Sir Richard Edgcumbe of Cotehele built a new home in his deer park at Mount Edgcumbe in 1547-53, but it was heavily damaged by bombing in the Second World War because it is across the Tamar river from the Plymouth Naval Dockyard. It was restored by the 1960s!
Cotehele is a Tudor house, located on the banks of the Tamar, with superb collections of textiles, armour and furniture, set in extensive grounds. It was built between 1485 and 1539 and is older than the first site. Both houses are connected with the same family.
Finally, we visited 'Antony' at Torpoint in Cornwall. This hs been home to the Carew Pole family and the Pole Carew family (yes, the names got reversed over time!) for a mere 600 years and we caught a glimpse of THE Carew Pole wandering through the house. He was dressed almost as casually as me and not like a peer of the realm! The house, however, was a 'new' one constructed in the 18th century.
Perhaps I should mention a fourth residence. When we visited Padstow to see Joanna, Martin and the kids camping there at McDonald's farm, we took a side trip to Port Isaac, and came across a curiously familiar Cornish fishing village, although I'd never actually been there in my life. The familiarity comes from being a fan of Doc Martin, the BBC television series about a country doctor. The show is filmed at Port Isaac and we saw the house and thew sloping street where his surgery is located!! It was amusing to read that the locals are up in arms over the TV series - a fourth series is coming soon - because it has 'ruined' their charming lifestyle by encouraging lots of visitors ... including us and many others.
It's a pity I can't post pictures of these either! But I'll try to make amends whwen I get home.
AS
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