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Little Oldway

A Grade II Listed Building in Preston, Torbay

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4429 / 50°26'34"N

Longitude: -3.5689 / 3°34'7"W

OS Eastings: 288696

OS Northings: 61518

OS Grid: SX886615

Mapcode National: GBR QT.RDQV

Mapcode Global: FRA 37DW.KFB

Plus Code: 9C2RCCVJ+5F

Entry Name: Little Oldway

Listing Date: 10 January 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1298257

English Heritage Legacy ID: 383868

ID on this website: 101298257

Location: Shorton, 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

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Description



PAIGNTON

SX8861 TORQUAY ROAD
1947-1/4/100 (West side)
10/01/75 Little Oldway

GV II

Villa, in use as old people's home. c1850 with 1870s
alterations for Isaac Merritt Singer (qv Oldway Mansion).
MATERIALS: Stuccoed and blocked out; slate roof; stacks with
grouped rendered shafts with cornices. 1870s tower of local
red breccia rubble.
PLAN: Approximately rectangular plan, facing N with tower, a
copy of the C14 tower associated with the Bishop's Palace
walls (qv) added at SW corner.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 4-window front with shallow
gabled projection to the front to right of centre. Deep eaves;
platband at first floor level. Approximately central entrance
in a slightly set-back bay with a shallow, pilastered
pedimented porch with a panelled door, upper panels glazed.
Service doorway to right with pilasters with sunk panels, a
pediment and a C20 four-panel door with glazed upper panels
and glazed side lights. 2 ground-floor windows with cornices
on consoles, one with sill blocks, plus an inserted C20
window, all glazed with C20 timber casements. Shallow
projecting stack in left-hand bay divides round left-hand bay
windows. 4 first-floor windows, 3 with segmental heads and
unusual stuccoed hoods, glazed with probably C20 2-light
timber casements. The left return is in a similar style with
matching window surrounds.
Garden elevation has a wide 2-storey canted bay to the right
with ground-floor French windows.
3-bay central section has similar windows and a 3-bay
replacement Chinese Chippendale verandah with a glazed roof
and segmental-headed arches. To the left, and slightly set
forward a 4-stage embattled, tapering tower, designed as a
copy of the tower associated with the ruins of the Bishop's
Palace in Palace Place, Paignton.
The tower has lancet and trefoil-headed windows, arranged in
pairs. The left return of the tower has similar windows and,
to its left, a 2-storey block is also red breccia with a
segmental-headed arched door with a pair of half-glazed doors
with glazed side lights. One ground-floor and 2 first-floor
12-pane sashes with segmental heads and chamfered stone
surrounds.
INTERIOR: Stair balustrade covered for fire regulations. C19
doors survive.
HISTORY: Isaac Merritt Singer lived here while Oldway Mansion
(qv), immediately to the E, was built for him.


Listing NGR: SX8869661518

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