3-15, VAUGHAN PARADE (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Torbay local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 January 1975. Terrace of houses. 1 related planning application.
3-15, VAUGHAN PARADE (See details for further address information)
- WRENN ID
- scattered-rubblework-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Torbay
- Constituency
- Torbay MP: Steve Darling (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 January 1975
- Type
- Terrace of houses
- Address
- 3-15, VAUGHAN PARADE (See details for further address information), 3-9, Palk Street, TQ2 5EL
- OS grid reference
- SX 918 634
- Coordinates
- 50.46127, -3.52573
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a terrace of seven houses located at 3-15 Vaughan Parade in Torquay, built in 1831 to the designs of Jacob Harvey. The buildings have undergone thorough renovation, replanning, and rear additions in 1991. They are finished in stucco with a slate roof and feature stacks with rendered shafts. The terrace is positioned prominently, facing the inner harbour, with each house arranged as pairs, featuring double-depth plans, doors towards the centre, and end stacks, with stairs facing the doors.
Originally, there were two shopfronts, but the current layout has converted each ground floor into a shop. The ground floors of Nos. 3 and 4 have been removed to create a walkway to the rear, and a single-storey range of shops has been added along the rear wall, inspired by designs from Cheltenham and Bath.
The exterior consists of three storeys and an attic, with a 14-bay front where the ground floor has been almost entirely renewed. The recessed front doors have deep overlights set in doorcases with panelled reveals and pilasters featuring incised Greek key decoration. The shop fronts have been completely renewed, with pilasters on either side, windows with deep fascias, and glazed shop doors that include low panels, overlights, and pilasters. The first-floor windows are 6 over 9-pane sashes, with the two right-hand windows featuring original cast-iron balconies, while some others have modern copies. The second-floor windows are 3 over 6-pane sashes, and there are attic dormers with segmental heads. The shops on the rear elevation are designed in a historical style. The interior has not been inspected in detail but appears to have been replanned.
Local climate
3-15, VAUGHAN PARADE (See details for further address information) receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Radon risk assessment
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