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:

South Devon

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*