Click here to go to Petworth Town website. The ancient market town of Petworth has many intriguing facets to captivate the interest of the discerning visitor. In more recent times it has become widely renowned for its fascinating array of shops and galleries specilaising in a diverse range of antiques and works of art. There is no doubt that the fame of Petworth in the world of antiques has grown extensively over the years, thus becoming the recognised centre of the antiques business in the South of England, a reputation of which it is justly proud.

For the connoisseur, Petworth has much to offer. It is embraced by the magnificence of Petworth House with its superb collection of art treasures set in the midst of one of the finest eighteen century landscaped masterpeices of the ubiquitous Capability Brown. The local people are renoved for their courtesy and hospitality, so we trust that you will enjoy your visit to Petworth where there is much to kook at, enjoy and treasure.

Above: Ornamental Gates at Petworth House (photgraphed by Walter Kevis).

Right: Lombard Street, Petworth in the 1890s. At this time the cobbles ran right across the street. Some say that the name comes from Lombard glass-workers who found refuge here but the old name for the street was "the Causey". The pump is part of the old conduit public water supply - the top would be lifted and water would issue from the spout. (Photographs from the Garland Collection at Petworth House, administered by the West Sussex Record Office at Chichester. Published in "Petworth Time Out Of Mind" by Jerrome and Newdick).