The Vicarage

The Vicarage, built in 1910, is a substantial house now subdivided, located within the precinct walls of the medieval Bishop's Palace near Paignton. The design is attributed to an unknown architect. The house is constructed of local red breccia rubble with a slate roof laid in diminishing courses, and features stacks with diagonally set stone shafts. The site was re-acquired by the church in 1909, and the house is set within what is now part of the vicarage garden.

The house has a deep rectangular plan. The main east-facing block is asymmetrical with a steep peaked roof and a central chimney shaft. The east front has two and three storeys with an attic, and features a recessed panelled door to the right, sheltered by a porch hood supported by brackets. Timber casement windows with square leaded panes are evident, along with a five-light transomed bow window to the ground floor. The south return includes a four-bay block, a buttressed gabled wing, and the return of the main block. A verandah with a lean-to roof and round-headed archway with two half-glazed garden doors is positioned on the return. The west side has a gabled porch with a two-panel door and overlight, and ground-floor stone-mullioned windows. The rear elevation exhibits similar window detailing and a projecting single-storey service wing with a hipped roof, containing a service entrance. The north side abuts a tall crow-stepped wall.

The partially inspected interior retains an original staircase with a timber balustrade and original joinery, including doors with distinctive vertical panels. The Vicarage is a competent example of Edwardian domestic architecture and contributes to the group value alongside the Palace precinct walls and the nearby parish church.