Petworth Museum is not really a museum. It is a house which has been restored, redecorated, furnished, and equipped as if it were 1910, when it was the home of Mrs Mary Cummings.
Mary was the tenant of 346 High Street from 1901 to 1930, and the reconstruction takes account of the living memories of Mary's time here, her Irish Catholic background and her work as a seamstress at home and at Petworth House.
We have always aimed to make the place feel as if Mrs Cummings has just stepped out. The range is lit, the table is laid for tea, the kettle is boiling.
346 High Street, Petworth, West Sussex GU28 0AU England
petworthcottagemuseum@yahoo.co.uk
01798 342100
The paintings at Petworth Cottage Museum can be viewed by the public during opening hours.
Opening times for the museum are from Tuesday to Saturday, 2pm–4.30pm, from 1st April to 31st October.
The Museum is also open 2pm–4.30pm on Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, May Day Holiday, Spring Bank Holiday and August Bank Holiday.
We are also open at other times by arrangement for party and school visits.
Artworks
Exterior of Petworth Gaol, Possibly of the Treadmill or 'Crankhouse' unknown artist
