Mount Edgcumbe House
www.davidskehan.co.uk
Mount Edgcumbe House
Cremyll
Torpoint
Cornwall
PL10 1HZ
Museum School Resources
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Contact Person | Kate Johnson |
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Entry Charges Adults £4.50
Children £2.25
Concession £3.50
Family £10.00
Season Ticket £7.50
Earl's Garden Only £2.50
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Governing Body Cornwall County Council/Plymouth City Council
Opening Hours During Week | Opening Season During Year | ||
Sun-Thu | 11:00 – 4:30 | April-September (inclusive) | |
Museum registered? | YES |
Applied for Accreditation? | NO |
Already Accredited? | NO |
Type of Museum | Local & Family History, Social History |
Types of Collection | Local History, Social History |
Facilities | Cafe, Children's Activities, Parking (plus Coach and Disabled Parking), Shop, Toilets |
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Description | Mount Edgcumbe House is the focus of an impressive Tudor estate (now Mount Edgcumbe Country Park) with spectacular views over Plymouth Sound. The house was originally built in 1547-1550 when it replaced Cotehele, 10 miles up the river at Tamar, as the main family seat. The Earl of Mount Edgcumbe commissioned Adrian Gilbert Scott to rebuild the house in 1958 as it had suffered a direct hit by bombs in 1941. The interior is furnished with family possessions - including paintings by Sir Joshua Reynolds, Gerald Edema and William Van der Velde - Irish Bronze Age horns, 16th century tapestries and 18th century Chinese and Plymouth porcelain. |
