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Latitude: 50.4425 / 50°26'33"N
Longitude: -3.567 / 3°34'1"W
OS Eastings: 288824
OS Northings: 61473
OS Grid: SX888614
Mapcode National: GBR QT.RF6J
Mapcode Global: FRA 37FW.D4Q
Plus Code: 9C2RCCVM+25
Entry Name: Terrace Wall with 14 Urns to Terrace East and South East of Oldway Mansion
Listing Date: 25 October 1993
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1208283
English Heritage Legacy ID: 383874
ID on this website: 101208283
Location: Oldway, Preston, Torbay, Devon, TQ3
County: Torbay
Electoral Ward/Division: Preston
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Paignton
Traditional County: Devon
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon
Church of England Parish: Paignton Christ Church
Church of England Diocese: Exeter
Tagged with: Wall
PAIGNTON
SX8861 TORQUAY ROAD
1947-1/4/103 (West side)
Terrace wall with 14 urns to terrace
east and south-east of Oldway
Mansion
GV II
Terrace walls, incorporating flight of steps, surmounted by
urns. c1904-1907, probably contemporary with the remodelling
of Oldway Mansion for Paris Singer. Grounds laid out by A
Duchesne, a leading French formal landscape architect. Urns
stamped Val d'Osne, 58 Boulevarde Voltaire, Paris. Walls local
red breccia rubble, partly faced in concrete and surmounted by
concrete coping; stone steps; cast-iron urns.
The walls retain a long terrace running along the east front
of the house and extending south.
Plain, coped concrete walls surmounted by set of 13 identical
urns, decorated with satyrs' head handles with a plain central
band separating formal foliage decoration; plainer urn at
south end.
Part of the setting of Oldway Mansion (qv) which has a number
of garden items contemporary with the early C20 recasting of
the house.
(Torbay Borough Council: Oldway Mansion, Paignton; The
Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-:
839-840).
Listing NGR: SX8882461473
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