Trerice

The manor of Trerice was the seat of the Arundell family from the 14th century. It was Sir John Arundell III, also known as ‘Jack of Tillbury’, whose services to numerous monarchs brought the family much wealth. This enabled his successor, the fourth Sir John, to build the present Elizabethan house in 1570-3. High walls enclose a small entrance court in front of the E-Shaped façade. The exterior, set off by its highly decorative scrolled gables, is of the yellow ‘Growan’ stone, a local limestone now weathered to a silver grey. The bay to the south of the projecting porch is wholly occupied by the great hall window. Mullioned and transomed, it has no less than 576 panes, and retains much of its 16th-century glass. Inside, the great hall features a contemporary fireplace with a scrolled plaster overmantel supported by finely modelled caryatids.

Trerice, Cornwall

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An intimate and delightful manor house, Trerice is a Cornish gem. Parts of the house have different characters reflecting the different owners, but the principal family were the Arundells. The Eltons (tenants) made considerable changes to the building in the twentieth century. The fine collection includes 17th - 19th century furniture; a collection of clocks, paintings (including a self portrait by John Opie, the Cornish child prodigy) and a collection of 17th century embroidered pictures.

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