The Tregenna Castle Estate Sale Particulars

Tregenna Castle and Estate

ST. IVES, CORNWALL
Tregenna Castle
DOMESTIC AND OUTDOOR OFFICES
Coachhouse and Stabling premises
The Farm Premises
THE KITCHEN GROUNDS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS
Woods and plantations
THE PARK
Numerous Farm Houses and Homesteads
Several Dwelling Houses, Cottages
470 ACRES
£1,668 PER ANNUM
THE MANOR OF DINAS IA AND PORTH IA
LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES

To be sold by auction on
31 October, 1871

Description

This is a large format booklet published by the auctioneers, Messrs. Driver of London. It contains a map (not seen yet) marked to show the bounds of the property. All the property concerned is in the parishes of St. Ives and Uny Lelant and totals about 470 acres freehold which was sold as one lot. Also included are the manor of Dynas Ia & Porth Ia which are described in great detail including all the leaseholders, lives and tenants—virtually a census of St. Ives for 1871 which can be compared with the official census. Also included, are some details of the manor of Lelant & Trevethow, some Mine Setts owned by the estate and some leasehold property held under Lord Wellesley

The vendor is not stated, but presumably the sale occured on the death of the head of the STEPHENS family. The eventual purchasor of the castle was the British Transport Board who turned it into the Tregenna Castle Hotel (which is still there) but haven’t yet discovered what happend to the rest of the property.

Abstract

I am happy to provide full details of any property to researchers. Thanks are due to Mike Kiernan for providing the source material.

• THE CASTLE, with its appurtances, park, lodge, glen, pasture grounds, gardens, woods, plantations, and lands in hand 90 Acres, 1 Rood, 20 Perches. The castle is an imposing castellated edifice, very substantially built of granite, and well finished in all respects. The walls are exceedingly thick and impervious to wet and atmousphere.

  The roof is stated, with lead ridges, and the whole is in capital order and repair.

  It is charmingly placed on an eminence, in its own park-like grounds, facing the Atlantic, and commands very extensive Views of the Town and harbour, and the magnificent bays of St. Ives with its distant coast; also Godrevy Island with lighthouse.

  It is well screened by woods and plantations, and as a summer and autumn residence is unequalled, and (being of granite) is exceedingly warm and comfortable as a winter residence.

  The ground floor:—outer and inner hall, billiard room, dining room, drawing room with conservatory, library, via back hall to the magistrates’ room, dressing room adjoining a bedroom and fireproof deed room & W.C. In the south wing:—a school room, W.C., linen closet, passage room, three bedrooms and access to the yard.

  On the upper floor in the main building:—three pairs of bedrooms each with a dressing room and lobby. In the north wing:—with a separate staircase, a bedroom with dressing room and two servant’s rooms. In the south wing:—A bedroom with dressing room and W.C. and day & night nurseries.

  In the basement:—kitchen (stone paved), smoke jack, dairy, scullery, larder, knife and boot cleaning places, beer cellar, butler’s pantry, plate closet with iron door, wine cellars. A servants hall, housekeeper’s room, W.C. and coal cellars.

  Adjoining is a paved coach yard, loose box, six stall stable, harness room, hay loft and three sleeping rooms for men servants. A coach house, harness room, another six-stall stable, three loose boxes, a four-stall stable with harness room and three more rooms for servants.

  A clock tower with turret clock.

  Adjoining is the FARM YARD of stable for six cart horses, carpenter’s workshop, granery, poultry house, open cart shed, two cow houses, furnace house, calves and slaughter houses, piggeries, enclosed wood yard and a drying ground for the house.

  THE GARDENS—walled kitchen garden with fruit trees, pigeon house, aviary, a water tank and grapery. Another walled kitchen garden with fruit trees, apple room and a sitting room. Melon and cucumber pits, well stocked orchard and vegetable garden with a gardener’s house.

  THE ROOKERY and pleasure grounds with shubberies and home grounds with well laid out walks and drives. TREGENNA PARK well studded with timber and plantations and two carriage drives one with an entrance lodge.

