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| Born | (1851-11-11)11 November 1851 |
| Died | 7 November 1903(1903-11-07) (aged 52) Brownqueen Tunnel, Cornwall |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Carbis Bay Hotel Headland Hotel Housel Bay Hotel King Arthur's Castle Hotel St Lawrence's Hospital Great Western Hotel (Newquay) |
Silvanus Trevail (11 November 1851 – 7 November 1903) was a Britisharchitect, and the most prominentCornish architect of the 19th century.
Trevail was born at Carne Farm,Trethurgy, in the parish ofLuxulyan,Cornwall on 11 November 1851.[1][2]
Trevail rose to become Mayor ofTruro and, nationally, President of the architects' professional body, theSociety of Architects.[3]
He was Cornwall's most famousarchitect, certainly of the 19th century. Following theEducation Act of 1870 which createdBoard Schools, Trevail designed around fifty such schools throughout the county. He also designed hotels including theHeadland Hotel,Newquay,Carbis Bay Hotel inCarbis Bay, and restored the church atTemple. He was said to be a man ahead of his time, a campaigner for sanitation improvements and an entrepreneur.
His success however, did not bring him happiness. Trevail had a history ofdepression and had been unwell for some time before killing himself. On 7 November 1903 he shot himself in the lavatory of a train[5] as it enteredBrownqueen Tunnel a short distance fromBodmin Road railway station.[6]
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