Haldon Rise

TORQUAY

SX9263 HALDON ROAD 885-1/18/100 (South side) Haldon Rise

GV II

Shown on OS Map as Lavernock. Large villa. Probably 1870s (not on 1866 OS map), late C20 renovations. Plastered walls; slate roof; stacks with rendered shafts with moulded cornices. PLAN: Rectangular double-depth plan with entrance on the west side and north service wing and stable block. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys. Deep eaves on moulded brackets; stuccoed quoins; eaves band; platband; windows with moulded architraves and paired sill blocks. Asymmetrical 3-bay front, the centre bay projecting with a hipped roof, the right-hand bay blind with a lateral stack. Round-headed doorway with moulded architrave and keyblock below floating cornice on consoles. Panelled door with fanlight with ornamental glazing bars. Round-headed first floor window above with pilasters, moulded architrave and keyblock: paired round-headed lights with roundel in tympanum. Returns of centre bay have blind round-headed first-floor windows and 4 over 4-pane ground-floor sashes. 12-pane sashes to left-hand bay. Two 2-storey canted bays to garden (south) elevation glazed with 8-pane sashes on the first floor and 4 over one on the ground floor. Alterations and extensions to rear stable block. INTERIOR: Not inspected but likely to retain features of interest. HISTORY: Called Fairholme on 1906 OS map. (1st edition 1866 OS: CXV1.10; 3rd edition 1906).

Listing NGR: SX9292763535