The Retreat is a Grade II* listed building in the Plymouth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 March 1960. A Georgian House. 2 related planning applications.

The Retreat

WRENN ID
tangled-latch-saffron
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Plymouth
Country
England
Date first listed
29 March 1960
Type
House
Period
Georgian
Source
Historic England listing

Description

PLYMOUTH

SX5052SW BELLE VUE ROAD 740-1/85/595 (North West side) 29/03/60 Plymstock, Hooe (Higher) The Retreat

GV II*

Detached house. Late C18. Render or stucco on probable rubble; dry slate hipped roof with modillion cornice at the front, returned slightly at either end; large brick axial stacks. Square double-depth plan plus single-storey wing on the left. 3 storeys; symmetrical 3-window front. Plinth, mid-floor strings, rusticated quoins and hoodmoulds with central shell motifs over the ground and 1st-floor windows. Original paired hornless sashes with glazing bars. Central doorway with fluted Ionic columns and dentilled pediment; original panelled door. INTERIOR: good original internal features include: staircase with turned balusters and column newels; round-arched doorways with panelled doors; panelled window shutters; moulded ceiling cornices; chimneypieces, one with original grate; segmental arch to end of 1 front room and rear room with entablature carried on paired Tuscan columns (information from former list description). (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 682).

Listing NGR: SX5023452233

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