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Moffats Tresillian

A Grade II Listed Building in Paignton, Torbay

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4644 / 50°27'51"N

Longitude: -3.5527 / 3°33'9"W

OS Eastings: 289895

OS Northings: 63878

OS Grid: SX898638

Mapcode National: GBR QT.Q4WD

Mapcode Global: FRA 37FT.RRW

Plus Code: 9C2RFC7W+PW

Entry Name: Moffats Tresillian

Listing Date: 3 May 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1206776

English Heritage Legacy ID: 390620

ID on this website: 101206776

Location: Chelston, Torbay, Devon, TQ2

County: Torbay

Electoral Ward/Division: Cockington-with-Chelston

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Paignton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Cockington St George and St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

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Description


TORQUAY

SX8963 GREENWAY ROAD, Chelston 885-1/16/465 (West side) Tresillian and Moffats

GV II

Large villa. c1870. Stuccoed; hipped slate roof with pierced terracotta ridge tiles and finials; stacks with rendered shafts with cornices and terracotta pots. PLAN: House built over basement with ground floor terrace over garden front. Deep rectangular plan with entrance into a hallway with stairs rising off to the right. Service block (Moffats) to right in same ownership but separate occupation. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and basement. Rusticated quoins to ground floor; deep eaves, eaves and verges band; platband at first floor level, moulded string at first floor cill level, sunk panels under windows. Pilastered or moulded architraves to windows of main block, glazed with 2-pane plate-glass sashes. Service block plainer with dismantled chimney shafts. 2-window entrance elevation to Tresillian; shallow projecting stack to left, centre bay broken forward and gable contains the porch with a pilastered round-headed doorway with moulded arch; 6-panel door with plain fanlight and original floor tiles, and shallow projecting gabled porch. Garden elevation on left return has two 2-storey canted bays and narrow central windows. In front the terrace extends over a 3-bay arcade of segmental arches in front of the basement. INTERIOR: Very complete including joinery - doors, skirtings; stair with turned balusters; elaborate plasterwork friezes. Included as a very complete example of a middle-sized High Victorian Torbay villa, typical of the developments in Chelston.

Listing NGR: SX8989563878

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