{"id":3167,"date":"2016-10-11T13:12:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T12:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/?page_id=3167"},"modified":"2020-03-07T12:38:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T12:38:22","slug":"pendruccombe-house","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/index.php\/the-place\/buildings-of-launceston\/pendruccombe-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Pendruccombe House."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3168\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3168\" style=\"width: 842px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3168 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-842x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pendruccombe House.\" width=\"842\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-842x1024.jpg 842w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-768x934.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3168\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pendruccombe House.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3180\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3180\" style=\"width: 202px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sir-Hardinge-S.-Gifford..bmp\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3167]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3180\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Sir-Hardinge-S.-Gifford..bmp\" alt=\"Sir Hardinge S. Gifford.\" width=\"202\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3180\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Sir Hardinge S. Gifford.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sir Hardinge S Gifford (<em>3 September 1823-11 December 1921<\/em>), later Lord Halsbury, had Pendruccombe built at Pages Cross in 1881, four years after he was elected as Launceston&#8217;s MP. He was a leading barrister, politician and government minister. He served thrice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. The house was built by Mr <a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/index.php\/the-people\/the-burt-family\/william-burt\/\">W. Burt<\/a> of Newport, Launceston. The House was erected at a cost of \u00a36,000, upon a small farm and apple orchards. The ceremony of foundation stone laying was a very near tragedy; the cornerstone was raised on a trestle by Mr William Burt\u2019s stonemasons, ready for dropping into position, Lady Giffard was smoothing off the mortar ready to receive the stone \u2013 she pulled back her arm and trowel and the huge granite stone fell onto the soft mortar, splashing herself and her husband, plus several others, with wet mortar. \u00a0It is said Sir Hardinge and his Lady made light of it and carried on as if it were quite usual.<\/p>\n<p>To complete his enjoyment Sir Hardinge had purchased Rose Hill, the farm beside his dwelling, and had it removed along with most of the valuable apple orchards.\u00a0 The trees were said to be some of the best in the country. \u00a0When Sir Hardinge was raised to the House of Lords, the house was sold to Mr Harold Blackman, Lewdown, but he sold it off to the Launceston Girls High School &amp; Kindergarten, headed by the Misses Seccombe, in 1901.<\/p>\n<p>The school that was to become Pendruccombe school was started in a house on the Walk, then called Avenue Place. They subsequently took <a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/index.php\/the-place\/buildings-of-launceston\/dockacre-house\/\">Dockacre House<\/a>, Dockacre road (<em>then Horse road<\/em>) for use as a school, in addition to Avenue Place. The head of the family was Dr Thomas William Smith, a surgeon at Lewtrenchard. His daughters were Charlotte Louise, Francis Emily (<em>Fanny<\/em>) and Sarah (<em>Sedgie<\/em>). Associated with the history of their school was the Launceston Church of England High school for girls, founded in 1879, which ran for nine years from Edymead House. When it closed, the Smith\u2019s took the few remaining pupils into their own school and adopted at a later date, the title of Launceston High school for girls. At various times during the nine years of the C of E school, the Smith\u2019s helped their rival establishment by accommodating a few of their boarders at Dockacre. The Smith\u2019s took small boys as well as girls and these boys were taught by Miss Sedgie Smith in a small outbuilding at Dockacre; they included Geoffrey Cowlard, Gerald Peter, Colin Parsons and Horace Kittow.<br \/>\nIn 1898 the Misses Smith moved their school to Pendruccombe. Here the Smith\u2019s remained until 1901, when \u201cthe three Miss Seccombe&#8217;s\u201d as they were known, took over the school. The second sister, Louisa Jane, died in 1902, but the other two, Lavinia Melora (<em>known always as \u201cMiss Minnie\u201d<\/em>) and Leonora, continued the school, which became one of the main academic institutions of Launceston, until September 1934, when it was taken over by Mrs Hannah Suttie and her sister Miss Bell. They retired in 1948 to Swanage, where Mrs Suttie died five years later. The Seccombes then returned to Pendruccombe, not to teach, but to reside, and they appointed Miss Elizabeth Margaret Caird as Headmistress. She had been on the staff most of her teaching life, and she carried on at the school until 1958 when Mrs Dorothy Watkins took over who was subsequently replaced the following year September by Mr and Mrs Cruttwell. Notable girls from the school are Alice Pethybridge who was Lady Mayoress of Cardiff when her brother was Lord Mayor; Mary Trood being Mayoress of Launceston three times when her brother George was Mayor; and Fanny Fry Symons (<em>married name Hicks<\/em>) who became the first female Mayor of Launceston.<br \/>\nAcademic honours included those gained by Anne Gibson, the first Pendruccombe girl to obtain a medical degree. Her sister, Charlotte, took up Art and became a regular exhibitor of both pictures and sculpture at the Royal Academy. Other whose pictures were accepted for exhibition there being Grace Pethybridge and Gwendoline Shearme. Ruth Hull also qualified in Medicine, and Jessie Pethybridge, Cynthia Johnston and Joyce Weighell became Bachelors of Science. Others took degrees in Art and diplomas in Journalism and Music, among those being Barbara Rawling, described in 1961 by Spencer Toy as being \u201cone of the most brilliant pupils who has ever passed through any school in Launceston\u201d. She won many prizes at the Royal Academy of Music and crowned her honours by the highest possible distinction for pianoforte playing by winning the Macfarren Gold Medal. She joined the staff of the Academy and in 1942 was awarded the Ridley Prentice prize for the best teaching by a Sub-Professor during that year.