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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.
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.
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
Testament to the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egypt and decorative opulence. The room is richly detailed with gilded cartouches, sphinxes, birds and crocodiles.
After a fire in 1791 at Richmond House in Whitehall, London, James Wyatt added two great wings to showcase the saved collection at Goodwood. To give unity to the two new wings, Wyatt added copper-domed turrets framing each façade.
FOS Favourite Mad Mike Whiddett can be caught melting tyres in his incredible collection of cars (and trucks) up the hillclimb
4 doors in the lodge were rescued from salvage and expertly split to ensure they meet modern fire standards before being fitted.
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
The bricks lining the Festival of Speed startline are 100 years old and a gift from the Indianapolis Speedway "Brickyard" in 2011 to mark their centenary event!
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.
Future Lab is Goodwood's innovation pavilion, inspiring industry enthusiasts and future scientists with dynamic tech
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
Nick Heidfelds 1999 (41.6s) hillclimb record was beaten after Max Chilton in his McMurtry Spéirling fan car tore it to shreds at 39.08s in 2022!
Our replica of the famous motor show showcases the "cars of the future" in true Revival style
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
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
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
Leading women of business, sport, fashion and media, take part in one of the most exciting horseracing events in the world.
The red & yellow of the Racecourse can be traced back hundreds of years, even captured in our stunning Stubbs paintings in the Goodwood Collection
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
Festival of Speed is our longest-standing Motorsport event, starting in 1993 when it opened to 25,00 people. We were expecting 2000!
The first thing ever dropped at Goodwood was a cuddly elephant which landed in 1932 just as the 9th Duke of Richmonds passion for flying was taking off.
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.
G. Stubbs (1724–1806) created some of the animal portraiture masterpieces at Goodwood House, combining anatomical exactitude with expressive details
The Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
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 Motor Circuit was known as RAF Westhampnett, active from 1940 to 1946 as a Battle of Britain station.
The famous fighter ace, who flew his last sortie from Goodwood Aerodrome, formerly RAF Westhampnett has a statue in his honor within the airfield.
Flying training began at Goodwood in 1940 when pilots were taught operational flying techniques in Hurricanes and Spitfires.
The Gordon Tartan has been worn by the Dukes and Duchesses over the last 300 years.
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!
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.
Ray Hanna famously flew straight down Goodwood’s pit straight below the height of the grandstands at the first Revival in 1998
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!
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
The iconic spitfire covered almost 43,000 kilometres and visited over 20 countries on its epic journey and currently resides at our Aerodrome.
Goodwood’s pigs are a mix of two rare breeds (Gloucester Old Spots and Saddlebacks) plus the Large White Boar.
"En la rose je fleurie" or "Like the rose, I flourish" is part of the Richmond coat of Arms and motto
Our gin uses wild-grown botanicals sourced from the estate, and is distilled with mineral water naturally chalk-filtered through the South Downs.
The oldest existing rules for the game were drawn up for a match between the 2nd Duke and a neighbour
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).
Does anyone send Christmas cards any more? Yes, apparently – they’re back in vogue for digital-weary tastemakers, with 19th-century designs proving surprisingly collectible.
Words by Bea Stevenson
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For anyone under the age of 30, the idea of sending Christmas cards by post feels like a quaint ritual from another age, maintained either in a spirit of deliberate nostalgia, as an ironic act, or for the indulgence of older relatives. After all, in an age of constant self-broadcasting social media, there's scant need for the annual update missive. In one Hallmark Cards focus group, 52 per cent admitted to sending their season’s greetings via social media or messaging apps, so it’s hardly a surprise that sales of Christmas cards are in freefall.
A rearguard action is underway, however. Just as in other areas of modern life, as the digital world takes grip, the desire to treasure a physical artefact resurfaces, and so we see a growing vogue for collecting – and even posting – beautiful, quirky or downright kitsch vintage Christmas cards.
The first Christmas card as we would recognise it today was sent in 1843 when the popular arts patron Henry Cole faced an overwhelming stack of personal correspondences, and had the brilliant idea of sending back a one-size-fits-all festive card with a salutation printed across its cover. He enlisted an artist friend, John Callcott Horsley, to design the card, which featured a family raising a toast to the holiday. A silky pink banner draped the bottom of the design, its golden lettering delivering the classic greeting: “A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you”. After a few decades, the sending of such cards had become a tradition among the upper and middle classes of Britain and America. Queen Victoria herself was in the habit of sending cards to family and servants at Windsor and Osborne.
These early cards were in line with the Victorian obsession with the natural world and sentimentalised children. Some of the most popular visual themes included flowers, robins and other anthropomorphised animals in the company of cherubic toddlers – picture a beaming child hand-in-hand with several upright and frankly rather creepy creatures on a snowy eve. Some rarer examples may seem particularly strange to our contemporary eyes. As collectors and well-wishers have increasingly sought out sentimental Victorian-era cards, a parade of dead robins, warring frogs, anthropomorphised onions and oddly adult-looking infants has emerged, all accompanied by kindly sentiments of the season.
Rarer still, you might come across cards containing the verses of iconic Victorian poets – Alfred, Lord Tennyson was reputedly offered up to a thousand guineas to pen a dozen or so short verses for Christmas cards. Other cards fold out into triptychs or slide apart to reveal grazing reindeers. One intricate Victoriana fold-out design sold for £ 135 on eBay in 2016, so you probably won't be sending that one to your friends, but a quick trawl through your nearest junk shop may well provide vintage cards for more modest sums. Season’s greetings!
This article was taken from the Winter 2019/2020 edition of the Goodwood Magazine.
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