Anne-Katrin Purkiss

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JOHN ELDER, GREN EARNEY and STEVE SCOTT, brewers a JOHN ELDER, GREN EARNEY and STEVE SCOTT, brewers at Gilbert White's Brewhouse, Selborne, Hampshire, March 2026

The exhibition ‘SOUTH DOWNS PORTRAITS’ is on display at Gilbert White's House, Selborne, until April 12. A photo book covering the entire project from 2002 onwards is available from the museum shop.

@gilbertwhiteoc #selborne #southdowns #brewery
Rhododendron clearance near Lavington Common, Leco Rhododendron clearance near Lavington Common, Leconfield Estates, Petworth, West Sussex, July 2025.

#southdownsnationalpark #rhododendron #lavingtoncommon
LORD EGREMONT, 2nd Baron Egremont, 7th Baron Lecon LORD EGREMONT, 2nd Baron Egremont, 7th Baron Leconfield, Petworth House, West Sussex, February 2026

A display of ‘SOUTH DOWNS PORTRAITS’ is part of the current exhibition ‘Voices of the Countryside’ at the Museum of Rural Life, Reading, until May 24. It marks the centenary of the Campaign to Protect Rural England. Lord Egremont has been a supporter and President of CPRE Sussex for more than 40 years.

#southdownsnationalpark #lordegremont @the.merl @cpre

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