No 53 And Attached Front Railings

TORQUAY

SX9263 MEADFOOT LANE 885-1/18/159 (South side) No.53 and attached front railings

GV II

House, contemporary with Nos 39-51 (qv), which form a symmetrical terrace, and built adjoining the left end. 1865-1875. Probably designed by JW Rowell. Snecked local grey limestone rubble with painted dressings; slate roof; stacks with stone shafts with painted quoins. PLAN: Irregular on plan, the left end built against the wall of Vane Hill Road. Short front projecting wing, entrance on right (inner) return of wing. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical 1:1:1 window front. Gabled wing in centre has rusticated painted quoins; deep verges on moulded brackets, cusped bargeboards. One ground and one first-floor window each with a painted architrave, reglazed with late C20 windows. To the left of the wing, a cranked archway with painted dressings leads through to the rear of the house; 8-pane sash above. To the right of the wing one ground floor window, late C20 reglazing; first floor 8-pane sash in a gabled dormer with cusped bargeboards. Crank-arched doorway into wing. Garden railings with bud finials. INTERIOR: Not inspected but may retain features of interest.

Listing NGR: SX9219163284