National Trust Lanhydrock

Website http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-lanhydrock.htm

Classification Historic Building, Gardens

DescriptionLanhydrock House is a large country mansion near Bodmin in Cornwall, England. It is situated in extensive grounds (3.6 km²) above the River Fowey and is today managed by the National Trust, who market it under the name"Lanhydrock". Lanhydrock has been in the National Trust's ownership since 1953.

Much of the present house dates back to Victorian times, but some sections are more than 200 years older, dating back to about 1620.

The estate belonged to the Augustinian priory of St Petroc at Bodmin, but the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the 1530s saw it passed into private hands. In 1620, wealthy merchant Sir Richard Robartes acquired the estate and began building Lanhydrock House, designed to a four-sided layout around a central courtyard, and constructed of grey granite. Robartes died in 1624 but work on the building was continued by his son John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor, a notable public figure who served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council.

During the 18th century, the east wing of the house was demolished leaving the U-shaped plan seen today, but in 1881 a major fire destroyed the south wing and caused extensive damage to the central section. Of the main house, only the north wing, with its 29 m Long Gallery, survived intact, though the original gatehouse also dates back to the mid 17th century.

Most of the current building, therefore, dates from late Victorian times. The second Lord Robartes (later the 6th Viscount Clifden) rebuilt the house to meet the needs of his large family, appointing local architect Richard Coad to design and supervise most of the work, Coad having worked as assistant to George Gilbert Scott on earlier work (1857) at Lanhydrock.
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The AddressLanhydrock House, Lanhydrock, Bodmin, PL30 5AD

Phone01208 265950

DateOct 19, 2006

Contact NameNational Trust

CategoryEngland > Cornwall
England > Cornwall > Attractions in Bodmin

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