Castle Horneck
| Castle Horneck, Penzance | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Location | Penzance Cornwall |
| Coordinates | 50°07′05″N 5°33′29″W / 50.117926°N 5.557929°W |
| Construction started | 12th-century |
| Client | John Tyre |
| Owner | Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) |
| Awards and prizes | Grade II* listed building |
Castle Horneck is a grade 2* listed building, and refurbished Georgian mansion to the west of the Cornish town of Penzance.[1] It is currently owned by the Youth Hostels Association (YHA) and has been used as a youth hostel since 1950.[2]
Toponymy
Castle Horneck derives from Castelhornek in a 1335 manuscript and Kestel Hornek from a 1395 manuscript.[3]
History
Also referred to as Castle Hornocke (Early Modern English) and Iron Castle; it may be the site of a castle, which may have existed, near Penzance. Castle Horneck is said to have been built by the Tyes family in the 12th century, and in the 13th and 14th centuries the Tyes were the Lords of the Manor of Alverton. The first mention of Penzance is in 1284 and the Manor of Alverton was influential in the history and development of the town.[4]
Castle Horneck is the ancient home of the Borlase family, and in c. 1720 the front of the house was rebuilt by Dr Walter Borlase.[5] The house was modernised in 1879 with larger windows on the front of the house and annexes built on the east and north. At that time there was extensive grounds with good specimens of giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum) and the largest hollies (Ilex aquifolium) in the neighbourhood.[6] In April 1880 the house was leased to the Reverend Franklyn Tonkin, the vicar of Madron.[7]
References
- ^ "Castle Horneck". Historic England. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ "YHA Penzance". YHA. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
- ^ Pool, P A S (1985). The Place-Names of West Penwith (Second ed.). Heamoor: P A S Pool. p. 45.
- ^ Pool, Peter A S (1974). The History of the Town and Borough of Penzance. Penzance: Corporation of Penzance.
- ^ Laws, Peter. A Review of the Architecture of Penzance. In: Pool, Peter A. S., History of the Town and Borough of Penzance. Penzance: Corporation of Penzance. 1974. p. 184.
- ^ "The pleasant grounds of Castle Horneck". The Cornishman. No. 55. 31 July 1879. p. 4.
- ^ "Castle Horneck". The Cornishman. No. 91. 8 April 1880. p. 4.
External links
- Philip Davis' page − note the "possible" and "nothing visible remains".
- Cornish dictionary − hornek = Cornish for iron, ferric
- Map sources for Castle Horneck