Antony House facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Antony House |
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| Location | Antony, Cornwall, England |
| Built | 1718–1729 |
| Owner | National Trust |
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Listed Building – Grade I
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| Official name: Antony House | |
| Designated | 21 July 1951 |
| Reference no. | 1311081 |
| Official name: Antony | |
| Designated | 11 June 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1000647 |
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Antony House is a beautiful old house in Cornwall, England. It was built in the early 1700s. Today, it is looked after by the National Trust, a charity that protects historic places.
The house is located between the town of Torpoint and the village of Antony. It is a Grade I listed building, which means it is a very important historic site.
Antony House is made of a special silvery-grey stone called Pentewan stone. It has brick wings on the sides and looks out over the River Lynher. Sir William Carew, 5th Baronet, had the house built between 1718 and 1724. The Carew family has owned the land since the mid-1500s. They still live in the house today! Sir John Carew Pole gave the house and its gardens to the National Trust in 1961. The agreement was that his family could continue to live there. Currently, Tremayne Carew Pole and his wife, Charlotte Carew Pole, live there with their two children.
You can visit Antony House and its gardens between March and October.
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What's Inside Antony House?
Antony House has many interesting things to see. It has a wonderful collection of old paintings, called portraits.
One famous portrait shows Charles I of England during his trial. The Carew family was given a special title (a baronetcy) by Charles I in 1628. You can also see paintings by a famous artist named Sir Joshua Reynolds. There is even a portrait of Rachel Carew. Some people think this painting inspired the famous novel My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier.
The rooms inside the house are covered with beautiful wooden panels made of Dutch Oak. You can also see many fine pieces of furniture and old fabrics from the 1700s.
Exploring the Gardens and Estate
The grounds around Antony House are very special. A famous garden designer named Humphry Repton helped plan them.
The formal garden has a "National Collection of Day Lilies". This means it has many different kinds of day lilies. In the early 1800s, tall yew hedges and topiary were added. Topiary is the art of shaping trees and shrubs into interesting forms.
You'll find unique sculptures in the gardens. There are stone carvings from North West India and a Burmese temple bell. This bell was brought to Antony by General Sir Reginald Pole Carew. There are also modern sculptures, like the Antony Cone water sculpture by William Pye. This sculpture looks like a giant yew cone nearby, which is almost as tall as the house! Other sculptures include Jupiter Stone by Peter Randall-Page and Hypercone by Simon Thomas.
Other cool features in the garden include a black walnut tree and a cork tree. There's also a Japanese ornamental pond and a knot garden, which is a garden with plants arranged in a pattern like knots. An old dovecote from the 1700s is on the estate. A new folly (a building built just for decoration) has also been added recently.
Antony Woodland Garden
Near Antony House is another beautiful garden called Antony Woodland Garden. This garden is more natural and covers about 60 acres (24 hectares). It is owned by the Carew Pole Garden Trust.
This garden is famous for its amazing collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, and magnolias. The International Camelia Society has even called it a "Garden of Excellence." You can take lovely walks down to the River Lynher from here. There's also an old Bath House from the 1700s in a wilder part of the garden.
Antony House on Screen
Antony House has been used as a filming location for movies!
In September 2008, parts of the 2010 Disney film Alice in Wonderland were filmed in the grounds of Antony House. This movie was directed by Tim Burton. The estate was also used for a TV movie by a German company called ZDF, directed by Dieter Kehler.
See also
In Spanish: Antony House para niños
