Nanswhyden

Nanswhyden was formerly a country estate with a mansion house and formal gardens associated with the Hoblyn Family. It is currently a farm with a farmhouse, yard and woodlands. It is situated in the parish of St Colan in Cornwall. The mansion house was destroyed by fire on November 30, 1803.

Nanswhyden House

The estate was purchased by Robert Hoblyn in 1581. The grand house was built in a Palladian-influenced design in approxamatley 1740. It was reputed to be the most expensive houses built in Cornwall, at that time. According to Davies Gilbert the historian: "The basement story was built of granite, the upper part with a light coloured slate, or killas, and the whole lined with brick; the door cases, windows, pediment and balustrades were of the Ionic order. The chimney pieces, which were finished in Italy, were remarkably elegant, in respect of the richness of the marble, the delicacy of the design, and the excellence of the sculpture. The library occupied two rooms, the longest of which was 36ft in length, 24ft broad and 16ft high; and all the other apartments were equal in design, and finished throughout in a style in which elegance and comfort were alike combined."