3-052-660 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Tregothnan Castle, North Front, [Cornwall], 1880. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. F. Argall. 'Tregothnan Castle, built upon rising ground near the river, on its eastern bank, commands a delightful prospect, looking down over the expanse of waters to Falmouth. The house...was designed by Wilkins, the architect of the National Gallery...its style is a mixture of Early English with Tudor; and the square central tower, and the assemblage of quaint turrets and other ornamental features along the roof, give it an air of distinction. The gardens and plantations are laid out with great taste and skill. This place originally belonged to an ancient Cornish family named Tregothnan...in 1852...the lesser titles and the estates passed to a cousin, Evelyn Boscawen, who is the present Viscount Falmouth. His Lordship was born 1819, and is married to Baroness Despencer, and has several sons and daughters'. From "Illustrated London News", 1880.