Petworth Cottage Museum
The First Twenty Years
In 2016 we were able to stage an exhibition to celebrate twenty years of the museum. Extracted from the Petworth Society's scrapbooks of cuttings, the pictures and transcripts collected here occupied three sides of the exhibition hall. Five years on we cannot stage another physical exhibition but we can show these cuttings here. Unless otherwise stated the cuttings are all from the Midhurst & Petworth Observer. Click on the pictures to enlarge.
13 High Street Stroll
Reveals some
Hidden Delights
- 29th May 2003
Nooks and crannies around Petworth's High Street revealed their hidden secrets during the bank holiday weekend. Open to the public on Sunday and Monday were 13 delightful courtyards and cottage gardens which are usually tucked out of sight in the higgledy-piggledy built environment of the historic town. Among those on view was that of the Cottage Museum, which recreates the lifestyle of a seamstress at Petworth House around 1900. The event was organised to raise funds for the museum's endowment fund to secure the museum's future. The two afternoon openings brought many additional visitors to Petworth, dodging showers on Sunday and basking in warm sunshine on Monday. Accomplished harpist Harriet Disley (17) brought added magic to the Egremont Row garden of Mike and Kit Stubbington, playing her harp in the shade of an apple tree. Garden consultant Tom Moore's tiny outdoor plot, complemented by a conservatory, matches exactly some people's idea of an ideal garden - it looks after itself most of the year. Mr. Moore who is also a lecturer at West Dean College and for the English School of Gardening at Chelsea Physic Garden said : “It takes up three and a half days of my time a year. I want to get all I can from it, but it must be easy to manage.” He added: “One of my most popular courses at West Dean is about reducing the garden workload.” Petworth Police Station garden was also on show. The building was formerly a late Victorian private house, and before that there was a prison on the site. Historical maps and documents about the prison were available for visitors to see.
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