Torquay Market
TORQUAY MARKET, MARKET STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206800
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Torquay Market
- Statutory Address:
- TORQUAY MARKET, MARKET STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1206800
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Torquay Market
- Statutory Address 1:
- TORQUAY MARKET, MARKET STREET
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:
- TORQUAY MARKET, MARKET STREET
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 91603 64145
Details
TORQUAY
SX9164 MARKET STREET 885-1/14/153 (East side) 10/01/75 Torquay Market
GV II
Pannier market. 1852 to the designs of John Tapley Harvey; contractor Richard Gosling, for a private company. Front altered in 1865 to incorporate shops. Alterations of 1909. Local grey limestone rubble (now painted) on a rock-faced plinth. Classical style. PLAN: 12-bay market hall, divided axially by a central arcade of cast-iron columns. Entrance from Market Street into long side, further entrance at north from Albert Road. EXTERIOR: Symmetrical 13-bay front to Market Street with a central entrance, the outer 3 bays at each end slightly set back. Bays divided by Doric pilasters, rising from plinth and paired on either side of the main doorway and every 3 bays. Round-headed doorway with vermiculated rustication and a pedimented gable; pair of fine cast-iron gates with spear-head finials and a band of roundels. Bays contain segmental-headed openings with rusticated architraves, keystones and lunettes with radial glazing bars to the heads. The right return (Albert Road) has 2 pedimented gables with paired Doric pilasters to left and right and 4 pilasters with moulded capitals and an entablature in the centre. Segmental-headed doorway to right-hand bay, similar doorway converted to window to left bay. Road sign, blue tiles with white lettering, fixed to wall: reads TORQUAY ALBERT ROAD. INTERIOR: Cast-iron columns have pierced spandrels. King-post roof truss have princess posts with struts. Struts to posts iron, connected to timber rafters with shoes. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1952-1989: P.854).
Listing NGR: SX9160364145
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390686
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 854
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: South Devon, (1952), 854
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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