Whiteford House

His son, also named John, became High Sheriff of Cornwall in 1771, and built Whiteford House in 1775 after returning from working in the East India Company.

[1] It was described as having "a handsome front"[2] and as well as being lavishly designed, the house included a "looking-glass room" where a post boy was reportedly held prisoner by a parlour maid.

Some fragments are incorporated in the house of the agent of the home farm, i.e. a Tuscan Doric porch and some tripartite windows.

The estate was briefly owned by the Montague family before being sold to the Prince of Wales in 1879 and the mansion was converted into an office for the Duchy of Cornwall, who sold off all its contents and furnishings for a pittance.

[5] The stables and a garden folly survive, and the folly (called Whiteford Temple) survive, and Whiteford Temple is now owned by the Landmark Trust and let as a holiday cottage.