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Walls, Steps and Sphinxes to Garden South of Oldway Mansion

A Grade II Listed Building in Preston, Torbay

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.4428 / 50°26'34"N

Longitude: -3.5677 / 3°34'3"W

OS Eastings: 288776

OS Northings: 61504

OS Grid: SX887615

Mapcode National: GBR QT.RF0Y

Mapcode Global: FRA 37DW.KVJ

Plus Code: 9C2RCCVJ+4W

Entry Name: Walls, Steps and Sphinxes to Garden South of Oldway Mansion

Listing Date: 25 October 1993

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1298260

English Heritage Legacy ID: 383877

ID on this website: 101298260

Location: Oldway, 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

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Description



PAIGNTON

SX8861 TORQUAY ROAD
1947-1/4/105 (West side)
Walls, steps and sphinxes to garden
south of Oldway Mansion

GV II

Walls to garden S of Oldway Mansion, including flights of
steps and sphinxes. c1907-1907, contemporary with the
remodelling of Oldway Mansion (qv) for Paris Singer. Grounds
laid out by A Duchesne, the leading French formal landscape
architect. Concrete walls; paved terrace; white Italian marble
sphinxes.
Plain, low, coped concrete wall to paved terrace immediately
in front of the house, with flights of steps up from the south
garden. Central flight of steps is flanked by fine C18 style
sphinxes, described in Pevsner as "delightfully haughty", with
elaborate hairstyles, earrings and fichus. Low, coped concrete
walls to W and E of the garden return at the N end with a
flight of steps up to the lawn.
Part of the setting of Oldway Mansion, the sphinxes setting
off the erotic scuplture in the pediment of the south front.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1952-1989:
839-40).


Listing NGR: SX8877661504

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