Landour
LANDOUR, LOWER WOODFIELD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206797
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Landour
- Statutory Address:
- LANDOUR, LOWER WOODFIELD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206797
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 18-Dec-2001
- List Entry Name:
- Landour
- Statutory Address 1:
- LANDOUR, LOWER WOODFIELD 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:
- LANDOUR, LOWER WOODFIELD 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 92605 63616
Details
The entry for:
TORQUAY
SX9263 LOWER WOODFIELD ROAD 885-1/18/144 (West side) 10/01/75 Landour Hotel
GV II
Shall be replaced by:
SX 9260 6361 TORQUAY LOWER WOODFIELD ROAD (West side)
Landour
10.1.75
GV II
Villa, divided into flats. c1840s with later alterations. Roughcast, originally stuccoed; hipped slate roof behind parapet; stacks with rendered shafts with projecting cornices. PLAN: Double-depth retangular plan with central entrance on Lower Woodfield Road side. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. 3-bay east front with left and right pilaster strips and a plain band below deep projecting cornice with parapet above. Centre bay breaks forward and has pedimented gable. Projecting flat-roofed central porch with pilasters and parapet, somewhat obscured by late C20 canopy on columns; C20 outer doors. Ground-floor window right is a 9-pane sash with a floating cornice on consoles. First floor centre and right windows have 12-pane sashes, blind window to left; single-storey flat-roof extension to left on porch. Similar south side, but without porch, additions and alterations; right-hand bay blind windows. Principal 3-bay west elevation, the outer bays with pediments and broad pilasters, the narrow centre bay has aedicule on ground floor and shallow niche above, 12-pane sashes to first floor and French casements on ground floor; lower flat roof extension on left (NW) corner. Various later additions on north side. INTERIOR: much altered by its conversions to flats. Although altered this is an important item in the group of villas around Torwood Gardens.
Listing NGR: SX9260563616
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390677
- 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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