24 BECOBDS AND REMINISCENCES OF GOODWOOD 



oak, the growth of which has been extraordinary. 

 They even overtop huge timber trees, to the astonish- 

 ment of those who have in other districts seen them 

 only as shrubs. 



In addition to the great extent of land adjoining 

 Goodwood, purchased by the third Duke, he bought 

 a quantity of outlying property, viz. 300 acres at 

 Itchenor, about 120 acres at Barnham, and 350 acres 

 at Birdham and West Wittering, and left an estate 

 of about 17,000 acres at his decease. 



At Itchenor he built a sort of summer residence 

 for the yachting season, signalling from Game's Seat 

 when he required his yacht to be in readiness for him. 



The third Duke having greatly enlarged the 

 Goodwood estate and secured the privacy of his 

 park, turned his attention to the erection of various 

 buildings ; these were designed by himself with no 



little taste. 



After a long search, in close proximity to the 

 park, he found sand, flints, stones, and chalk in 

 abundance. Having obtained the necessary materials 

 for building, he caused them to be prepared in the 

 most thorough manner. 



He devised and constructed a mill close to the 

 sand-pit, in which the mortar was ground until 

 it was thoroughly pulverised. The labourers not 

 carrying out his instructions to the full, he fixed a 

 bell to the mill, which rang on registering a certain 



