38, The Terrace

TORQUAY

SX9163 THE TERRACE 885-1/17/262 (North side) 20/11/52 No.38 (Formerly Listed as: THE TERRACE Nos.38 AND 40)

GV II

Shown on OS map as Nos 38 and 40. Terraced house in use as offices. c1830s. Stuccoed and blocked out; 2-span hipped slate roof; stacks with rendered shafts. PLAN: Built into sharply-sloping ground; rectangular double-depth plan with end stacks. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys. 5-bay front, originally symmetrical. Left and right pilasters, rusticated to the ground floor, with sunk panels to the first floor. Projecting cornice with moulded modillion brackets and parapet with panelled piers. Central, deep Tuscan porch with a barrel-vaulted hood with panelled soffit. Hood originally covered in lead, replaced with roofing felt. Bead-moulding round outer arch; lozenge frieze along inner sides of porch. 2-leaf 6-panel front door with timber fanlight with spider's web glazing bars. Ground-floor windows 12-pane sashes in round-headed recesses except ground-floor right which was converted to a door at one time. Five 12-pane first-floor sashes with sliding Venetian shutters and continuous cast-iron balcony. Five 12-pane second-floor sashes with moulded architraves and sill blocks. Right return has round-headed stair window. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.

Listing NGR: SX9188563602