Abbey Hall For the Disabled
ABBEY HALL FOR THE DISABLED, ROCK ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218360
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Hall For the Disabled
- Statutory Address:
- ABBEY HALL FOR THE DISABLED, ROCK ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1218360
- Date first listed:
- 03-May-1994
- List Entry Name:
- Abbey Hall For the Disabled
- Statutory Address 1:
- ABBEY HALL FOR THE DISABLED, ROCK 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:
- ABBEY HALL FOR THE DISABLED, ROCK 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 91674 63889
Details
TORQUAY
SX9163 ROCK ROAD 885-1/17/224 (West side) Abbey Hall for the Disabled
GV II
School, now used as hall. 1853 (Ellis, p.456). Designed by Edward Appleton (Wilson). Local grey limestone, brought to course with Bathstone ashlar and hammer-dressed grey limestone dressings; hipped slate roof. Italianate style. PLAN: Rectangular on plan. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. The Rock Road elevation has a 5-window front with deep boxed eaves and projecting sill bands. Ground-floor sill band originally broken by 2 round-headed doorways at each end with proud arches and recessed 2-leaf door to the left, right-hand doorway blocked. 5 first-floor round-headed windows with proud arches and a platband at the springing of the arches. Windows glazed with 12-pane sashes with margin panes and radial glazing bars. Upper tier of windows high under the eaves are paired round-headed windows with a similar platband to the ground floor which acts as a capital for the central mullion. The left return has 3 similar second-floor windows. The right return has a central round-headed doorway which breaks the sill band below 2 outer round-headed first-floor windows glazed with 12-pane sashes with margin panes and radial glazing bars. Similar central window with 2 over 3-pane sash. 3 second-floor windows matching those on the Rock Road elevation. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest. HISTORY: The school was established as the British School in 1853, for boys and infants and conducted by "managers in premises adjoining" (Ellis, p.456). Attribution to Appleton by Wilson (ex info). Creates a good pair with the Old Town Hall. (Ellis CA: An Historical Survey of Torquay, 2nd edition: 1930-: P.456).
Listing NGR: SX9167463889
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 390775
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Ellis, A, A Historical Survey of Torquay, (1930), 456
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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