As Save Britain’s Heritage campaign highlights historic buildings that could be lost to the nation, Cornish estate owners vow to take actionFor viewers of a certain age it is instantly recognisable. Botallack Manor, on the Penwith peninsula in western Cornwall, doubled as Nampara, the home of Ross Poldark and his family, in the original 1970s Poldark television series. But while Poldark has enjoyed a new lease of life, the same cannot be said for the house. Photograph: Christopher Barnard/AlamyThe good news for Botallack Manor is that its owner, the Tregothnan Estate, has pledged to take action. Fuller cited the restoration of a Cumbrian farmhouse which appeared in the 2009 catalogue, and a manor house in Wiltshire featured in 1992 and 1994, as two notable success stories.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2019 14:00 UTC