Penheale Manor

Coordinates: 50°39′58″N 4°27′06″W / 50.666°N 4.45172°W / 50.666; -4.45172
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Penheale Manor
Penheale Manor
TypeManor House
LocationPenheale, Cornwall
Coordinates50°39′58″N 4°27′06″W / 50.666°N 4.45172°W / 50.666; -4.45172
ArchitectSir Edwin Lutyens
Architectural style(s)Jacobean and Arts and Crafts
Listed Building – Grade I
Official namePenheale Manor
Designated1 December 1951
Reference no.1160121
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameGatehouse
Designated22 November 1960
Reference no.1142958
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameStables
Designated22 November 1960
Reference no.1142918
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameGate, gatepiers and garden wall to the NE of Penheale Manor
Designated11 January 1989
Reference no.1160167
Official namePenheale Manor
Designated11 June 1987
Reference no.1000653
Penheale Manor is located in Cornwall
Penheale Manor
Location of Penheale Manor in Cornwall

Penheale Manor is a Grade I listed[1] manor house and historic building one mile north of Egloskerry, Cornwall.

History[edit]

The manor was mentioned as one of 284 manors in Cornwall by the Domesday Book of 1086. The current manor house occupies a medieval site, but was built in the early 17th century. It can be dated to c. 1620-1640.[2] There were alterations in the 18th century. The Rev. Henry Addington Simcoe, son of John Graves Simcoe, purchased the estate in 1830 and was curate of Egloskerry. He married twice and had eleven children, and wrote and published many books from his own printing press at Penheale. Norman Colville purchased Penheale in the 1920s and made significant alterations, with the help of Sir Edwin Lutyens. His additions are largely to the south, and reportedly contain a stair of a similar design, but smaller scale, to that of Castle Drogo.[1] The manor is a Grade I listed building.[1] The gatehouse,[3] stables,[4] and the gate, with its gatepiers and attached garden wall are also listed at Grade I.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Historic England. "Penheale Manor (Grade I) (1160121)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. ^ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed. Penguin Books, p. 135
  3. ^ Historic England. "Gatehouse at Penheale Manor (Grade I) (1142958)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Stables at Penheale Manor (Grade I) (1141918)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Gate, Gate piers and garden wall at Penheale Manor (Grade I) (1160167)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 December 2022.

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