Description

TORQUAY

SX96NW BEACH ROAD, Babbacombe
885-1/2/317 (South East side)
10/01/75 The Grove

GV II

House. c1840s - date of 1849 found on paintwork during
renovations. Re-planned internally and thoroughly restored
externally in the 1990s. Stuccoed and blocked out; slate roof;
stacks with rendered shafts. Cottage ornee style.
PLAN: Deep rectangular central staircase plan: some rear
additions.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay front, the outer bays
bowed and gabled to the front. Very deep eaves on massive
brackets; pierced ornamental bargeboards with apex pendants.
Central gabled porch with elaborate bargeboards and
buttresses; Tudor-arched doorway. C20 French windows to outer
bays; 2-light C20 timber casements to first floor, centre
window with arched heads.
INTERIOR: Modernized and replanned.
This house is one of a collection of picturesque small houses
built on the steep, wooded cliffside above Babbacombe beach.
The house was derelict and vandalized prior to its thorough
renovation.

Listing NGR: SX9310365336

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26503089

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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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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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Sussex: East with Brighton and Hove (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)