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6, 6A and 6B and Attached Walls to Front Garden

A Grade II Listed Building in Preston, Torbay

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4453 / 50°26'43"N

Longitude: -3.5634 / 3°33'48"W

OS Eastings: 289088

OS Northings: 61772

OS Grid: SX890617

Mapcode National: GBR QT.RG3B

Mapcode Global: FRA 37FW.7KR

Plus Code: 9C2RCCWP+4J

Entry Name: 6, 6A and 6B and Attached Walls to Front Garden

Listing Date: 10 January 1975

Last Amended: 25 October 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1298234

English Heritage Legacy ID: 383836

ID on this website: 101298234

Location: Preston, Torbay, Devon, TQ3

County: Torbay

Electoral Ward/Division: Preston

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Paignton

Traditional County: Devon

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Devon

Church of England Parish: Paignton Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Exeter

Tagged with: Building Thatched cottage

Description


PAIGNTON

SX8961 OLD TORQUAY ROAD 1947-1/4/63 (North side) 10/01/75 Nos.6, 6A AND 6B and attached walls to front garden (Formerly Listed as: OLD TORQUAY ROAD Nos.6, 6A AND 6B Barcombe End)

GV II

House, now divided into 2, including garden walls. Probably C18 or earlier in origin. Rendered mass wall; thatched roof with plain ridge, gabled at ends; end stacks and axial stack, left end projecting with brick shaft and old pots, axial with stone base to C20 brick shaft; right end with C20 brick shaft. PLAN: 2 phases. The left-hand end has a single-depth main block, 2 rooms-wide with a central passage entrance. The adjoining cottage to the right has a higher roofline and a doorway to the left. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 3:1-window front. The house to the left has a central C20 timber front door flanked by C20 timber windows in large embrasures. 3 first-floor 2-light small-pane timber casements. The right-hand cottage has a C19 recessed 6-panel door to the right with an overlight with glazing bars. One ground and one first-floor tall timber casement with small panes. Local red breccia rubble garden walls to front gardens. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest. Part of a small group of pre-C19 vernacular buildings in Preston.

Listing NGR: SX8908861772

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