- Trerice
Trerice is an Elizabethan
manor house , located inKestle Mill nearNewquay ,Cornwall ,UK (gbmapping|SW840584). The building features a a main south-east facing range of 'E'-plan abutting a south-west range containing two earlier phases. Phase I comprised of a tower house with low north-west block. This was extended early 16th century, probably by 'Jack of Tilbury', to include a 2-story range to the south-east of the of earlier tower, together now forming the bulky south wing. Sir John IV High Sheriff of Cornwall and father-in-law to Sir Richard Carew, historian, added the main range of the E-plan circa 1570-1573.The house, along with its surrounding garden, is a National Trust property.
The garden features an
orchard with old varieties of fruit trees. The property also features an exhibition on the history of thelawn mower and a collection of lawn mowers.External links
* [http://www.hostultra.com/~trerice/ Trerice Manor House: History and hauntings]
* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-trerice/ Trerice information at the National Trust]
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