makes it what it is, reducing it to the essential,” she explains.
If this makes Frean sound po-faced, nothing could be further from the truth. There’s a sense of mischief and very English wit about everything she does. In her palette portraits, for example – on sale at the New Craftsmen gallery in Mayfair – you can probably guess where she's placed the palette's thumbhole in her take on Michelangelo's David. But it's animals that have really made her name: chickens, dogs, blue bears, you name it. Her creatures are often depicted in crowds, a sea of bemused faces, posing as if for a school photograph or seated in a West End audience. "I don't know why it's funny, but it is,” she grins.
Frean has worked on private commissions for fans as disparate as the Duchess of Northumberland, Ricky Gervais and Johnnie Boden and is now sold through Goodwood's nearneighbour, the Zimmer Stewart gallery in Arundel. She also has a US gallery, her own website and does frequent pop-ups and collaborations. Playful, irreverent and somehow quintessentially British, she may love repetition but Holly Frean is a one-off.
This article was taken from the Spring 2019 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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Dogs
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