Description

TORQUAY

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

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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

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)