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Tregothnan House 
St. Michael Penkevil, Cornwall, England
Circa Date: 17th century core w/large rebuilding 1816-18
Status: Fully Extant
St. Michael Penkevil, Cornwall, England
Circa Date: 17th century core w/large rebuilding 1816-18
Status: Fully Extant
Special Info / Location/ Date
Special Info
Phonetic Pronunciation of House Name
Location
Country
England
District Today
Cornwall
Historic County
City / Town / Village
St. Michael Penkevil
Latitude
50.239
Longitude
-5.005
Date
Start Date
Completion Date
Circa Date
17th century core w/large rebuilding 1816-18
Images
Circa 1870
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Circa 1870
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From a circa 1910 postcard
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Architects
| Designed | Laid out gardens |
| Date | 1850s-60s |
| Designed | Enlarged South Front, added gabled wing and towers at West End for 2nd Earl of Falmouth |
| Date | 1845-48 |
| Designed | Encased and enlarged in Tudor castle style for 4th Viscount Falmouth, later 1st Earl of Falmouth |
| Date | 1816-18 |
Extant / Listed / References
Extant
Extant Type
Fully Extant
Extant Details
Listed
House Listed As
Grade I
Gardens Listed As
Grade II*
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. 7, 1855.
Country Life
CXIX, 1051, 1112, 1956.
J.P. Neale (Neale's Views of Seats)
Vol. I, 1818.
Access / Ownership / Seat
Access
Open to Public Please note: Houses listed as being open "By Appointment" are usually country house hotels or B&Bs.
No Access to House. Park Open to Public
Historic Houses Association Member
Phone Number If calling from the U.S., delete the first "0" in British numbers.
01872-520-325
Fax Number
01872-520-291
Email
Website
Awards
Current Ownership
Current Ownership Type
Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use
Private Home
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
Viscount Falmouth, Boscawen family.
A Past Seat(s) of
Earl of Falmouth.
Possible (Unsure) Seat of
History / Gardens & Park / Movies
History
Earlier House(s) / Building(s)
House Replaced By
Built / Designed For
House & Family History
Hugh Boscawen's nephew inherited Tregothnan and was created 1st Viscount Falmouth in 1720 for his services to George I as Controller of the Royal Household. His son, John, married Joan Blanchland, who brought with her land on which was later discovered rich deposits of copper; the successful mining of this copper considerably increased the Boscawen fortune. The 4th Viscount was created 1st Earl of Falmouth at George IV's coronation and engaged William Wilkins, Jr., 1816-18, to enlarge and remodel Tregothnan. Wilkins's work resulted in the dour 17th century house being reborn in the Tudor castle style. The pinnacles on the angle turrets are replicas of the pinnacles of East Barsham Manor, a late Tudor house in Norfolk. Lewis Vulliamy enlarged the South Front for the 2nd Earl, 1845-48, adding the towers at the West End and a gabled wing. Of the mid-17th century house, two rooms survive: the Corner Parlour and the room directly above it.
Collections
This field lists art objects that are currently or were previously in the collection of the house.
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Comments
Gardens & Park
Garden, Park, Follies and Outbuildings
The grounds as seen today are the result of Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth, who laid out the gardens over 40 acres in the 1850s and 1860s. The garden is noted for its many varieties of camellias and its rhododendrons.
Chapel & Church
Movies
Location for Movies / TV
Bibliography
| Author | Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David (Editors) |
| Year Published | 1990 |
| Reference |
| Author | Pevsner, Nikolaus; Radcliffe, Enid |
| Year Published | 1970 |
| Reference |
| Author | McCabe, Helen |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Reference | pgs. 96-97 |
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