56, Tor Hill Road

TORQUAY

SX9164 TOR HILL ROAD 885-1/14/267 (South West side) 10/01/75 No.56

GV II

Villa. c1830s. Local grey limestone rubble, stuccoed and blocked out; tiled roof; stacks with brick shafts with platbands. PLAN: Double-depth L-plan, 2 rooms wide, the left end rounded. Entrance to right into passage, rear centre stair. Rear left service wing at right-angles. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys and attic Asymmetrical 3-window front. Moulded eaves cornice. Round-headed doorway with recessed panelled door with fanlight with spider's web glazing bars. 2 ground and 3 first-floor 12-pane early C19 sashes. The curved left end of the house contains 2 bowed small-pane sashes, the ground-floor window converted to a side-hung door. INTERIOR: Very complete including plaster cornices, joinery including skirtings, doors, shutters. Stick baluster stair with mahogany hand rail and local pink polished limestone chimneypieces to the principal rooms. Lesser rooms also have original chimneypieces with grates.

Listing NGR: SX9107864335