Dupath Holywell, Callington, Cornwall
Category
Photographs
Date
1855 (circa)
Materials
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890166.26
Summary
A photograph of Dupath Holywell, Callington, Cornwall, showing a small stone building partially covered with ivy, with pitched roof of stone. Small pinnacle at top on left hand side. Woman in crinoline is seated by right hand wall and there is an open doorway on the left. Trees and hedge in background. Contained in a very large dark brown leather photograph album with gold tooling on front, back and on spine and 'Charles Lygon-Cocks / Hys / Photographs' in gold on front cover.
Provenance
Col. Charles Lygon Somers Cocks was related to the Agar-Robartes through the Carew Pole family. He commissioned George Gilbert Scott to design his house,Treverbyn Vean, St. Neot, and William Burges to design the interiors.