Lanhydrock House, Cornwall - Gatehouse Dates Back To 1651

In yesterday's post about Respryn Bridge I mentioned Lanhydrock House. So today a quick look at the outside of the aforementioned house.

The gatehouse, as above, dates back to 1651. 

The photo below is looking at the house through the gatehouse.

Though in yesterday's post I was talking about the 1600s the house was completely refurbished in the 1880s following a fire, which destroyed parts of the building and tragically ended the lives of its then current occupants.

It is often said that, despite the fire, Lanhydrock is the finest house in Cornwall. The estate covers some 1000 acres.

Lanhydrock is open to the public and is now part of the National Trust. There are 49 rooms to explore plus gardens and woodland. I'll write a post, with photos, of the inside of the house at a later date.