Lanhydrock House

Lanhydrock House
LocationLanhydrock, Cornwall, England
Coordinates50°26′28″N 4°41′53″W / 50.441°N 4.698°W / 50.441; -4.698
Built1881–1882
ArchitectSir George Gilbert Scott
OwnerNational Trust
Listed Building – Grade I
Official nameLanhydrock House
Designated25 October 1951
Reference no.1157870
Official nameLanhydrock
Designated11 June 1987
Reference no.1000449
Lanhydrock House is located in Cornwall
Lanhydrock House
Location of Lanhydrock House in Cornwall

Lanhydrock House, commonly known simply as Lanhydrock, is a country house and estate in the parish of Lanhydrock, Cornwall, UK.

The house stands in extensive grounds (360 hectares or 890 acres) above the River Fowey, and has been owned and managed by the National Trust since 1953.[1] The house dates from the 1620s, however most of the interiors were reconstructed after a fire in 1881; a new service wing was built at the same time. It is a Grade I listed building[2] and is set in gardens with formal areas. The hill behind the house is planted with a fine selection of shrubs and trees.[3]

The parish church is dedicated to St Hydroc and stands in the grounds of Lanhydrock House. Parts date back to the late 15th century and the church has a chancel, nave, north and south aisles and three-stage battlemented tower with nine bells. Eight bells date from the late 19th century and are regularly rung. The ninth bell dates from circa 1599 and is only rung infrequently for tolling.[4]

Lanhydrock Church
The gatehouse
Lanhydrock House Gallery
A corridor within the property
Lanhydrock House – Billiard Room 2014
  1. ^ National Trust website: Lanhydrock Archived 30 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved May 2010
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1157870)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
  3. ^ "Lanhydrock". National Trust.
  4. ^ "Dove Details". dove.cccbr.org.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2016.