James Peill Books

The history of Goodwood, England's greatest sporting estate

Ranging from Kentchurch Court, a former fortified medieval manor house that has been the seat of the Scudamore family for nearly 1,000 years, to a delightful Strawberry Hill-style Gothic house in rural Cornwall and car-crazed Goodwood House, this book showcases ten British country houses, all still in the hands of the original families.

Presents a portrayal of ten remarkable houses and castles that have survived the vicissitudes of Ireland's history and are in the hands of their original families. This book takes the reader on a tour of ten grand Irish country houses, providing a look at a marvellous hotchpotch of rooms and decoration.