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Mount Edgcumbe Restoration And Information Trust

Merit

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1214919
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 12, 2025
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
The Annex
ANDERTON VILLAS 3
LOWER ANDERTON ROAD
MILLBROOK
TORPOINT
PL10 1DR

Contact

Phone
01752981513
Email
[email protected]

Activities

MERIT exists to support the restoration of the Grade I landscape at Mount Edgcumbe, to research and make available to the public the story of its past and to enhance public access to the many listed buildings and features it contains. It will achieve this by providing online resources, by publishing reports, by organising talks and by running a series of curated walks.

Objects: For The Public Benefit:(1) To Promote The Preservation, Protection And Restoration Of The Historic Parkland At Mount Edgcumbe In South East Cornwall And The Heritage Assets (The Structures And Grade 1 Designated Landscape) IT Contains, Including By: (A) Supporting The Restoration Of The Designated Landscape And The Historic Assets IT Contains; And(b) Encouraging Public Access To All Areas Of The Designated Landscape Including Structures And Other Heritage Assets. (2) To Advance The Education Of The Public In The History And Heritage Of The Designated Landscape By:(a) Promoting The Creation Of A Heritage Centre For Mount Edgcumbe;(b) Assisting In The Rebuilding Of An Appropriate Archive; (C) Organising Talks, Lectures And Meetings, To Inform The Public Of The Rich Cultural Heritage Of Said Site; And(d) Publishing Research Papers And Other Documentation That Will Be Disseminated For Public Benefit.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cornwall

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr Patrick John Newberry (Chair) Oct. 15, 2025
Dianne Elizabeth Long Oct. 15, 2025
Dr Kathryn Felus Oct. 15, 2025
Dr Malcolm Cross Sept. 11, 2025
Laurence Malcolm Watkins Oct. 15, 2025
Rear Admiral Michael George Wood CBE, DL Oct. 15, 2025
Susan Lindsay Reid Oct. 15, 2025