Antony House is the name given to an early 18th-century house, which today is in the ownership of the National Trust. It is located between the towns of Torpoint and the village of Antony in the county of Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a Grade I listed building.
The house is faced in silvery-grey Pentewan stone, flanked by colonnaded wings of mellow brick and overlooks the River Lynher. It was built for Sir William Carew between 1711 and 1721 (although the family have owned the estate since the mid-16th century) and has continued as the Carew family's primary residence ever since. Sir John Carew Pole gave the house and formal gardens into the care of the National Trust in 1961, on the understanding that the family could continue to reside there. Currently Sir Richard Carew Pole, previously president of the Royal Horticultural Society, lives there with his family.
The house and gardens are open to viewing by the public between March and October.
Rooms are heavily panelled in Dutch Oak and contain fine collections of 18th Century furnishings and textiles.
Other notable features include a black walnut tree, cork tree, a Japanese ornamental pond and knot garden. The dovecote dates from the 18th Century, while a folly has been added recently in the estate grounds.
The surrounding woodland garden (not National Trust, but owned by the Carew Pole Garden Trust) is noted for rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and magnolias, and surrounding woods provide delightful walks, which extend down to the river Lynher. The Bath Pond House situated in the woodland walks was built in 1789.
Category:Grade I listed buildings in Cornwall Category:Houses in Cornwall Category:National Trust properties in Cornwall Category:Historic house museums in Cornwall Category:Gardens in Cornwall Category:1721 architecture
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