Lupton House (Gramercy Hall School) - Torbay (UA)
C18 and C19 country house remodelled by G Wightwick c1840, with extensive ancillary buildings and fine Italianate garden. Altered after a fire in 1928. In use as a school from mid C20 to 2004. A charitable trust has acquired the house and parts are used for weddings and community health activities. Historic England grant-aided development work to the Italianate Garden in 2015, and a condition survey of the house and ancillary structures, and emergency repairs including a trial area of repair to the Italianate Garden, in 2017-18. Further major funding from other sources is still required.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- GRAMERCY HALL SCHOOL, LUPTON HOUSE
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building grade II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1195173
- Local Planning Authority:
- Torbay (UA)
- Site Type:
- Domestic > Country house
Location
- Building Name:
- Lupton House (Gramercy Hall School)
- Unitary Authority:
- Torbay (UA)
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Totnes
- Region:
- South West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Poor
- Occupancy / Use:
- Part occupied/part in use
- Priority:
- C - Slow decay; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority:
- C
- Ownership:
- Charity (heritage)
- Designation:
- Listed Building grade II*, RPG grade II*
Contact Details
Matthew Knight 01179 750675
