Trewithen House

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Trewithen House
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Western façade
Location Probus, Cornwall, England
Coordinates 50°17′26″N4°55′52″W / 50.29058°N 4.93118°W / 50.29058; -4.93118
Built1723
ArchitectThomas Edwards
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameTrewithen House
Designated20 February 1956
Reference no. 1141100
Official nameTrewithen
Designated11 June 1987
Reference no. 1000510
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Location of Trewithen House in Cornwall

Trewithen House is a Georgian country house in Probus, Cornwall, England. The Palladian house was built by London-based architect Thomas Edwards in 1723. The house is listed Grade I on the National Heritage List for England, and its gardens are Grade II* listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. [1] [2]

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History

Wealthy landowner and lawyer Phillip Hawkins purchased the estate in 1715. He ordered London-based architect Thomas Edwards [3] to build the Palladian house in 1723. It was later revised by Edwards in around 1738 and by Sir Robert Taylor in the 1750-1760s. [1]

Architecture

The house is built from granite ashlar, Pentewan stone ashlar and stucco, and features hipped slate roofs and rendered stacks. The central doorcase is arched with a pulvinated frieze, and contains an 18th-century central panelled door with sidelights. [1]

In the interior, the central east room of the house is panelled with pine wood, while the central south room features arcaded screens and Roman-style Ionic entablatures, with rococo arabesques adorning the fireplace wall. The main staircase of Trewithen House is cantilevered, and set in a semi circular open well. [1]

Grounds

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The magnolia fountain

The grounds of Trewithen Estate are noteworthy, with a prominent 200 yard-long lawn and gardens containing some rare plants. [4] The two garden pavilions located 15 meters to the north east and the north west of the house are Grade I listed. [5] [6] [[

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The Walled Garden
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A garden shed at Trewithen

]] The entrance gates and piers 500 meters to the north east and the north west of the house are Grade II listed, [7] [8] as are the gates with piers to the north east and north west of the house. [9] [10] [11] The kitchen garden walls adjoining the service wing to the west of the house are Grade II listed. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Historic England, "Trewithen (1000510)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 2 December 2016
  2. ↑ Historic England, "Trewithen House (1141100)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 2 December 2016
  3. ↑ "History of the Trewithen Estate". Trewithengardens.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Trewithen". Historic Houses Association. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Historic England, "Pavilion approximately 15 meters North East of Trewithen House (1160827)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 2 December 2016
  6. ↑ Historic England, "Pavilion approx 15 meters North West of Trewithen House (1328913)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 2 December 2016
  7. ↑ Historic England, "Entrance gate and piers approximately 500 meters North West of Trewithen House (1252449)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 October 2017
  8. ↑ Historic England, "Entrance gate and piers approximately 500 meters North East of Trewithen House (1141103)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 October 2017
  9. ↑ Historic England, "Gate with piers approximately 100 meters North East of Trewithen House (1160839)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 October 2017
  10. ↑ Historic England, "Gate with piers approximately 300 meters North West of Trewithen House (1160865)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 October 2017
  11. ↑ Historic England, "Gate with piers approximately 110 meters North East of Trewithen House (1141102)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 October 2017
  12. ↑ Historic England, "Kitchen garden walls adjoining service wing to West of Trewithen House (1160837)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 5 October 2017

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