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Former Falcon Public House

A Grade II Listed Building in Torquay, Torbay

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4656 / 50°27'56"N

Longitude: -3.5289 / 3°31'43"W

OS Eastings: 291588

OS Northings: 63978

OS Grid: SX915639

Mapcode National: GBR QV.X4Y4

Mapcode Global: FRA 37HT.P1D

Plus Code: 9C2RFF8C+6F

Entry Name: Former Falcon Public House

Listing Date: 3 May 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1202956

English Heritage Legacy ID: 390453

Also known as: Town House, Torquay
The Falcon Public House

ID on this website: 101202956

Location: Torquay, Torbay, Devon, TQ2

County: Torbay

Electoral Ward/Division: Tormohun

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Torquay

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Torquay St John

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Pub

Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 27 March 2024 to update the name and address and to reformat the text to current standards

SX9163
885-1/17/12

TORQUAY
ABBEY ROAD (north side)
No. 31, Former Falcon Public House

(Formerly listed as No. 31, The Falcon Public House)

GV
II
Public house. Late 1850s/early 1860s. Plastered; steeply-pitched slate roof; left-end stack with brick shaft and old pots; cast-iron downpipe.

PLAN: double-depth plan, one room wide with entrance into passage to right.
EXTERIOR: two storeys. Asymmetrical two window front. Stout Doric porch with entablature to right; six-panel front door. Large segmental-headed window to bar on left with a moulded architrave, glazed with a two-pane sash. Two first floor two-pane hornless sashes. A statue of a falcon on a plinth projects through the roof on the front.
INTERIOR: not inspected but may retain features of interest.

Listing NGR: SX9158863978

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