Tregrehan is a country house near
St. Blazey,
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
, designed by
George Wightwick
George Wightwick (26 August 1802 – 9 July 1872) was a British architect based in Plymouth, and possibly the first architectural journalist.
In addition to his architectural practice, he developed his skills and the market for architectural ...
. It is described by
Nikolaus Pevsner
Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ''The Buildings of England'' (1 ...
as "Late Georgian ... granite ... Ionic colonnade",
lso"a pretty little lodge".
Tregrehan has been home of the Carlyon family since 1565. During the Middle Ages it was one of the residences of the
Bodrugan
Bodrugan is a Cornish surname and placename. It may refer to:
Surname
* Henry Bodrugan (died 1308), Cornish landowner, knight and politician
* Nicholas Bodrugan (born by 1521, died 1557 or 1584), alias Adams MP
* Otto Bodrugan (died 1331), Cornis ...
family. The gardens are listed as nationally outstanding (grade II*).
The spring garden has been restored by the new owner since 1989. Much of the 20 acres is planted as woodland. There is an 18th-century wooded driveway.
[''The Most Amazing Gardens in Britain & Ireland''. Reader's Digest Association, 2010; p. 17]
References
External links
Tregrehan Visit Cornwall
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Country houses in Cornwall
Gardens in Cornwall