Terrace Walls, And Rustic Seat At South End Of South Garden At Oldway Mansion is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1993. Garden structure. 2 related planning applications.
Terrace Walls, And Rustic Seat At South End Of South Garden At Oldway Mansion
- WRENN ID
- muffled-timber-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1993
- Type
- Garden structure
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
PAIGNTON
SX8861 TORQUAY ROAD 1947-1/4/108 (West side) Terrace walls, and rustic seat at south end of south garden at Oldway Mansion
GV II
Terrace walls, steps and rustic seat at the south end of the garden south of Oldway Mansion (qv). 1904-1907, contemporary with the remodelling of Oldway Mansion (qv) for Paris Singer. Grounds laid out by A Duchesne, the leading French formal landscape architect. Retaining wall faced up with local grey limetone laid in crazy courses; concrete parapet, partly balustraded; concrete seat. The walls divide the formal garden immediately S of the house from the wilder garden to its south. On the upper (southern) terrace the wall incorporates a rather decayed rustic seat; flight of enclosed steps leads from the upper terrace down into the wilder garden. Part of the setting of Oldway Mansion. Group value with other garden items. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1952-1989: 839-40).
Listing NGR: SX8876061409
Detailed Attributes
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