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Lanhydrock House 
lan-HY-drock
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Circa Date: 17th century
Status: Partially Extant
Details: 1881 fire destroyed everything except entrance porch and north wing
lan-HY-drock
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Circa Date: 17th century
Status: Partially Extant
Details: 1881 fire destroyed everything except entrance porch and north wing
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
lan-HY-drock
Location
Country
England
District Today
Cornwall
Historic County
City / Town / Village
Bodmin
Latitude
50.467838
Longitude
-4.7198
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
17th century
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Architects
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Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Partially Extant
Extant Details
1881 fire destroyed everything except entrance porch and north wing
Listed
House Listed As
Unknown
Gardens Listed As
Unknown
On SAVE Britain's Heritage's List of Buildings at Risk
No
Country House: Yes
References
Vitruvius Britannicus
Vitruvius Scoticus
J.B. Burke (Burke's Visitation of Seats)
2.S. Vol. II, p. 174, 1855.
Country Life
XIV, 890, 1903. CLXIII, 382 plan, 458 plan, 1978.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
Yes
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01208-265-950
Fax Number
01208-265-959
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
The National Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Visitor Attraction
Current Ownership Use / Details
Seat ("Seat" is loosely defined
as any family that occupied the house for a period of 2 years or more)
Today Seat of
A Past Seat(s) of
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Lanhydrock is one of the most fascinating and complete late 19th century houses in England. Although the Gatehouse and North Wing (the latter of which contains a magnificent 32 yard long gallery with a fine plaster ceiling) survive from the 17th century, the rest of the House was rebuilt following a disastrous fire in 1881 (the fire destroyed everything except the Entrance Porch and North Wing). The new House featured the latest in contemporary living, including central heating. Thomas Hardy went to Cornwall in 1872 to meet his father-in-law and probably saw Lanhydrock for the first time. Endelstow House, in Hardy's "A Pair of Blue Eyes," was probably modeled on Lanhydrock.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Lanhydrock is considered the finest house in Cornwall.
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
The garden has a fine collection of magnolias, rhododendrons, and camellias, set in an estate of 900 acres of woods and parkland running down to the River Fowey. The bridge is medieval; the Gatehouse is 17th century; the formal garden parterres are Victorian. The original entrance drive was lined with ancient beech and sycamore trees moved from the gatehouse near the medieval bridge.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
"Poldark" (1975 - TV series, as Sir Francis Basset's house). "The Three Musketeers" (1993). "Twelfth Night" (1996 - as interiors and some exteriors of Olivia's house).
Bibliography
| Author | NA |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Reference |
| Author | Howard, Tom |
| Year Published | 1995 |
| Reference | pg. 21 |
Related Resources
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