Clanage

Villa. Dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century, it was remodelled in the mid-19th century. The villa is constructed of whitewashed stuccoed stone rubble and cob, with a slate roof featuring crested ridge tiles and gables at each end. There are two rendered stacks on the right side, a stack on the front of the ridge to the left, and a rear left lateral stack. The plan is double depth, two rooms wide, with a central entrance leading to a passage containing the staircase. The principal rooms are positioned to the front, while the rear left contains a kitchen and the rear right contains service rooms.

The exterior is two storeys and an attic, with a symmetrical three-bay facade and a slated verandah supported by posts. The central entrance has a half-glazed panelled door with deep reveals and pilasters. French windows with glazing bars and margin panes are located to the left and right. Four-pane sashes are present on the first floor, with louvred sliding shutters (temporarily removed at the time of a 1987 survey). The returns on the left and right sides have curly barge boards and casement windows that light the attic rooms.

The interior is very complete. The joinery includes panelled doors with doorcases featuring mason’s mitres; shutters; and a good stick baluster staircase with a landing and a ramped handrail. Plain plank doors are found on the attic storey. Marble chimney pieces and plaster cornices survive on the ground floor, with timber detailing on the first floor, alongside iron grates. The villa is documented to the late 18th century and was once the home of Captain (later Admiral) James Noble (Cleland). It is considered to be one of the earliest villas in Bishopsteignton. The villa is attractive externally and features a very intact interior.