Moffats Tresillian
MOFFATS, GREENWAY ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206776
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Moffats Tresillian
- Statutory Address:
- MOFFATS, GREENWAY ROAD
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- Reference:
- IOE01/05593/23
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206776
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Moffats Tresillian
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOFFATS, GREENWAY ROAD
- Statutory Address 2:
- TRESILLIAN, GREENWAY ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MOFFATS, GREENWAY ROAD
- Statutory Address:
- TRESILLIAN, GREENWAY ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Torbay (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 89895 63878
Details
TORQUAY
SX8963 GREENWAY ROAD, Chelston 885-1/16/465 (West side) Tresillian and Moffats
GV II
Large villa. c1870. Stuccoed; hipped slate roof with pierced terracotta ridge tiles and finials; stacks with rendered shafts with cornices and terracotta pots. PLAN: House built over basement with ground floor terrace over garden front. Deep rectangular plan with entrance into a hallway with stairs rising off to the right. Service block (Moffats) to right in same ownership but separate occupation. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and basement. Rusticated quoins to ground floor; deep eaves, eaves and verges band; platband at first floor level, moulded string at first floor cill level, sunk panels under windows. Pilastered or moulded architraves to windows of main block, glazed with 2-pane plate-glass sashes. Service block plainer with dismantled chimney shafts. 2-window entrance elevation to Tresillian; shallow projecting stack to left, centre bay broken forward and gable contains the porch with a pilastered round-headed doorway with moulded arch; 6-panel door with plain fanlight and original floor tiles, and shallow projecting gabled porch. Garden elevation on left return has two 2-storey canted bays and narrow central windows. In front the terrace extends over a 3-bay arcade of segmental arches in front of the basement. INTERIOR: Very complete including joinery - doors, skirtings; stair with turned balusters; elaborate plasterwork friezes. Included as a very complete example of a middle-sized High Victorian Torbay villa, typical of the developments in Chelston.
Listing NGR: SX8989563878
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390620
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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