Furzewell House
FURZEWELL HOUSE, FURZEHILL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208821
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- List Entry Name:
- Furzewell House
- Statutory Address:
- FURZEWELL HOUSE, FURZEHILL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1208821
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1975
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 03-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Furzewell House
- Statutory Address 1:
- FURZEWELL HOUSE, FURZEHILL 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:
- FURZEWELL HOUSE, FURZEHILL 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 91396 64715
Details
TORQUAY
SX9164 FURZEHILL ROAD 885-1/14/99 (South side) 10/01/75 Furzewell House (Formerly Listed as: FURZEHILL ROAD Furzewell House and Los Caracas)
II
Principal block of large villa. Late 1840s/early 1850s. Plastered; hipped slate roof; stacks with plastered shafts with panels and cornices. PLAN: Double-depth rectangular plan, entrance on the east side. The service block, now in separate ownership, adjoins to the north and is not listed. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Symmetrical 3-bay entrance front with paired eaves and verges brackets. Centre bay broken forward and gabled with a projecting Greek Doric porch with distyle cloumns in antis. Narrow round-headed doorway with a panelled front door with fanlight. 12-pane first-floor centre sash in a segmental-headed recess. Blind recesses to left-hand bay; 12-pane sash to ground floor right, blind recess above. The left (north) return has a glazed verandah on posts; 2 ground-floor French windows and 2 first-floor tripartite small-pane sashes. Canted west end to the return has small-pane sashes. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.
Listing NGR: SX9139664715
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390617
- 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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