Treverbyn Vean

Treverbyn Vean is a 19th-century mansion in St Neot, Cornwall.

Treverbyn Vean
Location of Treverbyn Vean in Cornwall
Type	House
Location	St Neot, Cornwall
Coordinates	50.4582°N 4.559°W
Built	1858-1862
Architect	William Burges, George Gilbert Scott
Architectural style(s)	Gothic Revival
Governing body	Privately owned
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name	Treverbyn Vean
Designated	5 November 1987
Reference no.	1140489

History and architecture

Commissioned by Colonel Charles Cocks, the house was constructed between 1858 and 1862.[1] The house has an exterior designed by George Gilbert Scott and an interior by William Burges. It is a Grade II* listed building as at 5 November 1987.[2] Externally, the house forms an "irregular range in Tudor Gothic Revival style."[2] Internally, "the house retains more of its original interior than any other by Burges, apart from those for Lord Bute at Cardiff Castle and Castle Coch and Sir John Heathcote Amory at Knightshayes in Devon". [2] In his interiors Burges attempted to "...conjure up, in Victorian terms, the artistic spirit of a medieval house. Many contemporaries regarded these attempts as the pinnacle of Burges's success".[1] Treverbyn Vean is listed "for the importance of these surviving interior features as well as its fine exterior composition by Scott".[2] Burges's contribution to the house is overlooked in the 2013 revised edition of the Cornwall Pevsner.[3]

References

1. Crook 2013, pp. 299-300.
2. Historic England. "Treverbyn Vean  (Grade II*) (1140489)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
3. Beacham & Pevsner 2013, pp. 598-599.

Sources

• Crook, J. Mordaunt (2013). William Burges and the High Victorian Dream. London, UK: Frances Lincoln. ISBN 978-0-7112-3349-2.
• Beacham, Peter; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2013). Cornwall. The Buildings of England. New Haven, CT and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12668-6.