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TORQUAY

SX9163

885-1/17/255

THE STRAND (North side)

No.16

Maples

GV

II

Shop. Circa 1900. Flemish bond red brick with fine white joints, some terracotta dressings; slate roof. Dutch influenced Arts and Crafts style.

EXTERIOR: three storeys and attic. Symmetrical five-bay front with a square-headed coped gable over the three centre bays; bays divided by pilasters on first and second floors, two-storey canted oriel in the centre. Shopfront altered with modern plate glass window. Terracotta fascia above with egg-and-dart moulding and cornice includes carved lettering "UPHOLSTERERS, CABINET MAKERS". Round-headed first-floor windows with keyblocks, the central oriel with terracotta frame and mullions. Second-floor windows with moulded brick pediments and moulded brick cartouches below the sills. First and second-floor windows glazed with casements, stained glass above the transoms. Oriel topped with a brick balustrade with round-headed openings; pair of round-headed attic windows with moulded architraves; oculus above with moulded brick panel "ESTABLISHED 1805".

INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.

Included for group value.

The brick and terracotta facade is a prominent feature in the centre of Torquay.

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26579826

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Recommended Books

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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)