<br \/>\nAfter the school closed the house became a private residence for a short period but when the owner died intestate the property was passed to the Duchy of Cornwall. It was then purchased to be converted and extended to its present use as a Residential home.<br \/>\nThe tennis courts along with Monmouth Villa were lost in 1974 when the <a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/index.php\/the-galleries\/a30-through-launceston-gallery\/launceston-by-pass-construction\/\">by-pass<\/a> was built.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3170\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-from-the-road.jpg\" alt=\"pendruccombe-house-from-the-road\" width=\"335\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-from-the-road.jpg 600w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-from-the-road-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 335px) 100vw, 335px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3169\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-Launceston.jpg\" alt=\"pendruccombe-launceston\" width=\"502\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-Launceston.jpg 650w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-Launceston-300x191.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Census of 1901, lists \u2013 PENDRUCCOMBE, LAUNCESTON:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Charlotte L\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U 58\u00a0 Principal Boarding &amp; Day School \u00a0 Lewtrenchard<\/p>\n<p>Frances EB\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smith\u00a0 sister\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U 55\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Leonora C\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seccombe brdr\u00a0 U 36\u00a0 English Teacher\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calstock<\/p>\n<p>Louisa\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Seccombe\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U 33\u00a0 own means\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Harriett\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cripps\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U 28 music teacher\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aston Bampton, Oxon.<\/p>\n<p>Edith\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dansford\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U 19\u00a0 junior school teacher\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Exeter<\/p>\n<p>Frances A\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brackenbury \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U 17\u00a0 pupil\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clifton, Bristol<\/p>\n<p>Mary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Palmer\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kelly, Devon<\/p>\n<p>Felintas\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/index.php\/the-people\/sabine-baring-gould\/\">Baring-Gould<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/index.php\/the-parishes\/lewtrenchard\/\">Lewtrenchard<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Joan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Cecilly T\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Alia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hamilton\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Manchester<\/p>\n<p>Eleanor\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coneam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chagford<\/p>\n<p>Ethel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Glanville\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Newlyn East<\/p>\n<p>Dorothy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Belles\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brighton<\/p>\n<p>Mary\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mullon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St Ive<\/p>\n<p>Monica\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Harris\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lesnewth<\/p>\n<p>Janet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Locke\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St Eval<\/p>\n<p>Claudia M\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hawken\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Boscastle<\/p>\n<p>Violet\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Banfield\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Scilly Isles<\/p>\n<p>Noel M\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gill\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tavistock<\/p>\n<p>Estell F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Liot\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bangor, Nth Wales<\/p>\n<p>Mabel\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lock\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Port Isaac<\/p>\n<p>Marjorie\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Campbell \u2013 Bennett \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a013\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calstock<\/p>\n<p>Gladys\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jerome\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Camelford<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3171\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-in-1907.jpg\" alt=\"pendruccombe-house-in-1907\" width=\"851\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-in-1907.jpg 600w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-House-in-1907-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3179\" style=\"width: 850px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3179\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-outing-in-1910.jpg\" alt=\"pendruccombe-school-outing-in-1910\" width=\"850\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-outing-in-1910.jpg 600w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-outing-in-1910-300x144.