Tregothnan
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Tregothnan is a country house and estate near the village of St Michael Penkivel, 3 miles southeast of Truro, Cornwall, England. The estate has for many centuries been a possession of the Boscawens, a
Tregothnan House, entrance front
Tregothnan House, above an inlet of the Carrick Roads, at the southern end of which is the port-town of Falmouth
Edward Boscawen
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Admiral of the Blue Edward Boscawen, was a Royal Navy officer and politician. He is known principally for his various naval commands during the 18th century and the engagements that he won, including
Tregothnan
…building was visited and described by Celia Fiennes, a cousin of Hugh Boscawen, the builder. In the 18th century, the house was the home of Admiral Edward Boscawen. In 1818, the house was enlarged by William Wilkins for the fourth Viscount Falmouth and in 1845–48 Lewis Vulliamy rebuilt it for the second Earl of…
Portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds, c. 1755–1757
The Capture of Puerto Bello, by Samuel Scott, 1740
Attack at Cartagena de Indias by the British in 1741, oil on canvas, 18th century
Lord Anson's Victory off Cape Finisterre, 1747, by Samuel Scott