Description

TORQUAY

SX9263 MEADFOOT LANE
885-1/18/159 (South side)
No.53
and attached front railings

GV II

House, contemporary with Nos 39-51 (qv), which form a
symmetrical terrace, and built adjoining the left end.
1865-1875. Probably designed by JW Rowell. Snecked local grey
limestone rubble with painted dressings; slate roof; stacks
with stone shafts with painted quoins.
PLAN: Irregular on plan, the left end built against the wall
of Vane Hill Road. Short front projecting wing, entrance on
right (inner) return of wing.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 1:1:1 window front. Gabled
wing in centre has rusticated painted quoins; deep verges on
moulded brackets, cusped bargeboards. One ground and one
first-floor window each with a painted architrave, reglazed
with late C20 windows. To the left of the wing, a cranked
archway with painted dressings leads through to the rear of
the house; 8-pane sash above. To the right of the wing one
ground floor window, late C20 reglazing; first floor 8-pane
sash in a gabled dormer with cusped bargeboards. Crank-arched
doorway into wing. Garden railings with bud finials.
INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.

Listing NGR: SX9219163284

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26505078

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)