Penheale Manor is a Grade I listed manor house and historic building one mile north of

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History

The manor was mentioned as one of 284 manors in Cornwall by the ''

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'' 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 and was in the ownership of the Sheccot family. There were alterations in the 18th century. The Rev. Henry Addington Simcoe, son of

John Graves Simcoe Lieutenant-General (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General John Graves Simcoe (25 February 1752 – 26 October 1806) was a British army officer, politician and colonial administrator who served as the lieutenant governor of Upper Canada from 1791 u ...

, purchased the estate in 1830 and was

curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' () of souls of a parish. In this sense, ''curate'' means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy who are as ...

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 Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens ( ; 29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was an English architect known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era. He designed many English country houses, war memorials ...

. His additions are largely to the south, and reportedly contain a stair of a similar design, but smaller scale, to that of

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. The manor is a

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. The gatehouse, stables, and the gate, with its

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s and attached garden wall are also listed at Grade I.

References

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External links

Parks & Gardens UK: Penheale ManorLaunceston Then!: Penheale
Grade I listed buildings in Cornwall Gardens in Cornwall Country houses in Cornwall Grade I listed houses Grade II listed parks and gardens in Cornwall