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pendruccombe School Outing in 1910.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46508\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46508\" style=\"width: 846px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-c.1930s.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3167]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-46508\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-c.1930s-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"Pendruccombe School c.1930's\" width=\"846\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-c.1930s-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-c.1930s-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-c.1930s-1024x632.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-c.1930s.jpg 1796w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46508\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pendruccombe School c.1930&#8217;s.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3183\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe.png\" alt=\"pendruccombe\" width=\"362\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe.png 584w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-300x92.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3174\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-school.jpg\" alt=\"pendruccombe-school\" width=\"377\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-school.jpg 600w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-school-284x300.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46509\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46509\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-Tennis-Courts.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3167]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46509 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-Tennis-Courts.jpg\" alt=\"Pendruccombe School Tennis Courts\" width=\"600\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-Tennis-Courts.jpg 600w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School-Tennis-Courts-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pendruccombe School Tennis Courts.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3177\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3177\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-from-1957.-Photo-courtesy-of-Andy-Ross.jpg\" alt=\"Pendruccombe School in 1957. Photo courtesy of Andy Ross.\" width=\"600\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-from-1957.-Photo-courtesy-of-Andy-Ross.jpg 600w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-from-1957.-Photo-courtesy-of-Andy-Ross-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pendruccombe School in 1957. Photo courtesy of Andy Ross.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3176\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3176\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-school-Drama-society-cast-for-their-1961-production-of-Shone-through-my-Dreams..jpg\" alt=\"Pendruccombe school Drama society cast for their 1961 production of Shone through my Dreams. \" width=\"600\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-school-Drama-society-cast-for-their-1961-production-of-Shone-through-my-Dreams..jpg 600w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-school-Drama-society-cast-for-their-1961-production-of-Shone-through-my-Dreams.-300x110.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pendruccombe school Drama society cast for their 1961 production of Shone through my Dreams.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3175\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3175\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-1961..jpg\" alt=\"Pendruccombe School in 1961.\" width=\"600\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-1961..jpg 850w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-1961.-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-1961.-768x387.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pendruccombe School in 1961.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3178\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-in-1962..jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3167]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3178 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-in-1962..jpg\" alt=\"Pendruccombe School in 1962.\" width=\"600\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-in-1962..jpg 600w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Pendruccombe-School-in-1962.-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Pendruccombe School in 1962.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46507\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School.-Photo-courtesy-of-Angus-Bain-2.jpg\" rel=\"prettyPhoto[3167]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-46507\" src=\"http:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School.-Photo-courtesy-of-Angus-Bain-2-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"Pendruccombe School c.1962\/63. Photo courtesy of Angus Bain\" width=\"600\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School.-Photo-courtesy-of-Angus-Bain-2-300x231.jpg 300w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School.-Photo-courtesy-of-Angus-Bain-2-768x591.jpg 768w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School.-Photo-courtesy-of-Angus-Bain-2-1024x788.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/launcestonthen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Pendruccombe-School.-Photo-courtesy-of-Angus-Bain-2.jpg 1821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pendruccombe School c.1962\/63. Photo courtesy of Angus Bain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Visits: 330<\/p><!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3167\" data-postid=\"3167\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3167 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>. Sir Hardinge S Gifford (3 September 1823-11 December 1921), later Lord Halsbury, had Pendruccombe built at Pages Cross in 1881, four years after he was elected as Launceston&#8217;s MP. He was a leading barrister, politician and government minister. He served thrice as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain. The house was built by Mr W. 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