Description

PLYMOUTH

SX4754 THE CRESCENT, Hoe
740-1/57/295 (South side)
25/01/54 Nos.2-12 (Consecutive)
and attached forecourt walls and
railings
(Formerly Listed as:
THE CRESCENT, Plymouth
Nos.1-12 (Consecutive))

GV II

Part of planned crescent. c1860s after a design by George
Wightwick. Stucco with stucco detail; dry slate mansard roofs
behind parapet with band; attic windows, most with sashes;
rendered copings between roofs, brick stacks over most, some
with old clay pots. Double-depth plan arranged in mirror-image
pairs with paired entrances, the right-hand house a half pair,
the 6 houses to the right of this destroyed in the Blitz.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys plus attic over basement; each house a
3-window range. Sashes, some with glazing bars. Ground-floor
openings within recessed panels with segmental arches; sill
bands and giant pilasters between houses to upper floors and
windows with recessed architraves. Overlights and panelled
doors.
INTERIOR: former list description: No.11 has geometric
staircase in circular well; vaulted vestibule and curved
doorcases with key-motif decoration; 1st floor with tapered
and eared doorcases and cornices to ceilings. No.12 the same
but without ground-floor curved doors and key-motif decoration
to doorcases.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: forecourt walls with low plinths
surmounted by wrought-iron railings with vase balusters.
Part of an important planned group of terraces and villas by
Foulston and his pupil Wightwick on the Hoe, a scheme which
placed Plymouth in the forefront of town planning in the
early/mid C19.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-:
638; Colvin H: A Bibliographical Dictionary of British
Architects 1600-1840: London: 1978-: 888-890).

Listing NGR: SX4741954231

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26666154

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Recommended Books

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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)
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  Somerset: South and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects by Harwood, Richard (2012) Paperback
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair