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Treverbyn Vean is a 19th-century mansion in
St Neot, Cornwall St Neot ( ) () is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The parish population at the 2011 census was 947. It is between the towns of Bodmin and Liskeard. The parish is named after the Saxon monk, Saint Neot (who als ...
. Its exterior was designed by
George Gilbert Scott Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), largely known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he ...
and its interior by
William Burges William Burges (; 2 December 1827 – 20 April 1881) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian era, Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution, ...
, two of the major architects of the
Gothic Revival Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an Architectural style, architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half ...
. The house is a
Grade II* listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
. It remains a private home, although various outbuildings may be rented.


History and architecture

Commissioned by Colonel Charles Cocks, the house was constructed between 1858 and 1862. The house has an exterior designed by
George Gilbert Scott Sir George Gilbert Scott (13 July 1811 – 27 March 1878), largely known as Sir Gilbert Scott, was a prolific English Gothic Revival architect, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals, although he ...
and an interior by
William Burges William Burges (; 2 December 1827 – 20 April 1881) was an English architect and designer. Among the greatest of the Victorian era, Victorian art-architects, he sought in his work to escape from both nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution, ...
. It is a
Grade II* listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...
as at 5 November 1987. Externally, the house forms an "irregular range in Tudor Gothic Revival style." Internally, "the house retains more of its original interior than any other by Burges, apart from those for Lord Bute at Cardiff Castle and Castle Coch and Sir John Heathcote Amory at Knightshayes in Devon". In his interiors Burges attempted to "...conjure up, in Victorian terms, the artistic spirit of a medieval house. Many contemporaries regarded these attempts as the pinnacle of Burges's success". Treverbyn Vean is listed "for the importance of these surviving interior features as well as its fine exterior composition by Scott". Burges's contribution to the house is overlooked in the 2013 revised edition of the ''Cornwall'' Pevsner. Treverbyn Vean remains a private home, although ancillary buildings, including the lodge, are available to rent.


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External links


Entry on Treverbyn Vean at GilbertScott.org
{{Portal bar, Cornwall, United Kingdom, Architecture, border=no Country houses in Cornwall Gothic Revival architecture in Cornwall Grade II* listed buildings in Cornwall Grade II* listed houses George Gilbert Scott buildings William Burges buildings