Carnanton House

Carnanton House, 1840

Carnanton House is a Georgian country house in Mawgan-in-Pydar, Cornwall , England. It stands in a wooded estate at the head of the Lauherne valley adjacent to Cornwall Airport Newquay and is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

The house was built c.1790 and remodelled in the 1800s with later modifications c.1830 and in the late 19th century. It is built in three floors, to an originally rectangular floor plan, of coursed slatestone with granite dressings and a hipped slate roof. Several wings have since been added and the entrance moved from the centre of the frontage to the right hand end.

Built for the Willyams family, the house has descended in that same family for the last 300 years or so, being presently owned by their descendants, the Young-Jamiesons.[2] During that time members of the owning family have served as High Sheriff of Cornwall and as MP for Truro.[3]

The house is currently owned by Paul Young-Jamieson and has no public access, although the grounds are regularly used for organised game bird shooting.

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References

  1. ↑ "Name: CARNANTON HOUSE List entry Number: 1327395". Historic England. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Carnanton, Cornwall". Handedon.Wordpress. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Carnanton, a British Stately Home". british-towns.net. Retrieved 4 April 2016.

Coordinates: 55°26′34″N 4°59′23″W / 55.4428°N 4.9897°W / 55.4428; -4.9897

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