Description

TORQUAY

SX9265 BABBACOMBE DOWNS ROAD, Babbacombe
885-1/12/310 (South West side)
10/01/75 Nos.49-57 (Odd)

II

Terrace of 5 houses. Late 1840s/early 1850s. Stuccoed; natural
slate roof, hipped at ends; rendered stacks with cornices.
PLAN: Each house double-depth, one-room wide.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Each house has a one-window front. Deep
eaves with a moulded fascia. Doorways to left except for
No.49, at the right end of the terrace. Front doors mostly
original: 4-panel with plain fanlights. Windows, one ground
and 2 first-floor to each house, are glazed with 2-pane sashes
with horizontal glazing bars; replacement first floor windows
to Nos 49 and 55. First-floor windows are in rectangular
recesses in the stucco and are fitted with Venetian blinds,
the fretted fascias extending across each recess. Verandahs
across front, some glazed in. No.53 preserves the remains of
the original trellis standard and fascia to the verandah, the
others have plain replacement standards.
INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.

Listing NGR: SX9272265445

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26498530

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Recommended Books

• 
  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)