. Records and reminiscences of Goodwood and the dukes of Richmond. ys might be attained, viz. inkeeping a herd of deer, his Grace effected the diver-sion of this road throuQ-h Halnaker and the Benees,about a mile and a half to the eastward of the house. The course of the old road may now be tracedfrom the south-east corner of the Valdoe Coppicethrough the park in front of the pheasantry, andfrom thence on to Molecomb and Pilley Green Lodges,on through East Dean and other woods to the Pet-worth road. The original half-mile stones are nowto be found throughout the disused road, many beinghidden
. Records and reminiscences of Goodwood and the dukes of Richmond. ys might be attained, viz. inkeeping a herd of deer, his Grace effected the diver-sion of this road throuQ-h Halnaker and the Benees,about a mile and a half to the eastward of the house. The course of the old road may now be tracedfrom the south-east corner of the Valdoe Coppicethrough the park in front of the pheasantry, andfrom thence on to Molecomb and Pilley Green Lodges,on through East Dean and other woods to the Pet-worth road. The original half-mile stones are nowto be found throughout the disused road, many beinghidden from view, overgrown by trees and bushes. The first upon the Goodwood estate and the aban-doned road, is upon the edge of the Valdoe Coppice,about a hundred yards from the Lodge gate. Theone in front of the pheasantry is very conspicuous,and in deep cut letters marks 4 miles from ChichesterCross. All the rest are marked in the same manner,the milestones being on one side of the road andthe half-mile on the other. Having effected this great improvement, his Grace. CHARLES, THIRD DUKE OF RICHMOND, i_From a painting by Romney.) AXD TEE DUKES OF RICHMOND. 21 was enabled to carry out his contemplated additionalimprovements, which he did to a very considerableextent by purchasing as much of the adjoining landas he was able to obtain, including Halnaker House,park, and property, in 1765, for which he paid£48,000. The Westhampnett house and land, comprising1800 acres ; West Lavant, Raughmere, Stoke, Single-ton, Charlton, East Dean, and Selhurst Park, wereadded, the whole forming an estate about six milesby four, with a park containing about 1214 acres,which the Duke intended to surround by a wall, two-thirds of which he completed. The wall which heconstructed was of about four miles in extent, en-closing Halnaker Farm, and the preserves for gamewere to form a portion of the enclosure of the , to complete the circuit of the park wall,it only requu-ed connecting with
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