The Landhyrock House stands in 890 acres above the River Fowey in Cornwall near Bodmin. It has been owned and managed by the National Trust since 1953.Much of the present house dates back to Victorian times but some sections date from the 1620s. It is a Grade I listed building and is set in gardens with formal areas. The hill behind the house is planted with a fine selection of shrubs and trees.
Lanhydrock estate belonged to the Augustinian priory of St Petroc at Bodmin but the Dissolution of the Monasteries during the 1530s saw it pass into private hands. In 1620 wealthy merchant Sir Richard Robartes, of Truro, acquired the estate and began building Lanhydrock House, designed to a four-sided layout around a central courtyard and constructed of grey granite.
Robartes died in 1624 but work on the building was continued by his son John Robartes, 1st Earl of Radnor, a notable public figure who served as Lord Privy Seal and Lord President of the Council. The embattled walls were built of rough, massive granite blocks with years 1636 and 1642 on the walls, indicating when they were built.
A barbican gate was added and the house was garrisoned by Parliamentary forces in August 1644 when Sir Richard Grenville took possession.
During the 18th century the east wing of the house was demolished leaving the U-shaped plan seen today.
The public tour is one of the longest of any National Trust house and takes in the service rooms, nurseries and some servants’ bedrooms, as well as the main reception rooms and family bedrooms. In 2004 it was one of the Trust’s ten most visited paid-entry properties, with over 200,000 visitors.
All the above photos were shot on the Huawei P20 Pro. Below some monochrome mode shots of the exterior.
The interior shots were shot using the night mode as light was fairly dim inside most of the rooms. The lack of light is used to protect paintings and other old items that can deteriorate under bright lighting. The night mode is a hand held mode (no tripod needed or used) that shoots up to 6 seconds. For all of the above shots, the P20 Pro choose a 4 second shutter.
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Difficult to believe
How fast technics/software is developing.
Without flash, handheld this quality was impossible some time ago.
Thank you for this.
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Thank you for commenting. Appreciated 👍
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Nice work Gav, but where did those blue skies come from? Also what’s your view on the software side of things is it really much better than previous iterations of EMUI?
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Thanks James. It was really warm down in Cornwall yesterday up to about 2.30pm. 14 degrees and sunny. And then the thunderstorm came 🙂 EMUI still needs some polish in the design area in a few places, but it is the best iteration I’ve ever used and seen, and so far hasn’t had any app conflicts or issues at all with anything. This is my main phone now and for the foreseeable future as there is nothing this year likely to surpass the camera, other than the next Huawei Mate phone.
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Really incredible dynamic range on those interior shots.
The first couple of outdoor photos seem to have a pinkish hue to them though?
Anyway, it looks like an awesome phone. I’d buy it in a heartbeat if it had OIS. Have seen video samples and they are too soft with EIS and way too shaky without it (4k and 1080p 60fps).
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Thanks Lutin. The pink hue is my doing in post. 1080p video is fine IMO ,
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awesome pics Gavin
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Thanks Pete 👍
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I have listened to you on ‘the phones show’ thanks for the great work. The pics are exceptional and reminds me of the Nokia N8. The quality is exceptional. I’m going to have to consider retiring my DSLR. Phone cameras have come a long way. Fantastic pics.
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Thanks Enzro 👍 appreciated !
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Stunning. Simply stunning.
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Cheers Keith 👍
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Those pics in the interior of the house look incredible. I have just found this web and I think you do a fantastic job in your reviews.
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Thanks Andrés 👍
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