Description

TORQUAY

SX9063 AVENUE ROAD 885-1/17/93 (East side) 09/02/88 The Cottage, Torre Abbey

GV II

Small detached house, formerly the gardener's cottage to Torre Abbey, The King's Drive, (qv). Late C19 with late C20 additions. Red breccia to principal elevations; local grey limestone with a crazed finish to lesser elevations. Terracotta dressings; slate roof, gabled at ends with deep eaves with cusped bargeboards and heavy pendants; peaked ridge tiles. Stack with brick shaft and old chimney pots. Very late example of Gothick style. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic All windows with chamfered arched heads and terracotta surrounds, glazed with tall 2-pane sashes. Asymmetrical 3-window north elevation, gabled to the front to the right. Recessed front door under deep porch hood on brackets covered with shaped slates. Lancets to either side, triple lancet to gable, smaller window to left of door; archway to garden alongside at far left. Right return has smaller gable and triple window. Rear (south) elevation gabled with 2 lancets. East elevation with doorway into left-hand outshut, 1-light ground floor window, 2-light window in the gable. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest. HISTORY: One of a group of 3 coeval estate workers' houses around the entrance gates to Torre Abbey.

Listing NGR: SX9067663892

External Links

• Wikidata Q26502838

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Recommended Books

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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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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)