Polventon House

Last updated

Polventon House
Polventon House Trevose.jpg
LocationTrevose, St Merryn, Cornwall, England
Coordinates 50°32′51″N5°01′20″W / 50.54757°N 5.02221°W / 50.54757; -5.02221
Listed Building – Grade II
Official namePolventon
Designated20 May 1988
Reference no. 1289389
Cornwall UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of Polventon House in Cornwall

Polventon House is a grade II listed private house overlooking Mother Ivey's Bay near Padstow in Cornwall, England.

It was built in the International Style on a clifftop in 1936 for R.H. Stein, [1] father of English celebrity chef Rick Stein. Rick Stein spent the summers of his childhood in the house, [2] which he visited in some of his TV series, such as Rick Stein's Cornwall.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Padstow</span> Town in Cornwall, England

Padstow is a town, civil parish and fishing port on the north coast of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town is situated on the west bank of the River Camel estuary, approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Wadebridge, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Bodmin and 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Newquay. The population of Padstow civil parish was 3,162 in the 2001 census, reducing to 2,993 at the 2011 census. In addition an electoral ward with the same name exists but extends as far as Trevose Head. The population for this ward is 4,434.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stargazy pie</span> Cornish dish made of baked fish

Stargazy pie is a Cornish dish made of baked pilchards (sardines), along with eggs and potatoes, covered with a pastry crust. Although there are a few variations using other types of fish, the unique feature of stargazy pie is fish heads protruding through the crust, so that they appear to be gazing to the stars.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rick Stein</span> English chef

Christopher Richard Stein, is an English celebrity chef, restaurateur, writer and television presenter. Along with business partner Jill Stein, he runs the Stein hotel and restaurant business in the UK. The business has a number of renowned restaurants, shops and hotels in Padstow along with other restaurants in Marlborough, Winchester and Barnes. He is also the head chef and a co-owner of the "Rick Stein at Bannisters" restaurants in Mollymook and Port Stephens in Australia, with his second wife, Sarah. He writes cookery books and has presented numerous cookery series for the BBC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Porthleven</span> Port in England

Porthleven is a town, civil parish and fishing port near Helston, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly port in Great Britain, it was a harbour of refuge when this part of the Cornish coastline was infamous for wrecks in the days of sail. The South West Coast Path from Somerset to Dorset passes through the town. The population at the 2011 census was 3,059.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Helford River</span> Ria in Cornwall, England

The Helford River is a ria in Cornwall, England, fed by small streams into its many creeks. There are seven creeks on the Helford; from west to east these are Ponsontuel Creek, Mawgan Creek, Polpenwith Creek, Polwheveral Creek, Frenchman's Creek, Port Navas Creek, and Gillan Creek. The best known of these is Frenchman's Creek, made famous by Daphne du Maurier in her novel of the same name. A little further up river is Tremayne Quay, built for a visit by Queen Victoria in the 1840s which she then declined to make, allegedly because it was raining.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pencarrow</span> A house in Cornwall, England

Pencarrow is a Grade II*-listed country house in the civil parish of Egloshayle, in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated three miles (5 km) east-southeast of Wadebridge and three miles (5 km) north-northwest of Bodmin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trelissick</span>

Trelissick is a house and garden in the ownership of the National Trust at Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, England. It is located on the B3289 road, just west of King Harry Ferry, and overlooks the estuary known as Carrick Roads. It lies within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Almost a third of Cornwall has AONB designation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grade–Ruan</span> Civil parish in England

Grade–Ruan is a civil parish on the Lizard peninsula in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, approximately ten miles (16 km) south of Falmouth.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mawgan-in-Meneage</span> Civil parish in Cornwall, England

Mawgan-in-Meneage is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Meneage district of The Lizard peninsula south of Helston in the former administrative district of Kerrier. The parish population at the 2011 census was 1437.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cornish fairing</span> British ginger biscuit

A Cornish fairing is a type of traditional ginger biscuit commonly found in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. "Fairing" was originally a term for an edible treat sold at fairs around the country, though over time the name has become associated with ginger biscuits or gingerbread, which were given as a treat to children or by men to their sweethearts. In Cornwall, fairings contained ginger and became famous around the country when a Cornish manufacturer started selling them by mail order in 1886. The same manufacturer still makes them and the company has recently teamed up with celebrity chef Rick Stein to make biscuits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gooseham</span> Hamlet in Cornwall, England

Gooseham is a hamlet in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated six miles (11 km) north of Bude and is approximately one kilometre south of the border with Devon. The Marsland Valley nature reserve is near the hamlet. It is in the civil parish of Morwenstow, and its size been described by a resident as consisting of just "two houses and a wood rick."

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Port Navas Creek</span> Creek on the River Helford in Cornwall, England

Port Navas Creek, or Porthnavas Creek, is one of seven creeks off the Helford River in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It splits into three sections with the village of Porth Navas on the west, Trenarth Bridge in the middle and the eastern one is near Budock Veane. The creek is well known for the oyster beds.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Truro and Penwith College</span> College with campuses in Truro, Penzance, and Carnon Downs

Truro and Penwith College is a further education college in Cornwall, England.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Cober</span> River in west Cornwall, United Kingdom

The River Cober is a short river in west Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The river runs to the west of Helston into The Loe, Cornwall's largest natural lake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Anthony in Roseland</span> Village in Cornwall, England

St Anthony in Roseland is a village and a former parish in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is a small settlement on the Roseland Peninsula.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Ottery</span> River in northeast Cornwall, England

The River Ottery is a small river in northeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The river is about twenty miles (32 km) long from its source southeast of Otterham to its confluence with the River Tamar at Nether Bridge, two miles (3.2 km) northeast of Launceston.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pengersick Castle</span>

Pengersick Castle is a fortified manor house located between the villages of Germoe and Praa Sands, in the civil parish of Breage, in Cornwall, England. The tower house, which is in the parish of Breage, is a Grade I listed building. Parts of the building date from the early 16th century.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trevowhan</span>

Trevowhan is a hamlet in the parish of Morvah, Cornwall, England, UK, and lies 0.5 miles east of the village of Morvah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Merthen Manor</span> 16th-century manor house in west Cornwall, England, UK

Merthen Manor is a 16th-century manor house in west Cornwall, England, UK. For most of its history it has been in the ownership of the prominent Cornish family, the Vyvyan family. The house is set in over 100 acres (40 ha) of woodland which, along with the shoreline of the Helford River, is designated as Merthen Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Davidstow Cheddar</span> Brand of Cheddar cheese

Davidstow Cheddar is a brand of Cheddar cheese manufactured by Dairy Crest, at the Davidstow Creamery in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, alongside Cathedral City Cheddar.

References

  1. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1289389)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. "Stay in Rick Stein's old house | Business Cornwall". 12 July 2017.

50°32′51″N5°01′20″W / 50.54757°N 5.02221°W / 50.54757; -5.02221