• The HOME FARM HOUSE—cottage and homestead, with lands and premises 47 Acres, 3 Roods, 39 Perches. Let to the executors of the late Thomas CRAZE for 7 years from Michaelmas 1866.
• CARVA and BELLIER’S CROFTS. Three quarter parts of Carva Farm and Bellier’s Crofts, farm dwelling house and buildings, labourer’s cottage, homestead, lands & premises 33 Acres, 1 Rood, 28 Perches. … in the occupation of Thomas CRAZE for 14 years from … 1862 [text partly obscured]
• Other part of BELLIER’S CROFTS 4 Acres, 3 Roods, 15 Perches. Let to and occupied by Isaac PEARCE for 7 years from Michaelmas 1870.
• COTTAGE and garden in BELLIER’S LANE 1 Rood, 21 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of Widow CLARKE (an old servant of the Family) as tenant at will, at the nominal rent of 4s per annum, but worth, to let, at least £8 per annum.
• Other part of BELLIER’S CROFTS and COTTAGES 4 Acres, 2 Roods, 27 Perches. Subject to an indenture of lease granted to James THOMAS, deceased 27 August, 1801 [date of lease, not death?], now determinable on the deaths of John Major THOMAS, aged 75, Elizabeth THOMAS, 76 and Mary THOMAS, 77, in the occupation of Richard WEARNE and others. [The summary at the end says Samuel UREN’S Rep.]
• One quarter part of CORVA 7 Acres, 1 Rood, 2 Perches. Subject to and included in the above-mentioned Lease, in the occupation of Richard WEARNE and others. [Summary as above]
• PORTMINSTER or TREGENNA CLIFF LANDS and CAPSTAN PLOTS, with farm house, homestead, and lands 16 Acres, 3 Roods, 35 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of John HEARNE for 7 years from Michaelmas 1866.
• BAHAVELA FARM HOUSE and HOMESTEAD with lands and premises 21 Acres, 1 Rood, 38 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of the representatives of the late Richard DALE for the life of Ann QUICK, aged about 75 years.
• TALLAND lands, sheds, and premises 14 Acres, 3 Roods, 25 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of W. H. HOSKING for 7 years from Michaelmas 1866.
• TALLAND ORCHARD 1 Rood, 6 Perches. Let to and in the Occupation of William HICHENS, yearly tenant.
• TALLAND HOUSE, garden and premises with stable, yard &c. 2 Roods, 2 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of Mr. Martin DUNN, Jun., yearly tenant.
• TAYLOR’S FIELDS with cottages and buildings 3 Acres, 3 Roods, 22 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of George WILLIAMS for 7 years from Michaelmas 1870.
• VOW COTTAGE and premises with orchard and garden ground 3 Roods, 8 Perches fronting the high road. Let to and in the Occupation of Charles MARTIN as yearly tenant.
• TENEMENT in TRENWITH 7 Acres, 1 Rood, 21 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of William CARBINES under two leases. 5A 2R 28P for 7 years from Michaelmas 1866. 1A 2R 33P for 7 years from Michaelmas 1870. [The summary at the end adds STENNACK to the description]
• TENEMENT in TRENWITH 8 Acres, 0 Roods, 12 Perches. Subject to an indenture lease granted to William HICHENS, deceased, 28th March 1806 [date of lease, not death?] determinable on the deaths of Elizabeth HICHENS 76, and Jane HICHENS 70, in the occupation of William PEARCE.
• TENEMENT in TRENWITH with barn 5 Acres, 1 Rood, 33 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of John BERRYMAN for 7 years from Michaelmas 1866.
• TENEMENT in PENBEAGLE with farm house, homestead, and lands 14 Acres, 3 Roods, 4 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of John BERRIMAN for 7 years from Michaelmas 1866.
• TENEMENT in PENBEAGLE with farm house, homestead and lands 15 Acres, 3 Roods, 24 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of the representatives of John QUICK for 7 years from Michaelmas 1870.
• TENEMENT in PENBEAGLE with farm house, homestead, lands and premises 14 Acres, 2 Roods, 4 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of William BARAGWANATH for 7 years from Michaelmas 1870.
• TENEMENT in CARRACK DEW with lands and premises 9 Acres, 1 Rood, 37 Perches. Let to and in occupation of Wm. BARAGWANATH for 7 years from Michaelmas 1866.
• LOWER CARN STABBA with farm house, homestead, lands and premises 13 Acres, 3 Roods, 1 Perch. Let to and in the occupation of Richard DALE for 7 years from Michaelmas 1869.
• ESTOVER TENEMENT with house and homestead, and lands and premises 20 Acres, 0 Roods, 31 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of William MARTIN, one portion for 8 years from Michaelmas 1866 and the other on a yearly tenancy.
• TRENWITH STAMPS and land fronting the high road 1 Acre, 0 Roods, 21 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of Captain APLIN for 7 years from Michaelmas 1865.
• AYR LANDS 5 Acres, 2 Roods, 16 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of Samuel MAJOR as a yearly tenant.
• Garden grounds and lands adjoining ST. IVES TOWN 5 Acres, 2 Roods, 2 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of W. W. RICHARDS [summary has N. W. RICHARDS] one portion for 7 yeras from Michaelmas 1865 and the other for 7 years from Michaelmas 1866.
• PARK BEAN and AYR LAND and RESERVOIR near the town of St. Ives 1 Acre, 3 Roods, 26 Perches. The land is let to and occupied by William BENNETTS as a yearly tenant. The reservoir is leased to the Corporation of St. Ives at a nominal rent of 1s per annum for 999 years from 26 December, 1867.
• TRELOYHAN and CHYANGWEALE FARM with house, lands and premises 28 Acres, 1 Rood, 12 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of Daniel PERRY for 7 years from Michaelmas 1865.
• VORVAS VEAN farm and lands (in parish of Uny Lelant) 36 Acres, 2 Roods, 7 Perches. Let to Simon THOMAS for 7 yeras from Michaelmas, 1869.

The Western Hotel

Also dwelling houses, public houses, cottages, lands and premises in the town of St. Ives, Treloyhan and Chyangweale

Undivided Lands

• One undivided moiety of a tenement in CARNINNEY (in the parish of Uny Lelant) with a like interest in the minerals 25 Acres, 0 Roods, 17 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of Mr. Samuel HIGGS for 14 years from Michaelmas 1869.

• One undivided fourth of FUGGOE TENEMENT with a like interest in the minerals 14 Acres, 2 Roods, 24 Perches. Let to and in the occupation of Wm. TREWHELLA as a yearly tenant.
• One undivided fourth of a tenement in CHYANGWEALE with a like interest in the minerals 23 Acres, 2 Roods, 2 Perches. Let to and occupied, with other tenements, by D[aniel] PERRY for 7 years from Michaelman 1865.
• An undivided moiety of a tenement in PENBEAGLE, in St. Ives with a like interest in the minerals with farm house, homestead, lands and premises 21 Acres, 1 Rood, 36 Perches. Let to in the occupation of Robert HARRIS as a yearly tenant.

This concludes the freehold property. There follows a detailed description of the Manor of Dynas Ia and Porth Ia including all the leaseholders, lives and tenants.

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